German kindergartens in the eyes of the elderly: Dirty, messy and dangerous? The gap between education in China and Germany

The following story is a true story about the experience of a family with Chinese children studying abroad:

More and more parents believe that foreign schools are more open-ended. Education is more conducive to the growth of children. This is what Bu Tiantian's (pseudonym) parents think. However, this open-minded idea has conflicting opinions with the elderly at home.

Because Tiantian’s parents are busy at work recently, they ask Tiantian’s grandma to take their children to school. When grandma takes Tiantian to school, she always asks the teacher about Tiantian’s situation. While picking up and dropping off children day after day, grandma discovered that the educational philosophy of German kindergartens was completely different from that of China.

So what is it like?

——The sandpit is a standard feature in German kindergartens. As long as it is not raining, teachers usually take their children to play in the sand.

German educational philosophy believes that children playing with sand can develop children's imagination, improve children's hands-on ability, and enhance children's creativity, so that the idea of ????"do it yourself, have enough food and clothing" Contact children from an early age.

But the child’s grandmother thought that it was a bit unprofessional for the teacher to lead the children to play in the sand, and it was really bad for the children to come home dirty every day.

——During a visit, it was discovered that the teachers actually asked the children to climb a tree, and they did not look after the children under the tree, but only stood where they could barely see the children.

Grandma thinks that the teacher is too caring and does not care about the safety of the children at all. He really has no sense of responsibility at all.

When parents asked the teacher, he told them:

Every child should actually learn to climb trees.

Every time a child climbs a tree, he will discover a new perspective in the world, a perspective that they have never touched before, a different perspective.

When children look down at the world from a tree, they will find that this feeling is completely different from seeing things on the ground. By constantly reaching new heights, children discover their unknown potential and test the boundaries of their body's capabilities, thereby building their own self-confidence.

Moreover, teachers will also give children tree climbing lessons in advance in kindergartens, telling them: You can only climb trees with special markings, where you should step with one foot first, and how your hands should be. Just wait, and the teacher will always be in your sight...

From grandma's experience, it is not difficult to see that there is a big difference between China's education method and Germany's education method. . Perhaps everyone will think that the Chinese-style education method is more suitable for Chinese children. However, it can also be seen from the German education method that some games can have a very beneficial impact on children as long as they are used, allowing children to play in the process of playing. You can learn a lot from it.

Children who receive Chinese-style education will still be more interested in more open education. If Chinese education and German education are combined, it will arouse children's desire to learn even more. For educating children Very beneficial.