小孩需要父母的支持
以下是一篇我教中文領悟到的一些感想…
今天, 終於有些小孩做完他們的遊戲卡片 project 了, 也開始跟其他同學玩遊戲登分囉! 還是有幾個小孩進度有點慢, 也有一些這幾個星期連家課都沒做. 父母需要明白現在小孩是讀一年級了, 不再是幼稚園. 如果他們不跟孩子一起複習的話, 小孩子會追不上的. This is partly because each week we only have a limited time of 2.5 hrs to cover the many things the kids need to learn. Yes, it’s stressful for everyone, but we have no choice.
有個小孩子其實很聰明, 可是他不喜歡學中文的樣子. 他說是爸爸強迫他來學中文的, 而且還說要讀中文讀到大學 (我自己也是讀到十二年級的). Obviously she didn’t like the idea, but she was cheerful enough to just make a joke out of it. 幾個禮拜前, 他問我學中文有什麼用. 我就跟他解釋多會一種語言的好處, 叫他想想看日校的同學都只會一種語言 – 英文 – 你卻會兩種, 多利害呀! I don’t know if she understood what I meant, but I think she understood a bit, slightly, maybe, but then forgot about it at the end of the day. 雖然他說他不喜歡學中文, 可是當他認真去學的時候, 他領悟能力很高, 是班裡中上程度的學生.
另外一個小孩, 他應該是半澳洲人的. 在家裡都講英文, 很少機會用中文, this makes learning Chinese a lot harder for the kid. I told the parent that i understand that there is a lot to learn and it’s not easy. 脫離幼稚園以後, 要學的東西比以前多很多, 所以家長真的要參與一下, 讓小孩明白學中文的樂趣. The kid’s parent was very understanding and supportive of the kid. I can already see improvement in the kid’s Chinese learning :)
還有一個小孩, 以前幼稚園的時候, 他成績好得很. 自從上小學之後, 成績一直下降, 我總覺得怪怪的. 就算默書之前有全班複習, 默書的單字也幾乎完全不會寫. 後來我檢查所有學生的活動冊進度, 這個小孩那本竟然幾乎完全沒做! 過去幾個禮拜他都沒寫功課. 有做一些 classwork, 可是都沒有回家 finish off. He is very very behind the rest of the class now, as some students have nearly finished the whole booklet – which needs to be handed in next week. I had no choice but to ask him why hadn’t he done his homework… 原來他家裡都沒人教他寫功課, 難怪他都只交生字簿了. 可能他家長以為現在跟幼稚園一樣, 每個禮拜才學一兩個新的單字, but that’s not the case. I told him that he needs to ask his parents for help if he doesn’t understand how to complete his work; don’t just leave it there.
With parents who care and support their children, their children excel. With parents who do less, their children don’t do as well. It’s as simple as that. How a child behaves also reflects how the child is being taught at home. The saying makes even more sense to me now.
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