外籍教師的教育真知分享

家園友好合作、積極交流，合力共同促進孩子的健康、快樂成長，中外籍教師應有對等的責任，應履行同樣的義務。以下短篇文章來自金蘋果國際美語幼稚園三位外籍教師，希望不同文化背景下的教育智慧，能給家長們不一樣的思考。?Gina ComeauGina Comeau has been teaching in Canada and international schools for over 15 years. Her greatest teachers have been Dr.Seuss and her 8-year-old son. Her perfect day at school includes laughing, music and going home dirty.在加拿大的公立學校和國際學校執教超過十五年。她認為對自己幫助最大的老師是蘇斯博士（兒童文學作家、教育學家）和自己八歲的兒子。她在學校里的完美日子總是伴隨著歡笑和音樂，然后再以一身臟地回家結束。

The Power of No說“不”的力量

Saying?no?to?your?child?can?sometimes?make?parents?nervous.

Some?may?think?that?the?child’s?request?is?a?small?one,?so?why?not?give?in?

Or?that?they?are?so?young,?the?child?should?be?happy,?or?even?worried?that?if?I?say?no,

I?will?be?embarrassed?in?public?by?my?child’s?reaction.

Parenting?is?tricky,?but?one?fact?that?is?always?constant?is?-?the?adults?in?a?child’s?life?must?be?the?leaders,

and?must?stay?in?control?of?any?situation.

There?are?limits?in?life.?My?dream?is?to?eat?ice?cream?each?day,?everyday,

but?that?is?not?feasible,?for?health?and?cost.

There?are?consequences?to?choices,?and?children?need?to?learn?this.

對孩子說“不”有時會讓家長感到焦慮。有的家長認為，這只是孩子小小的要求，為什么不能對他們讓步呢？有的認為孩子還那么小，我們應當讓他們快樂；有的甚至擔憂如果說“不”的話，孩子在公眾場合的反應，會讓自己難堪。育兒是很棘手的，但這有一個永遠不變的事實就是：成人應該成為兒童生活中的引領者，并能夠掌控任何情形。生活是有限制的。就像我的夢想是每天吃冰淇淋，但天天吃冰淇淋不僅影響健康，還會產生一筆不小的開銷。孩子們需要學會的是，選擇是有后果的。

So let’s reflect. If I give in to my child on everything, what is that teaching him/her? That the world will give them what they wish each day? That they don’t need to value anything, for they will just get it, or that when a problem comes up I can get my adult to just fix it.

一起來反思一下。如果我在每件事情上都向孩子屈服，那么我將教會孩子什么？這個世界會給他們每天所想要的嗎？他們根本不需要珍惜任何東西，因為只要想要就能得到。他們也只會在問題發生時，想著我去找自己的爸媽，因為爸媽能解決這些問題。

Then the next worry is, if I say no, what if my child gets angry and yells,cries or even worse in public, then what? Well, that’s life. Meltdowns in public happen, it is how you handle them. Do you allow your child to disrespect you by hitting you, giving in, and continuing the cycle, or do you immediately stop, discuss and firmly say no?

另一個擔憂是，如果我說不，那孩子就會在公眾場合變得憤怒、大喊大叫甚至更糟，怎么辦呢？即使如此，那又如何？好吧，其實這就是生活。在公眾場合崩潰，在于你如何去處理。你是允許你的孩子不尊重你，他打你、你讓步然后繼續循環，還是立即終止、與他討論并堅決拒絕？

Life is full of tough choices, and being a parent is the hardest job in the world. Setting limits and being consistent is one of the tougher things we do. But setting those limits can make day to day life go a lot smoother, can help children learn appreciation, and can help children to control their emotions when things don’t go their way.? Say “yes”to “no”!

生活充滿了艱難的抉擇，而為人父母是這個世界上最難的工作。比這更困難的是設定界限和保持一致。不過，設定這些界限能使日常生活容易得多，它能幫助孩子們學會欣賞，幫助他們在事物沒有按照他們的想法發展時，控制情緒。請對“No”說“Yes”！

Rosie Jane BrownAs a graduate of Cambridge University, Rosie embodies the IB lifelong learner profile. Her aim as a teacher is to instill this love of learning in her students, through inquiry and play based approaches, with an emphasis on music, drama and art. She firmly believes that learning should be fun, and that this encourages an intrinsic desire in children to learn more about the world around them.

作為劍橋大學的畢業生,?Rosie的身上帶著?IB?終身學習者的特質。作為一名教師,?她希望通過探究和以玩耍為基礎的學習，培養學生對學習的熱愛,?特別是對音樂、戲劇和藝術的喜愛。她堅信,?學習應該是有趣的,?因為它激發了孩子們內心中主動了解周圍世界的渴望。

Learning English at Home在家學習英語的秘訣

Learning should be made fun, especially in Kindergarten. This is why we make the environment colourful and engaging, why we sings songs, play games and provide lots of opportunities to laugh and get messy! Learning at home should be the same. In regards to English learning, instead of ‘testing’ your child at home to see what they have learnt (with isolated questions to see if they elicit a response), why not set up a game? Or an English movie corner? Or sing songs at breakfast?

學習應該是有趣的, 尤其是學前教育階段。這就是為什么我們讓幼稚園的環境豐富多彩、引人入勝；為什么我們唱歌、玩游戲, 并創造機會讓孩子開懷大笑、讓環境變得亂糟糟。在家學習也應該是一樣的。在英語學習方面, 除在家里"測試" 你的孩子, 看看他們學到了什么 (用單獨的問題來看看他們是否能夠回應)外，為什么不嘗試一個游戲？ 或創設英語電影角？又或者試試在早餐時唱歌？

Of course school and home are always going to be different places, but parents must remember that young children become familiar with producing English in a certain setting (in this case, at Golden Apple Kindergarten) and with certain people present (their classmates and teachers). When they are asked to produce English at home their effective filter is raised; it’s not a familiar English setting.

