In today's society, the phenomenon of educational involution is becoming more and more serious, and parents are paying more and more attention to their children's education, even to the point of anxiety.
In order to give their children an advantage at the starting line, many parents are eager to implement "advanced education" in their children's kindergarten stage, trying to let their children master the knowledge of the lower grades of primary school in advance.
However, this seemingly efficient way of education actually hides great harm, and its negative effects often gradually become apparent after children enter the third grade of primary school.
1. Stifle curiosity and thirst for knowledge
Early childhood education often uses rote memorization to allow children to learn beyond their age before they have the cognitive abilities and interests.
This kind of education method not only fails to stimulate children's enthusiasm for learning, but also easily makes children bored with learning and stifles their curiosity and desire for knowledge.
As Albert Einstein said, "Interest is the best teacher." ”
Learning without interest is like losing the shell of the soul, and it is difficult to last.
2. Increase the study burden and psychological pressure
Advance education brings a huge learning pressure and burden to children, making them have to face heavy learning tasks at an age when they should be carefree and happy to play.
This kind of stress not only limits the child's playtime, but also leads to a withdrawn personality, unsociables, and even social difficulties.
In the long run, the child's psychology may become distorted, and psychological problems such as anxiety and depression may occur.
3. Distorting values and outlook on life
In the environment of advanced education, children are often instilled with the concept of "winning at the starting line", and they may gradually develop a bad competitive mentality and values in order to surpass their peers and win honors.
This kind of mentality is not only not conducive to the healthy growth of children, but also may make them pursue utilitarianism and fame too much in their future life and work, and ignore the true meaning and value of life.
4. Affect study habits and performance improvement
Advance education may also affect a child's learning habits and academic performance.
Since children have already learned some of the primary school knowledge in kindergarten, when they enter primary school, they may feel that the course content is too simple, and thus lose interest and motivation to listen to the lessons.
This mindset will not only lead to a child's lack of concentration in class, but may also affect their subsequent academic performance.
Especially after entering the third grade of primary school, the difficulty and depth of learning content gradually increase, and children's bad learning habits will be more obvious.
5. Destroying the ecology and equity of education
Advanced education also undermines the ecology and equity of education. Children who receive an advanced education may excel in the early stages of school because they already have some knowledge, but this advantage is often not sustainable.
Those children who have not received advanced education need to spend more time and energy to catch up, which undoubtedly increases their learning burden and psychological pressure.
In addition, advanced education may lead to the waste and uneven distribution of educational resources, further exacerbating the inequality of education.
summary
The harm of "advanced education" in kindergartens should not be underestimated, it not only stifles children's curiosity and desire for knowledge, increases their learning burden and psychological pressure, but also may distort their values and outlook on life, affect their learning habits and grades, and even destroy the ecology and fairness of education.
Therefore, parents should be deeply aware of the harm of advanced education, abandon this kind of education method of quick success, and instead pay attention to the physical and mental health and all-round development of children.
As Rousseau said, "Education is growth." "The essence of education should be to guide and help children explore and discover the world at their own pace and interests, rather than forcing them to learn beyond their age group in advance.
Parents should respect the laws of their children's growth and education, and create a relaxed, free and loving environment for them to grow up, so that they can learn and progress in happiness.
Only in this way can our children grow up healthily, develop in an all-round way, and become useful talents in society.