Einstein Never Used Flash Cards...

aknchan

An interesting summary of why parents should not attempt to hurry intellectual development in kids.

Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn-- And Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less (Hardcover)
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Diane Eyer, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

PS: I don't think I'll be very popular to post this up BUT I hope this can serve as an opposing argument to the current hype on 'early child' education.

karenlai

I read to him once I noticed playing the flashcards did not work! (when he was about 4-month old). Honestly, most babies have no reaction when you are showing the flashcards (they can't even move!) do you think they have a choice not to look at the flashcards?

I read at least 30 minutes when he was 4-month old, keep increasing the time to 30 minutes/day. Up to now, he will come to me right after dinner to read together.

Point at each word when you are reading (I am doing the same for my 2-year old girl, it always work! trust me).  Speak in English when you are reading English books, speak Chinese when you are reading Chinese.

When my son was about 2 1/2, I wrote the sight words (frequent use words) on papers (or cards), and teach him, cross out those he can remember, it's easy and simple.

Am I talking too much?  Another big mistake for HK parents are trying to let the baby learns Japanese, French, Spanish etc...  I will suggest to stick with English and Chinese, because they are the most useful and important languages. (I have learnt French, German and Japanese when I was a kid, seldom use these languages in real life!!  I regret that I don't spend the time to learn better English and Putonghua.

BBR

身教就係最好教材 因為由出世到佢地12歲前對小朋友影響最深係父母,一到中學就好難再聽你講,所以要係讀完小學前教佢良好習慣

原文章由 carol_mom 於 08-8-12 23:12 發表
有道理,   好似我咁鍾意睇書,都係多得我爸爸媽媽,好鍾意係我細個時同我一齊睇書

carol_mom

有道理,   好似我咁鍾意睇書,都係多得我爸爸媽媽,好鍾意係我細個時同我一齊睇書

原文章由 BBR 於 08-8-12 22:58 發表
最緊要身教同生活習慣 ,我女女從來都無用蒙特教育,但好細個已經識收拾,用完D野會放原位,因為佢細細個我已經教佢要清潔整齊

BBR

最緊要身教同生活習慣 ,我女女從來都無用蒙特教育,但好細個已經識收拾,用完D野會放原位,因為佢細細個我已經教佢要清潔整齊

原文章由 carol_mom 於 08-8-12 17:26 發表
十分認同 karenlai 的說法，我是用蒙特教育的，但本人有一些朋友是給BB Flash card, 更購買了很多不同教育英文的”教材”，朋友常覺得我很傻，因我開始跟孩子在玩一些蒙特玩具時，　雯雯並沒有太大反應，而且很快便走開，　當然沒 ...

carol_mom

十分認同 karenlai 的說法，我是用蒙特教育的，但本人有一些朋友是給BB Flash card, 更購買了很多不同教育英文的”教材”，朋友常覺得我很傻，因我開始跟孩子在玩一些蒙特玩具時，　雯雯並沒有太大反應，而且很快便走開，　當然沒有像朋友的孩子看電視和Flash card一樣入神，但經過過去差不多一年的苦功，雯雯現在學習得十分好，會自己在櫃上拿玩具，並放回，　而且雯雯跟其他朋友的小朋友一起上playgroup 時，我們發現到雯雯會很獨立地去學習和發掘，不會常依賴我，　相反朋友的小朋友會很明顯地依賴媽媽，相比起其他小朋友好像更是被動，我想是因為Flash card跟電視的關係吧

原文章由 karenlai 於 08-8-12 10:38 發表
I am very happy to see this thread.  I have enough experience to share.  My son is 6,   I stupidly believed in Glenn Doman and used flash cards and math dot cards when he was newborn baby.  And, of co ...

karenlai

I am very happy to see this thread.  I have enough experience to share.  My son is 6,   I stupidly believed in Glenn Doman and used flash cards and math dot cards when he was newborn baby.  And, of course, it did not work at all!  So stupid!

He has started to read at 3, and is a very advanced reader.  The method is read and play a lot at home.

I urge parents, don't force your kids to learn when they are babies. (before age 2), Just keep on reading and playing with them each day, offering them the books at his level or pictures books that he is interested is the key. I guarantee everyone can start reading no later than age 4.

[ 本文章最後由 karenlai 於 08-8-12 10:48 編輯 ]

miumiu809

原文章由 awah112 於 08-8-6 12:15 發表


我有同太太講到"廣東話"問題，佢唔係香港人，所以佢話唔識廣東話冇問題，識英文同普通話至重要

咁到佢地將來of coz 普通話重要d啦...
我都好希望能夠成功培養女女學中文/普通話的興趣!