當然,?學校和家庭是不同的地方。但家長必須記住,?孩子能自如地說英文是需要一定背景（比如在自己的學校——金蘋果國際美語幼稚園）和特定的人在場?(比如他們的同學和老師)的。當他們被要求在家里說英文的時候,?說英文的有效性就降低了——因為這并不是他熟悉的英文環境。

In order to help make home feel like a ‘safe’ and familiar place to produce English, why not play some English songs? Or re-create a craft activity from school? In this way parents can support their children’s learning without ‘pushing’ them or ‘testing’ them. Learning becomes familiar, natural and fun. Sitting down and playing a game which uses English words is usually much more fun? (for everyone) than answering review questions, and also provides a great chance to spend time together. So I challenge you - can you? think of? any ways? to make learning English at home fun?

為了讓家的感覺像一個“安全的”?和熟悉的英語環境，我們可以播放一些英文歌曲或者模仿學校做一個手工活動。這樣,?家長就可以支持孩子的學習,?而不是“強迫”他們,?也不用“測試?”孩子。學習變得熟悉、自然和有趣。對每個人來說，坐下來玩一個用英語單詞的游戲通常比回答問題有趣得多，同時游戲也提供了一個良好的親子陪伴的機會。現在讓我來考考大家——你還能想出什么讓在家學習英語變得更有趣的方法嗎？

Paul-Renier?HattinghDevoted his life to early years education, he is a passionate, fun and ever-growing educator who enjoys spending time with his students. Paul- Reneir enjoys creating games, and materials in his classroom to encourage learning in an inquiry and play-based manner.

投身于幼兒早期教育中的他是一位喜歡花時間同自己的學生待在一起，充滿激情、風趣幽默又不斷提升自己的教育者。Paul-?Renier熱衷于在教室里創造不同的游戲和材料，以基于探究與玩耍的方式鼓勵學生學習。

Helping Less Means Helping More幫助：少即是多

I as a Parent finds parenthood is one of the most pleasurable and challenging stages in one's life. It is an invigorating period where we want to do so many things with and for our children. This feeling is indescribable because it's something that comes from the bottom of our hearts. When those little eyes look up to us all dependent makes it even more unreal. This is when we as parents feel needed and jumps at every opportunity to help and assist because we love it. But there comes a time where we need to withdraw our help to ensure our children could grow up to be more independent.

作為家長，我發現為人父母是人生中最為快樂與最具挑戰的階段。在這一階段里，我們充滿活力，想要同我們的孩子們一起完成許多事情，也想為他們做許多事。這是一種發自內心，難以用語言描述的感覺。當那一雙雙滿懷信賴的小眼睛仰望著我們時，這樣的感覺更添上了一抹不真實的色彩。這就是當作為父母的我們感到“被兒女需要”的感覺，我們恨不得抓緊每一次機會去幫助他們，因為我們愛這種感覺。但總有一天，為了保證我們的孩子能夠成長為更加獨立的人，我們需要撤回我們的幫助。

As Teachers we are the first ones to remind parents of stepping back and allowing your children the space and room for growing independently, we remind you that your actions towards their dependence play a vital role in their development. Child development and skill set do not develop on equal levels, therefore, it's very important for parents to be extremely observant towards your child's needs and abilities because observation could inform you when and where to help. Your children need you to be persistent and principled so that they could start their journey into independence.

作為教師，我們通常是第一個提醒家長后退一步，允許孩子擁有獨立成長空間的人。我們將提醒你，對于孩子的依賴行為，家長所采取的行為將對孩子的發展起著至關重要的作用。由于不同孩子間的發展與技能水平不一致，因此，緊密觀察自己孩子的需求與能力，便顯得尤為重要。通過觀察，你們將知道應在何時何地提供幫助。同時，你的孩子還需要你持之以恒并堅持原則，這樣他們才能開啟獨立的旅程

What support can be given? It will be the first question that comes to mind and you have every right to ask because information from an outsider’s perspective is always useful. Children learn the skills of independence when their daily routines are structured, for example, when they come to school, each class has a set of steps that children need to do before entering their classroom. It is these steps that form the basis of their independent development. Some household chores could also serve as an introduction to independence, from which your child will learn about responsibility.

那我們能提供什么樣的支持呢？這可能是你腦海里最先浮現的問題，你完全有權利問這樣的問題，因為來自于旁觀者的信息，通常是有用的。當孩子們的日常生活是有組織的，他們便能學會獨立的技能。例如，當孩子們來到學校進教室之前，每個班都有一系列需要做的步驟。正是這些步驟構成了孩子獨立發展的基礎。一些家務活也可以作為孩子獨立的開端，他們將從中學到責任。

Children's independence is the factor in their development that we can neither ignore nor procrastinate on. We, as parents, should take initiative and allow our children to develop independently. After all, the children will in good time be able to take ownership of their learning.

我們不能忽視也不能拖延對孩子獨立性的培養，因為它決定了兒童的發展。作為父母，我們更應采取主動的措施去允許孩子獨立發展。畢竟，孩子們遲早都要成為自己學習的主人。Ultimately, helping less means helping more.總之，越少的幫助意味著幫助得更多。

Next time, when you eagerly want to jump up and help your child, do consider whether your child is really in need of assistance or is it something you do because you find pleasure in it and/or it is just to your convenience?

下次，當你急切地想要跳起來幫助孩子時，一定要考慮你的孩子是否真的需要幫助。或許你這么做只是因為你從中得到了樂趣，又或者是為了你的便利？??圖文來源：金蘋果國際美語幼稚園