今天Winston的学校辦家长会，结果，前面二小时，我们家长就是看他们上课情况，後面一小时是听老师们对家长们的谆谆教诲，最後看小孩子在餐厅吃饭的情形，总共3个半小时。
和我想像的都不一樣，家长会不应是吃吃聊聊吗？第一次当小学生的家长，有点不適應。
回想刚開学时，还所有家长都去一个冷气不够强的会议厅，聽各单位的主管老师的训诫二小时。
原来, 家长会=家长培训。听说不去参加会被老师各别“關注”。
说真的，他们的上课方式颇活泼生动的，英语课有点像台湾的补习班上法，课程很互动紧凑，换句话说，就是“少废话”的意思，全班同学参与率很高；But, Winston可能都学过了，分心率也很高。
语文课也是，每天有二堂语文，学認字、拼音和写字，语文老师教法很活、也有耐性。Winston汉语不好，幸运遇到良师。
数学老师很盡责，可是要求家长要讓小孩子回家多练习题目，竟然要做到一分鐘算完二十题，天啊！我都做不到了，还要求一年级的小孩子。老师要他们背加法、减法，是用背的哦！30秒内把加起来是9的数字按“顺序”到老师面前背出来，1+8=9，2+7=9，3+6=9，.....8+1=9，这种教育好填鸭，但很有效率，真是典型的MIC，重量不重质。
基本上老师都很有爱心，不会体罚苛责学生，有这几位主要的任课老师，很感恩了！
不知台湾的学习环境如何，应该也不错吧！国家的竞争力要從小学教育做起。
对了，大陆的小学晨间还会有十分钟红领巾播放时段，宣扬红领巾（少年隊的由来），没听得太清楚，不太清楚红领巾是否就是当时的红衛兵，反正，对于很多敏感的东西，已经习惯了，最劲爆的是提到“抗日期间”....
难怪日本人都不读本地小学的，会被欺负..
倒是不少韩国学生，因为经济不景气，都跑来念本地小学了，这里也有很多韩国店。
至于台湾学生呢？很实际，早就因为不必多缴教育捐，纷纷被收编，享受当地人的福利了。
在这里，我们只谈金钱，不谈政治。
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2009年7月1日 星期三
Kids' Art
I love to see the naive side of kids’ drawings and paintings, So I collect some of Winston's art work and post them to share here.
Mother's Day Drawings by Kindergarteners
Girls' Moms
Boys' Moms
Helping Housework
Trees
Birds flying back in Spring
Bike 1
Bike 2
It is fun to see the shapes made by crooked lines and painted by the curious little hands.
2009年4月22日 星期三
The blinking line between bribery and showing gratitude
This morning I told Richy that I had nothing to write in my blog today and I will find time to make some potato salad so I can bring to Winston's violin class to share with the teacher. Richy said:" You are doing what you were against before." What? I am accused of committing a bribery via potato salad! Now I feel I had so much to say in the blog to clear the line between bribery and gratitude. And I hope I still got time to make my potato salad.
Yes, I hate the way parents bribe teachers just to get more attention on their kids. First of all, because I think treating every student fairly is a teacher's mission and bribery is a bad example for kids to learn. Sencond of all, I don't want to spend any penny out of our still-not-enough fortune in bribery. Since I was a kid, I have heard and seen some parents buy luxurious things such as wines or jewelry to the teachers every year until their kids graduate. I also knew some students tried to please their teachers through the similar way. But mine is totally different. I only want to share my cooking with my teacher friends. I do not like cooking that much, but if I try some new recipes, I will prepare more so I can share with others including my neighbors. Since I do not have many friends in this new place. Winston's music teachers and kindergarten teachers become my friends in a very natural way. We talked about various things often after school even for a few minutes every time. And we know we are of the same type, straightforward, sincere and in some way, naive. If I don't like them I would not share with them so often. And they enjoy being the recipients of my food experiments out of my kitchen. One time, my cookies came out too sweet and once my turnip desserts were too salty, they tried and we laughed. I never expect them to treat Winston better after I share food with them. Because they already treated every kids the same best. And that is why I like them and we become friends. Either way it is: to to show my gratitude or just to share. I am definitely sure that I do not want to bribe.
It had been difficult for me to show my gratitude to my teachers and elder friends, because I was such a shy person. But now Winston's teachers are mostly around my age so we easily became friends. We talk and joke. And whenever I got something to share or suffer with, I am not shy to let them try first. That is what friends are for.
So, never try to justify bribery by putting my just-to-share into the same category! To me that is quite an insult. And think of this, how would anyone appreciate my cooking if they are not friends or Winston?
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Some exercise to lose weight, others exercise to turn healthy;
Someone prays or worships god to get more fortune, others do it for peace in mind or peace in the world;
Some teach because of the pay and regular paid breaks, others teach because they enjoy teaching.
Some do research for degrees, others do research because they like to chase the unknown.
Some carry brand bags to show their status or fortune, others carry bags because they only got two hands. (--ha, I like this one.)
The acts may look similar, but the motives vary.
-- - To me, The motives matter!
To view Richy's words from a different perspective, I should take his words a compliment.
If he thinks my potato salad can bribe someone then it must taste extremely good.
Thanks, Richy. You are so DEAR!
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Yes, I hate the way parents bribe teachers just to get more attention on their kids. First of all, because I think treating every student fairly is a teacher's mission and bribery is a bad example for kids to learn. Sencond of all, I don't want to spend any penny out of our still-not-enough fortune in bribery. Since I was a kid, I have heard and seen some parents buy luxurious things such as wines or jewelry to the teachers every year until their kids graduate. I also knew some students tried to please their teachers through the similar way. But mine is totally different. I only want to share my cooking with my teacher friends. I do not like cooking that much, but if I try some new recipes, I will prepare more so I can share with others including my neighbors. Since I do not have many friends in this new place. Winston's music teachers and kindergarten teachers become my friends in a very natural way. We talked about various things often after school even for a few minutes every time. And we know we are of the same type, straightforward, sincere and in some way, naive. If I don't like them I would not share with them so often. And they enjoy being the recipients of my food experiments out of my kitchen. One time, my cookies came out too sweet and once my turnip desserts were too salty, they tried and we laughed. I never expect them to treat Winston better after I share food with them. Because they already treated every kids the same best. And that is why I like them and we become friends. Either way it is: to to show my gratitude or just to share. I am definitely sure that I do not want to bribe.
It had been difficult for me to show my gratitude to my teachers and elder friends, because I was such a shy person. But now Winston's teachers are mostly around my age so we easily became friends. We talk and joke. And whenever I got something to share or suffer with, I am not shy to let them try first. That is what friends are for.
So, never try to justify bribery by putting my just-to-share into the same category! To me that is quite an insult. And think of this, how would anyone appreciate my cooking if they are not friends or Winston?
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Some exercise to lose weight, others exercise to turn healthy;
Someone prays or worships god to get more fortune, others do it for peace in mind or peace in the world;
Some teach because of the pay and regular paid breaks, others teach because they enjoy teaching.
Some do research for degrees, others do research because they like to chase the unknown.
Some carry brand bags to show their status or fortune, others carry bags because they only got two hands. (--ha, I like this one.)
The acts may look similar, but the motives vary.
-- - To me, The motives matter!
To view Richy's words from a different perspective, I should take his words a compliment.
If he thinks my potato salad can bribe someone then it must taste extremely good.
Thanks, Richy. You are so DEAR!
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