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Jasonbourne, 香港大部份家長求勝深切, 要快見功, 但係蒙氏係慢工出細貨. 有d幼稚園, 可能標榜點樣教一個兩歲pn小朋友學識哂 abc, 由1數到10呢d, 蒙特梭利唔會咁做, 真正嘅蒙氏係由培養一個人做起, 點樣自理, master日常生活嘅task.  我記得, 當時我個導師話, 小朋友同大人一樣, 都需要肯定自己嘅價值, 所以佢地會想自己有能力照顧自己, 甚至係屋企幫手, 但係大人怕煩, 幫小朋友做, 又或叫佢地咪攪屋企d野, 梗係易好多. 久而久之, 便成習慣, 小朋友失去左培養獨立同自信嘅機會, 要知人生唔係淨係讀書.

另外, 蒙氏主張慢, 係因為小朋友要空間諗野, 休息, 如果學野一樣接一樣, 冇時間歇下, 大人都唔得啦, 而且小朋友係玩或者發白日夢嘅過程中, 都會有得著, 你唔知幾時會係  the next big idea.  一個成日比人催佢快d嘅小朋友, 有機會變到同個大人一樣毛燥.

教學理念太多, 我係到亦無法盡錄, 而且我自己都係識皮毛.  但係香港蒙氏幼教有另一個問題, 就係老師質素同師生比例.  真正嘅蒙氏, 可能好多時真係自己做自己野, 但係我去台灣一間蒙幼睇過, 佢地嘅學生真係打成一片, 同蒙氏本身有少少出入, 但係對群體發展比較好. 我見我個仔個老師, 都會鼓勵小朋友互相幫忙, 大帶細小朋友(呢個都係蒙氏概念), 同其他人合作分享.  但係如果一班 (3-6歲)人數太多, 而且大部份係細小朋友, 老師淨係帶呢d細仔都疫於奔命, 邊有時間引導大仔去帶細仔, 又或老師教大仔?  所以效果唔會太好.  我有朋友個小朋友係歐洲出世, 讀蒙氏, 佢話一班係十幾人, 兩個老師, 佢覺得帶得個女好好.  佢見咁有成效, 返來繼續讀蒙幼, 點知一班25人, 得一個qualified老師帶一個非蒙氏助教, 結果效果差好遠.  點解我選阿仔而家間中心而唔讀正規蒙幼, 就係呢個原因, 因為我個仔個班係一個老師對6~7個學生! 都唔係學費問題, 但係呢位老闆真係有心教學, 三年未加過3~6歲學費.
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本帖最後由 elmostoney 於 12-7-5 10:57 編輯

物野叫蒙氏學習? 係咪一定要有教具? 我諗要睇年齡. 我唔係做得好好, 但係基本嘅野, 如唔用bb車(兩歲開始唔用)唔抱, 倒潟水要自己抹, 玩具要自己執, 食完飯洗返自己d碗,呢d都有做. 係咪可以做更多? 當然, 我都覺得自己做得唔夠.

教具係死嘅, 睇下父母點教. 我覺得除非父母本身有蒙氏 background, 就咁買副教具返去, 唔識點用, 反而會越攪越亂. montessori唔係淨係教abc同數學, 係有個sense of order, 佢地所有教具, working order都係由左至右排, 因為生活中好多野, 都係呢個順序. 做三角盒時, 老師會教小朋友用手指沿邊沿摸一次　（感受邊同角）, 因為佢地相信用手做過, 會令小朋友記憶更深刻, 更理解, 然後先係將不同嘅三角組知合為其他形狀（要知好多形狀，其實都係三角組成），　如果冇受過訓練，唔好話步驟，連一套教具嘅目的都未必好理解，所以對家中用教具，我覺得簡單個ｄ尚可，跟住就會越來越難．

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原本我都想買一套教具。但發現當中實在有太多我不知怎樣運用兼佔的地方太多。後來只用家中已有的資源代替。要在香港找好蒙學校很難。我還在想應選那間給女兒。

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hello parents, I learnt from the news that IMS will move out from Tin Hau. Any idea where could be the new site located?

