The kindergarten was located in a quiet street. It had a gate at the front, and a big area of space before the main building. There was a playground, with a slide and bars to climb. Apparently, there’s a garden as well, one where the children could learn to care for and grow things. Having gone to a private school myself as a child, I wasn’t especially struck by the facilities there. What did catch my attention, though, was the list of foreign teachers and their pictures pasted in front of the school gate.
I wonder what the children will grow up to be. In my time, very few of us had the money to go to American schools like this. Actually, it should be noted that very few kindergartens in my time had foreign teachers to teach us English. Plus, the school had a library full of English books. I’ve never even set eyes on one of those before I hit the age of ten. What I would give to have gone to this school!
All I can say is, these children are very, very lucky. I had my first English lesson when I was nine, but even kids around 3 years old can have English classes, and learn phonics to boot! The way the teacher taught was very interesting. He had the students paste phonic cards on the ground, then read some sounds to them and had them find the pieces of paper. This is such a big difference from the English-alphabet-then-vocabulary way of teaching. Darwin told us, ‘Nature doesn’t jump’, so what right does education have to totally pass over the basics? The minute I saw what the teacher was doing, I thought to myself: So this is an American school. No matter how good the facilities are, or how many English books there are in a school, what really shows whether it’s an American school or a Taiwanese one depends on the teacher’s way of teaching.
Reflection
AEN102147
蔡惇茹
Yvonne
The kindergarten was located in a quiet street. It had a gate at
the front, and a
big area of space before the main building. There was a playgro
und, with a slide and
bars to climb. Apparently, there
͛
s a garden as well, one where the children could
learn to care for and grow things. Having gone to a priv
ate school myself as a child, I
wasn
͛
t especially struck by the facilities there. What did catch my
attention, though,
was the list of foreign teachers and their pictures pasted
in front of the school gate.
I wonder what the children will grow up to be. In my ti
me, very few of us had
the money to go to American schools like this. Actually, it s
hould be noted that very
few kindergartens in my time had foreign teachers to teach u
s English. Plus, the
school had a library full of English books. I
͛
ve never even set eyes on one of those
before I hit the age of ten. What I would give to have gone to
this school!
All I can say is, these children are very, very lucky. I
had my first English lesson
when I was nine, but even kids around 3 years old can hav
e English classes, and learn
phonics to boot! The way the teacher taught was very int
eresting. He had the
students paste phonic cards on the ground, then read some so
unds to them and had
them find the pieces of paper. This is such a big difference f
rom the
English-
Reflection
AEN102147
蔡惇茹
Yvonne
The kindergarten was located in a quiet street. It had a gate at
the front, and a
big area of space before the main building. There was a playgro
und, with a slide and
bars to climb. Apparently, there
͛
s a garden as well, one where the children could
learn to care for and grow things. Having gone to a priv
ate school myself as a child, I
wasn
͛
t especially struck by the facilities there. What did catch my
attention, though,
was the list of foreign teachers and their pictures pasted
in front of the school gate.
I wonder what the children will grow up to be. In my ti
me, very few of us had
the money to go to American schools like this. Actually, it s
hould be noted that very
few kindergartens in my time had foreign teachers to teach u
s English. Plus, the
school had a library full of English books. I
͛
ve never even set eyes on one of those
before I hit the age of ten. What I would give to have gone to
this school!
All I can say is, these children are very, very lucky. I
had my first English lesson
when I was nine, but even kids around 3 years old can hav
e English classes, and learn
phonics to boot! The way the teacher taught was very int
eresting. He had the
students paste phonic cards on the ground, then read some so
unds to them and had
them find the pieces of paper. This is such a big difference f
rom the
English-alphabet-then-vocabulary way of teaching. Darwin t
old us,
͚
Nature doesn
͛
t
jump
͛
, so what right does education have to totally pass over th
e basics? The minute I
saw what the teacher was doing, I thought to myself: So
this is an American school.
No matter how good the facilities are, or how many English
books there are in a
school, what really shows whether it
͛
s an American school or a Taiwanese one
depends on the teacher
͛
s way of teaching.
alphabet-then-vocabulary way of teaching. Darwin t
old us,
͚
Nature doesn
͛
t
jump
͛
, so what right does education have to totally pass over th
e basics? The minute I
saw what the teacher was doing, I thought to myself: So
this is an American school.
No matter how good the facilities are, or how many English
books there are in a
school, what really shows whether it
͛
s an American school or a Taiwanese one
depends on the teacher
͛
s way of teaching.