Chapter 236: Kindergarten in the United States
"Teacher Brianna, I was really surprised by the layout here, it is completely different from the kindergarten I remembered. Jin Yang couldn't help but be surprised, what did the kindergarten look like in his impression?
Rows of small desks, a few children's books on the table, or some paper, pencils, small wooden sticks, and a small number of children's teaching aids in the back of the classroom, there are basically very few real toys.
The classrooms are generally tidy, and the walls are covered with all kinds of graffiti, which are the masterpieces of the kindergarten children, as well as some alphabets, eye charts, and other things related to learning.
Learning should start from the child, which is the recognition of almost everyone in the country, and has been effectively implemented.
In order to better implement this policy, almost all kindergartens are the same, and there must be a roll of honor, a small red flag, a big red flower and other rewards and evaluation activities on the wall.
As long as you enter the kindergarten, you will definitely be divided into one, two, three, three, six, nine, etc., obedient, serious study, in the eyes of the teachers, you will be a good child, there will be a big red flower, a small red flag, on the contrary, it is a serious bad child of the teacher, a pot of rat feces in the soup......
In the eyes of the children, whoever got a big red flower today, who is a good child, go home and tell my parents not what I did today, what I learned, but I got a small red flag today, a big red flower, and then the parents will praise fiercely.
Children with little red flowers and small red flags are smarter than children who don't, and they are born superior to others, and they will definitely be successful in the future.
It seems that the purpose of sending their children to kindergarten is for these invisible and intangible little red flags and big red flowers, not for the sake of making children grow up healthier and happier.
This is the kindergarten classroom in Jinyang's impression, and the difference between it and primary and secondary schools may be the graffiti on the wall and the textbooks on the table.
But this classroom is completely different.
He couldn't describe it, if he had to find a word, Jin Yang felt that it should be a party, yes, it was a bit of a party.
The classroom is very large, very large, much larger than the domestic classroom, no matter how you look at it, it looks like it is 200 square meters smaller.
There are some things neatly placed around, books, toys, gadgets, building blocks, writing boards, tables, etc., and Jin Yang is a little dumbfounded, he even saw Xiaoice boxes, microwave ovens, which are a little incredible for children.
Messy and regular, scattered and distracted, the middle is the place for children's activities, and the party is really very similar, children have a lot of freedom, but not as people think so scattered, no discipline, but very orderly, children know the rules very well.
Teacher Brianna answered Jinyang's doubts in a timely manner: "This is the anagram and puzzle department, and the teacher will lead the children to play some charades and puzzles here, which can not only make the children have fun, but also exercise the children's thinking ability and learn something." ”
Just like the classroom where the two of them passed by now, the floor was covered with colorful sponge boards, and the children were gathered in the middle, sitting on the floor, without making any noise, you cry and shout, and the teacher is sitting on the chair in front of them.
A little girl with a whip in her hand, standing in front of the whiteboard, was talking endlessly.
That's right, it's endless, the little girl is not stage frightened at all, her expression is rich, the whip in her hand is still waving, and the children below are listening carefully, none of them deserted, and there was no mess and crying.
Jin Yang stopped curiously, he didn't see what was written on the whiteboard, only to hear the little girl say with a serious face: "...... This little rabbit is an older brother, this is a younger sister, he is a father, she is a mother, I think so, they are a family. ”
Seeing that Jin Yang was very puzzled, Teacher Brianna on the side said with a smile: "This is a drawing puzzle, there is a grid on it, there are several rabbits on it, and a food trough.
In fact, this is just to test the children's intelligence and divergent thinking, and the answer we give is veterinarian. However, this child's answer is also very good, and the family is a good answer. ”
A bewildered face!
This is how Jinyang feels now, what is the problem, and a few broken rabbits have a relationship with the veterinarian?
But Jin Yang can't say anything, can't he say that I can't, right? Children can't talk about the topic, isn't it very embarrassing?
I had to say, "Very good topic, Teacher Brianna, let's go find Duoduo." After saying that, I hurriedly walked away, it was too embarrassing, and children didn't know anything.
Seeing Jin Yang's embarrassment, Teacher Brianna almost didn't laugh out loud, forced her face to turn red, and quickly turned her head and walked towards Duoduo's room.
On the way, I passed some rooms that surprised and interesting Jinyang, and the children had a lot of fun in them.
Teacher Brianna was very patient and introduced as she walked: "The kindergarten room is generally divided into a toy department, a painting and paper-cutting department, a building block department, a charade and puzzle department, a costume department, a kitchen department, and a library department.
I think it's not hard to see what it does from the name. In the kitchen, for example, children play with pots and pans, toy vegetables, or play cooking games. ”
Jin Yang nodded very approvingly: "This is very good, I think children will like it, this is entertaining." ”
This is really unconvincing.
The main idea of early childhood education in the United States is that young children must use all their senses to learn through direct interaction with the environment, and early childhood teachers must encourage children to actively interact with people, objects, and materials in their surroundings, and finally the curriculum.
In fact, it can be summed up in one sentence: make full use of the surrounding environment to cultivate children's independent thinking and hands-on ability.
Therefore, American kindergartens regard classroom layout as a strategy, believing that classroom layout can provide a good learning environment for children and provide favorable conditions for children's development.
Here, what Jinyang hears the most is the laughter of the children, who have increased their knowledge and ability through various interesting games, rather than by rote memorization and reciting ABC aloud over and over again during class.
After saying all this, it didn't take long, just a few minutes, Teacher Brianna led the way in front, and the two of them talked and laughed and arrived at the classroom where Duoduo was.
Teacher Brianna smiled and gestured, "Mr. Jin, Duoduo is in this classroom, and now is the children's free time." If you need it, you can call Duoduo out.
But you can't go in because there are other children in there and you can't disturb them. ”
The rules here are so strict, Jin Yang thought about it, it's okay like this, there are no rules, "Then I'll wait outside, I'll just watch here." ”
There was a row of chairs in the corridor outside the classroom, just like the kind of benches in the park, and Jin Yang looked at it and saw that it was very clean, so he sat on it and waited honestly. Ms. Brianna turned away, she still had her own business to do.
Seeing her leave, Jin Yang stared carefully at the classroom, looking for where the little girl was.