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我的女兒現在在IMS讀Casa (幼稚園), 我們很高興的看到她的成長，我們亦十分高興為她選了Montessori！
我女兒是從Foundation 一直在IMS讀到現在的，我們很認同Montessori的理念，正如之前的家長說，Montessori是慢工的，我們一點也不可以急，因為真的要給時間小朋友去培養她們的興趣。Montessori學東西的方法很有趣，我女兒現在見到英文字，不是讀A B C 的，而是讀字母的拼音，例如 Ar, Ba, Ca, 所以現在已開始懂得讀一些很簡單的字。而因為她在讀的過程中有滿足感，所以好現在對字很有興趣！
我個人覺得，不太須要為小朋友買Montessori toys, 因為其實Montessori 的理念不是在玩具當中，而是在整體的教學方式裡面。IMS是一間非常注重依照Montessori方式教學的一所學校，例如3 hours working cycle, 我很建議若您們有時間，真的要到IMS 看一看了解一下。我很讚同一位老師說，"Montessori is for every child, but not for every parent"，If you really choose to let you child go to a montessori school, you should firstly prepare yourself that you child will go through a slightly different path than other kids of your friends. I still remember I went to my girls open house which I can go inside the classroom to see what she does on a normal school day, I was surprise to see my daughter was squeezing orange juice when I went in, and I was so happy to see her washing up her own dishes after squeezing her juice, I told me friend about that with excitement but then my friend looked at me and said "you pay that much for your daughter to learn how to squeeze orange juice?"

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Sorry, but I have to disagree. Montessori is not for every child. I am a staunch supporter of Montessori. My son blossomed, but my daughter didn't. You would never believe how desperate I wanted to let her stay in Montessori and how I had to admit my own absurdity at the end. Eventually we found out she has mild ADD and will not perform in Montessori as she cannot focus on her own task for a prolonged period of time. She will have problem moving up to primary as she will need to organize her own schedule. In other words, a more structured environment will suit her better.

我女兒學校有幾位從IMS轉來的同學, 都是因各種原因, 蒙氏非最合適的教學方法. 你可以說, 他們當然可以繼續唸蒙氏, but it may not be the way to bring the best out of them.

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But i have to say pre-Casa (every school calls it differently) is for EVERY child. They teach children rules, respect for others, independence, etc. Academically, it's not for all. At age 2, my kids were using scissors, sewing with needles, pouring their own water into a cup and drinking from it, etc. Squeezing orange juice at age 3+, peeling apples at 4 years old. My kids now (6.5 and almost 5) will take a towel and wipe spilt water, do their own set of dishes after dinner, change their own clothes. Older one can shower herself (but cannot rinse off shampoo thoroughly and cannot dry herself). She can read a regular recipe, loves baking and cook us dinner (當然唔係好難個d, 要開大火煮野就唔得)

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本帖最後由 jolalee 於 12-11-20 22:37 編輯

My son has been going to the Discovery Montessori School [DMS] playgroup at DB for a year now, since he was 12 months old. He has learned a lot, especially manners and taking care of himself. He also loves circle time and constantly sing songs he learned from the school. However, like elmostoney's daughter, he gets frustrated quickly with harder puzzles and it was hard for him to concentrate for long. I've consulted with various teachers (both inside & outside the Montessori circle) and they all assured me that my son is just a normal active boy. I fear that he may have a tinge of ADHD but i guess it's still too early to tell at age 2. (elmostoney if you can PM the vitamins your daughter was talking i'd greatly appreciate it, thx!)
Anyhow I found this article via another thread and found this useful in determining which type of school is suitable for children with different learning style:
http://www.peegaboo.com/cms/index.php?page=content/stage/details&id=3614&contentlang=zh-tw

From my observation my son is mostly an Auditory learner 聆聽型 with a bit of a mover 活動型 in him, and perhaps he'd thrive better in a 'regular' International School. This would be heart breaking for me since i am a fan of the Montessori method. However i guess we've to do what is best to cater for each child's uniqueness.

