山神乙事主的卓越之路

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.