The author | Dong Lin Fu
Many parents will be entangled in such a question: My child has only just gone to kindergarten, is it necessary to report interest classes to their children? The answer is yes: to report.
However, there is a lot of learning in what interest classes to report, how many to report, and how to report.
What are the misunderstandings that are easy to break into when giving children interest classes?
1, there is no clear purpose, just to follow the trend and give children interest classes.
Many parents believe that other people's children have signed up for dance classes, my children must also report, other people's children have reported art classes, and my children must also report, so it is really unnecessary to blindly follow the trend and report interest classes to their children.
Because this is likely to make parents waste money and time, if the child does not like, is not interested, does not want to learn, then for the child and parents, this interest class is meaningless.
2. Blindly compare and force children to go to interest classes.
Some parents hope that their children will become dragons and their daughters will become phoenixes, which is understandable, but they must use the right method.
The Ying Ying family in the community is very rich, his mother gave her an interest class completely because of blind comparison, heard that Le Le reported a pulley lesson, she immediately went to the Ying Ying newspaper, heard that Rui Rui reported the art class, she also hurried to the Ying Ying newspaper, heard that Duo Duo reported a clay sculpture class, she hurried to the Ying Ying newspaper.
Ying Ying's mother inquired about what interest classes the other child had reported, ying Ying was in kindergarten, and her mother reported 6 interest classes for her.
But Yingying was very unhappy, because Yingying told me that she was not interested in any other interest class except for the skate class, and she did not want to study hard.
Interest is the best teacher, children are not interested, even if parents spend more time and money, it is in vain.
3, think that the interest class is useless, the child wants to report it.
Every child has different talents and different points of interest.
Children will encounter various sensitive periods in the initial stage of life from the age of 0 to 6.
For example, 3 and 4-year-old children enter the sensitive period of painting, and they begin to have a strong interest in graffiti. 4, 5-year-old children are interested in music, into the music sensitive period, if parents find the child's unique strengths or interests, to focus on cultivation, to meet the needs of the child's own growth, is a good thing for the child.
On the contrary, if you miss the sensitive period and interest points of your child's growth, it is likely to bury a genius and leave a lifelong regret for your child.
When I was a child, a good friend Suzuran loved to draw since she was a child, but her family conditions were relatively poor, her parents did not pay attention to her interests and hobbies, she always took a book to paint and paint, and even painted with branches on the ground, which was often envied among our friends, because she did paint vividly, very good.
However, Suzuran culture class was not very good, and after graduating from junior high school, he did not enter high school, so he entered the society and began to work odd jobs.
But with Suzuran classmate Ziyu in the support of her parents from childhood to go to the art class, and then went to the art specialty, every time the art specialty students on the cultural class requirements are not high, and then Ziyu University was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts, and now as an art teacher in the school, to tell the truth, at that time on the talent of painting, Ziyu is far inferior to Suzulan.
However, Ziyu's parents understand education, attach importance to their children's interests and strengths, and cultivate Ziyu, while Suzuran is delayed by her parents.
Whenever I think of Suzuran, I always feel sorry for her, if Suzuran's parents could have adapted to Suzuran's interests and given her an art interest class, maybe Suzuran's life would have been different.
Therefore, in today's general improvement of people's living standards, parents should be good at discovering their children's strengths and interests, and let their children learn a skill when conditions permit, which is of great benefit to their own development and career planning.
How can I correctly choose an interest class for my child?
1. Let your child try.
Many interest classes have trial lessons, you can let the child go to the trial one or two lessons first, if the child is interested, you can let the child continue to go, if the child is not interested, do not force the child.
In fact, whether children are interested in something and gifted parents are easy to find out in their daily lives.
Some children like to sing, listen to it twice can hum out, some children like to dance, see the children on the TV dancing will dance with them, some children like Lego, see Lego love to let go, so that children can give him a robot lesson.
If the family conditions are better, you can report a few more interest classes to the child at the beginning, but the course should be under-reported, and after the child has taken several classes, the interested class will continue to let the child go, and the class that is not interested should not continue to pay the fee.
2. Choose a teacher with strong professionalism.
Compared with the hardware conditions, I think the professionalism and teaching method of the teacher of the interest class are more important.
A good interest class teacher will make the child love to learn more, on the contrary, if the teacher of the interest class is not professional, not dedicated, just to make money, it will make the child lose interest in this subject, but will pit the child.
I choose an interest class for my daughter mainly to see the level and dedication of the teacher, as well as whether there is love and dedication to teaching.
For children, a good enlightenment teacher is very important, I give my daughter interest classes, one does not follow the trend, the other is not to show off, is to let the child do what they like, whether it is in the scenery of life, or when lonely, this hobby will accompany her, add a bright color to her years, so that she can enjoy herself, entertain herself, and find the joy of life from within.
3, listen to a few more institutions, more comparison.
To choose an interest class for children, it is necessary to listen more, compare more, and choose carefully.
Because no matter which subject the child learns, once the institution and teacher are selected, it is necessary to learn for a long time, and try not to change institutions and teachers frequently, because that will produce a new run-in period and adaptation period, which will delay the child's precious time.
Therefore, when parents choose extracurricular teachers for their children, they should compare a few more and choose a teacher that their children recognize. Although this may take a little time and be troublesome at first, it is better than the situation where the child follows the teacher for a period of time and feels inappropriate, and then re-selects and changes the teacher.
4, children do not like the interest class, do not force the child to learn.
Since it is an interest class, it is necessary to follow the child's heart and follow the child's interests.
If the child is not interested, parents should not force the child to learn, because that will only make the child more rebellious and will not achieve the desired effect.
Of course, although the interest class is where the child's interest lies, there will be difficulties and setbacks in the learning process, which parents should inform the child in advance, so that the child has psychological preparation, so as not to have a little setback The child wants to give up.
In general, the things that the child is interested in can maximize the child's internal drive, and the child will have the courage to overcome difficulties and learn this subject independently.
My daughter is in middle class, she is currently in the art interest class, the child especially loves to learn, basically do not have to worry about the parents, on the contrary, if the child does not like the subject, if I force her to learn, it must be my own anger, the child is also guilty.
Therefore, in the choice of interest classes, we must listen to the children's opinions and see where the children's interests are, and parents cannot make decisions for their children.
In short, interest classes should be attended, but also be good at finding children's interest points, according to children's interests and personal preferences to report, not to give children the more interest classes the better, and when choosing interest classes, we must pay more attention to achieve practical results.