I do query about the article's suggestion of placing movers in a Montessori setting, after reading elmostoney's sharing. Do let me know what you think :)

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jolalee, indeed, I think it's too early to tell if your son fits Montessori at age 2! Having said that, a child with good concentration does have an advantage (as in all type of learning).

其實我而家都有d無所悉從, 一般學校, 就算幾活動, 幾自由, 都有自己curriculum, 佢唔會因為你個小朋友有能力, 就push佢做多d. 唔好話push, 就話係比機會啦. 始終montessori跟小朋友興趣而走, 小朋友有興趣時, 佢個種投入同進步可以好驚人. 我而家對細仔, 有d唯有自己係屋企同佢做, 但係做唔到咁多, 心裏真係覺得好可惜. 但係比佢繼續係montessori, 又驚佢成日自己做自己野, 本來已怕羞, 如果由得佢, 我怕會越大越嚴重.

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Why don't you continue with Best Concept as an after school activity? Many Montessori facilities do provide after school or Saturday interest classes. (Too bad that we live far from the BC campuses, otherwise i would enroll my son in it as well. If he does get into a thorough school, i do plan to take him there after we move closer to his thorough school.) That way, your son can work at his own pace after school, while he's exposed to more social interaction in school.

In term of teaching concentration, we do have a bit more progress lately; I'm not sure if it's the chinese herb 石合 i am giving him (suppose to calm him down), or just that he's growing up, but as long as the environment is quiet enough, he can work on a task for a longer period of time, especially if imagination is involved. The problem occurs usually in the Montessori playgroup because parents are involved and we can all be pretty loud... Maybe when he starts going to pre-casa without parental involvement he might fend better? (not so sure about that...) Anyhow, elmostoney if you know any food types or vitamins that can help a child with his concentration, do let me know. Thank you so much!!

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cannot do Best Concept after school. I considered before. He goes to school full day now and doesn't get off until 2:30. BC's class is 2:30 to 5:30. Even if I don't mind him being late, it's too long a day to run from 8 to 5:30! and he isn't even 5 yet!!! Sometimes, he still has to nap, especially if that day has PE. Nowadays, we have dinner at 6 and he goes to bed at 8 to 8:30. I let him go out and play for 1 to 2 hours a day after school. So going to Best Concept after school would mean "no life" at all. Even if I just let him go 2 days, it's too much.

You can check out this thread which I posted. I hesitate to recommend any vitamins to your child because of his age and he has not been diagnosed. You may want to read through this to get an idea.

http://www.edu-kingdom.com/forum ... ead&tid=2383535

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本帖最後由 jolalee 於 12-11-21 15:10 編輯

oic, since your boy is almost Primary age, i guess he is going to school full day then (sorry i was thinking of my son, who only has 2 hour class a day). I remember Best Concept requires that the child do 2-3 classes a week (for it to be effective, they insisted), which can be taxing for your son's schedule. [i'm totally against the HK style interest class stuffing] how about going to a facility where he can do one Saturday class, and then you can continue with them say twice a week at home? That way you still have a qualified teacher to track his progress, and at the same time prevent over scheduling the boy.

thank you for the link. going through the thread, many things popped into my mind. i took my son to a osteopathic therapist in Singapore half a year ago (to make sure his bones were growing alright; i had no idea...), but she diagnosed my son with SI (i think that'd be 感統?), which aligns with my son's sensitivity to noise. I checked with my son's paediatrician and playgroup teachers back home, but they all said my son is fine and i shouldn't worry about it. Reading your thread reminded me of that... anyhow it's way off topic now, so if you don't mind may i PM you? thanks!