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kinderU
Posted by Havefaith (15 days ago)
Has anyone put their child/children through kinderU and achieved the results that they want to see? I am looking at sending my 9 month old daugther there. However, the seminar showed children who could not really pronounce the words properly. I suspect it is because the teachers are not native speakers. Please share your experience. Thank you.
HF
(I am based in Hong Kong)
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Posted by cara (15 days ago)
could not pronounce the words properly?
proper pronunciation comes with YEARS of practice. english is the language used 75% of the time in our household and even now, my almost 3 year old has some problems with pronunciation.
honestly, i have a problem with schools that lead parents to believe their child is going to be "above average" in everything they do. yes, it's nice for kids to learn, but as they get to about the 2 year mark, they are learning sponges as it is... they do not need to be fed information like robots (which i feel kinderU supports). children need to be able to learn from playing and exploring the world around them. yes, flashcards can be a part of it but by no means should it take so much out of the day that the kids don't get to learn how to be kids.
besides, i would love to know what difference it makes, long-term, if your kids learn to read at 2 or at 6? not much, i'd say....
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Posted by axptguy38 (15 days ago)
I'm with cara. This kind of place always seems like some scam to take your money. Parents are told what they want to hear, but the purported results just can't be proven.
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Posted by Havefaith (15 days ago)
Cara and Axptguy38, Thanks. I suspect that might be the answer. HF
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Posted by cara (15 days ago)
there are places out there that you can take your child to that aim to educate the parents as much as the children (this is what i try to do). i try to show parents HOW to play with their children, WHAT they can expect from their child, WHAT activities are actually teaching their child....
kind of along these lines:
Just Playing
When I am building in the block room, please don't say I'm "just playing". For you see, I'm learning as I play, about balance and shapes. Who knows, I may be an architect someday.
When I'm getting all dressed up, setting the table, caring for the babies, don't get the idea I'm "just playing". For, you see, I'm learning as I play; I may be a mother or a father someday.
When you see me up to my elbows in paint or standing at an easel, or molding and shaping clay, please don't let me hear you say, "He is just playing". For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm expressing myself and being creative. I may be an artist or an inventor someday.
When you see me sitting in a chair "reading" to an imaginary audience, please don't laugh and think I'm "just playing". For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I may be a teacher someday.
When you see me combing the bushes for bugs, or packing my pockets with choice things I find, don't pass it off as "just play". For you see, I'm learning as I play. I may be a scientist someday.
When you see me engrossed in a puzzle or some "plaything" at my school, please don't feel the time is wasted in "play". For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm learning to solve problems and concentrate. I may be in business someday.
When you see me cooking or tasting foods, please don't think that because I enjoy it, it is "just play". I'm learning to follow direction and see differences. I may be a cook someday.
When you see me learning to skip, hop, run and move my body, please don't say I'm "just playing". For, you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm learning how my body works. I may be a doctor, nurse or athlete someday.
When you ask me what I've done at school today, and I say, "I just played", please don't misunderstand me. For you see, I'm learning as I play. I'm learning to enjoy and be successful in my work. I'm preparing for tomorrow. Today, I am a child and my work is play.
~Anita Wadley
(I am based in Hong Kong)
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