After breakfast, the nine-year-old grandson said with great interest: "Grandma, let's make bean sprouts again!"
I said, "Okay, I'll write in my diary today about raw bean sprouts." The grandson's glowing face sank suddenly, and he said dejectedly, "Grandma, you have driven away all my interest!"
I was shocked, then ashamed, then afraid. After more than 30 years of teaching, how many children's interests have been driven away by my careless words?
The teacher said, "After you finish the experiment, you should write an experiment report!"
Originally, it was a spring outing with joy, but the teacher said: When you come back, you should write an essay about a spring outing or a close contact with nature! The enthusiasm of the students immediately cooled down a lot.
Originally, I was reading with relish, but the teacher said, "After reading this book, I will do a test!" Well, the famous book that was originally fascinating has become hateful......
Think about yourself not only saying this, but more than once. What's even more worrying is that if our teachers, or our parents, dare to face themselves calmly, I think, in this case, there will be no less such things, and even become accustomed to it, because they are accustomed to it and do not feel that there is anything wrong. Maybe before we know it, we have stifled the child's interest.
Interest is the motivation for children to pursue knowledge, and utilitarianism is the standard for adults. As a result, in the contradiction between interest and utilitarianism, the child's interest is slowly worn out.
My grandson is very interested in new things and likes to do them with his own hands. Yesterday, I looked at the manual and spent more than an hour building a small car with more than 100 parts. Fortunately, I didn't take the exam and didn't take the Lego test, so I had to stop him.
Our bean sprouts machine was just bought, and after buying it and unpacking it, he was anxious to read the manual, how to operate, he taught me. Every time he did it, he was in high spirits, and my words today immediately extinguished his interest.
Alas, it is difficult for adults to think about it, and now that students are reading such volumes, some methods are not good for children without rushing to achieve quick results! How to find a balance between interest and utilitarianism? This is really a headache. How many parents and teachers are struggling to find a breakthrough, but where is the breakthrough?
I'm thinking, take today's bean sprouts as an example, I know that this practice is a good composition material, and I know it, but don't ask the child to be rigid, just be very interested in doing it with him, and intentionally guide him to observe more in the process of doing it.
For example, what does the dried bean look like after soaking for a few hours? Why don't the beans in the cultivation plate be so thick? Each link arouses his associations more, and there are a few more "like what", and the child is unconsciously familiar with the process and learns to describe it in the conversation, isn't it?
One day, when he uses this material in writing, he will be very impressed because of his practice, association, and impress, and he will be handy in using it. Why bother to set up teaching goals first!
Anyone who has ever brought up a child knows that it is very difficult to educate a child, and I have been exploring and summarizing, hoping to be inspired by the wise.