BBR

緊係唔係咁細比佢去,諗住中學,因為真係唔想佢為考試而讀書,香港D教育際度我真係唔鍾意

原文章由 awah112 於 08-8-1 22:11 發表


如果仲細，就唔好咁快送去外國啦，始終有父母睇住好d。

BBR

不過我又睇過一本兒童書D專家話小朋友3歲起已經可以學多D語言 因為月細學月好喎,個個"專家"講都唔同,所以我重來都唔會太信"專家"講野,最緊要係個小朋友接受邊樣,講到天花龍鳳都係假

原文章由 miumiu809 於 08-8-1 22:53 發表

唉~ 講到"廣東話"問題, 真係好頭痛!!
我生bb之前是在這裡的中文學校工作的, 情況實在好恐怖!!
我期望bb將來識"講", 最好還要識"睇", 咁最理想就梗係識埋"寫"啦...
於是bb從小就決定完全在家只跟她 ...

miumiu809

原文章由 BBR 於 08-8-1 21:55 發表
你地就好啦,响外國,仔女讀書無壓力,又唔駛爭學位,我都想過比個女去外國但老公唔比

咁細個, 連生活習慣全部跟晒外國也不一定是好事.
況且, 我們時常煩惱的"中文"問題又係另一個big concern!!

miumiu809

原文章由 awah112 於 08-8-1 22:04 發表


轉學校冇所謂，不過，我都驚佢哋唔識廣東話

唉~ 講到"廣東話"問題, 真係好頭痛!!
我生bb之前是在這裡的中文學校工作的, 情況實在好恐怖!!
我期望bb將來識"講", 最好還要識"睇", 咁最理想就梗係識埋"寫"啦...
於是bb從小就決定完全在家只跟她說中文
唉....! 只說中文又怕她返學時比同學仔笑, 從此抗拒講中文... 於是,又用其他教材時常比佢聽吓英文...

最初諗住2歲就比bb返學, 等佢早d接觸英文的語言環境, 而且個個2歲b都未說得很好(英文)的時候, 唔怕佢比同學仔笑而以後唔肯講中文啦....
點知最近又睇咗d書, 又講一般如果太早(書中提及5歲前都是太早)比bb返學學2nd語言, 在未打好母語的情況下, 很大機會會令小孩不再說母語. 而用語言環境較佳的2nd 語言(英文)
真的攪盡腦汁...  
不過, 我會好比心機, 盡力教她學好中文的.

BBR

你地就好啦,响外國,仔女讀書無壓力,又唔駛爭學位,我都想過比個女去外國但老公唔比

原文章由 awah112 於 08-8-1 21:26 發表


而家住香港，出年可能去其他國家，等太太年尾去一轉加拿大再決定......

阿仔大咗一定返加拿大，想讀乜都得，唔洗爭呀，唔係我點會咁老定。

BBR

最緊要係個小朋友想唔想學同你用咩心態比佢學,我比小朋友學好多野係因為佢肯學同吸收得好快,我係真係為想比佢學知識而教佢,唔係因為讀書而讀書,所以D老師成日叫我比佢比賽D咩我都會拒絕,因為我唔係因為要比賽而要佢學知識,而佢亦去過好多地方,我地會成日上山頂行山,去disney land, ocean park, 游水,去踏單車,去公園同遊樂場玩同旅行.....基本上星期六同日我地都會同佢去玩,因為我覺得每一樣野都要平衡,唔可以只係玩或只係讀書.
因為我都講過,小朋友要學幾多吸收幾多唔係父母話事,父母亦唔好成日話想小朋友開心所以由佢,寧願比佢玩多D,但可能小朋友想學呢?因為父母覺得佢玩開心D所以唔教喎,相反如果小朋友唔想學唔係佢情度的知識但父母又要迫佢學咁只會做成反效果,唔好因為見到人學跟住又迫自己小朋友學,而家唔識唔代表將來佢就無成就.
有個好好例子我個朋友好唔鍾意食洋蔥,於是佢個仔比佢影響下都唔食,但佢從來都未食過,只是媽媽成日同佢講唔好食,好難食,於是佢一見到洋蔥就怕,有一次佢黎我屋企食飯,佢唔知係洋蔥食左落口,之後話好好味問我咩黎,我話比佢聽係洋蔥,跟住佢同我講完來洋蔥咁好味. 好多時父母將自己的思維放左落個小朋友到,覺得玩就最好,小朋友唔肯讀書就覺得無所謂,但點解你地唔用D方法令佢喜歡學習,令佢覺得學習都係樂趣,相反點解父母過份的要求小朋友學個樣學li樣令小朋友覺得學習係一種痛苦. 希望各位真係要睇清楚自己小朋友究竟需要咩而唔係你覺得佢需要咩而比佢玩多D或學多D或自己覺得這樣教好而漠視小朋友的真正需要.

我完全係贊成小朋友要响愉快的環境學習才是正確的

[ 本文章最後由 BBR 於 08-8-2 00:07 編輯 ]

miumiu809

原文章由 awah112 於 08-8-1 21:26 發表


而家住香港，出年可能去其他國家，等太太年尾去一轉加拿大再決定......

阿仔大咗一定返加拿大，想讀乜都得，唔洗爭呀，唔係我點會咁老定。

咁你兩個仔仔咪要成日轉學校?
為人父母, 唔係擔心呢樣就到第二樣架啦,
一樣唔老定得去邊呀?!