Victoria or Small World?

小燕子2011

Which one would you choose?

elmostoney

其實有能力讀得上, 去名校都好, 但唔得夾硬谷, 就好慘.  結果小朋友被訓練到好似機械人咁, 最後變成高分低能, 我都見過活生生的例子, 就算係IVY LEAGUE畢業都係咁話.  又有朋友仔, 太著重成績, 我睇住佢玩pretend play時, 都係掛住邊個邊個攞金獎銀獎, 有獎個D先值得同佢做朋友.  睇完心都實哂, 小一咋.

chansiub

無論是超前抑或是平平的，最緊要是維持小朋友的學習興趣。不能盲目地谷小朋友。很多父母根本沒把小朋友當成人。密密的時間表。英文只有盾，中文就是什麼朗誦及基準試。昨天去了中環的上樓玩具店尋寳。有形形色色的玩具。可憐的香港學生何來有時間玩玩具。在選購的大多是外國人。本地書店最多是什麼？成人的是功具書或攻略，小孩是習作。

Jane1983

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係ga，有時小朋友年紀太細，根本理解吾到係也嘢。佢自學貪得意，無所謂，但你谷佢一定要識，就無謂。
我小朋友都算係幼稚園已經超幾個學年果種，但我明白這樣所謂超前，係無也意義的。上到高小、初中，先慢慢見到真功夫。兒童期逼得太緊，苦了孩子、壞了關係，得不償失。

poonseelai

近日認識一小朋友，個案值得父母反思。小朋友神校畢業后出外讀大學，他說一定要出外，要離開香港，其實要離開父母控制，自少父母安排一切，現在找工作要工時長，通宵無所謂，因為不用回家，出trip更好。我問他如果父母知他想法會否不開心，他說應該會，作為媽咪我個心實哂。

chansiub

還有一個大問題是不懂應用。數學算式可以小一未到識通分母。但沒有明白如何應用。有什麼意義？

Jane1983

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好同意，而家local school小朋友係返全日，放學大把功課、默書、測考，仲玩體藝學習，真係太繁忙，要夠訓就無得玩，要玩就吾夠時間睇課外書。
這種安排，初小係ok，小朋友吾識吾敢反抗，到高小、中學，咁吾人道、敢壓逼的生活，好多都頂吾順，連父母都憎埋。

幾個朋友的仔女讀名小，睇佢地的安排，真係disaster waiting to happen。唯一有個係佢個女的ego已經谷到超大，佢在測考踩住其他小朋友上，有滿足感，應該可以持續，但咁樣成長，小朋友的性格又是否好，難說！

elmostoney

我家中文家教幫本地學校學生補習, 佢話因為本地學校workload重, 除左補習, 好多仲要做唔同課外活動, 小朋友超忙. 小時候唔覺, 但去到四五年班開始, 小朋友好多會開始討厭學中文, 亦唔再讀課外書 (本來就冇物時間), 而且好多以前細個時聽老師話, 集中的小朋友會變到心散, 發白日夢, 因為長期將小朋友拉得太行, 去到某一點, 佢始終會頂唔順.  除非有部份成績名列前茅, 咁就會有動力繼續谷落去, 又或本身好叻, 比人做得快而準, 有多D私人時間的是例外.  

而家好多小朋友, 其實日程同"工作"時間仲忙過同長過大人, 你話佢地點會唔消極反抗.

mamavee

Thanks for your input

Jane1983

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係呀，已經返全日，放學後，功課之餘，比小朋友玩吓、hea吓，對佢心理健康、長遠發展好有益處
我小朋友有些同學去了傳統名小，聽家長講，小朋友每日做功課、溫默書測驗、偷吓懶、扭吓計，拉拉扯扯真係日日3個鐘。難為了小朋友！

chansiub

認同。真的比較有人性。現在的LS真的太難及太多填鴨考試及習作。學生欠了想像空間及時間。一般人覺得IS hea.  其實在這段時間IS 的學生真的多很多閲讀機會。會成為一個很好的機礎。可以按自己時間表學習。多幸福。

Jane1983

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Vsa都應該係開心的，學深d、學多d都吾一定痛苦，佢的安排始終比local學校合理和人性化好多。

chansiub

現在的家長真的很厲害。年頭參觀過VSA。還以為是一所開心學校。

Jane1983

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因為好多local school谷的家長，K未畢業已識背成數表了...
其實如果小朋友吾明乘數個概念，識背乘數表，無也特別意義的。

chansiub

Aii, like its kindergarten, getting more and more homework.  I believe that it is in response to some parents' compliant about too little homework. Start teaching multiplication in second term in Y1 is terrible.  Then, I really do not know why some parents of VSA still complain about work too easy and not in par with local school.

elmostoney

You mean ICA (SWCK's primary)?

ICA has their own PE teachers now.  They run a basketball team and soccer team.  My daughter just went to her first interschool soccer match against IMS last month.  However, the team will temporarily be disbanded for the 2nd term (Jan ~ Mar) and resume in April.  I believe they are doing a tennis and ballet class as well.  I haven't checked into what they have.

My daughter is also in their Christmas musical performance.  It is not a permanent orchestra, but I can see that could be a possible direction they are striving at.  They also have a choir.  

Their art class is all heart, 但我覺得不是太特別.  (英基其實也沒有正式美術課).  Art is something integrated with their learning units.  E.g. they did a pharoah's wig when they were on a unit of ancient history.  This year they had one big unit on art (artists, techniques) and that time, they did an impressive exhibition.  So it all depends.  他們教美術不是說: 現在上美術課了, 今課做XXX. 不能跟主流學校模式比較.  他們會視乎學校這期所教的主題而做相關的東西, 中國新年可能會畫點水墨畫之類 (當然就不要expect好專業了).

如果你是說小學, 中文對本地人來說, 是真的不夠的.  你一定要自己安排補習. 我自己在家讓孩子學簡體, 但老二(他在英基)吸收能力比較好, 所以寫是一定用簡體, 但認字我保持教他繁簡, 老大中文不太好, 純簡體為主, 偶然會指出繁體.  

mamavee

May I know more about the Chinese curriculum in small world ? And besides after school sports program run by private institution , how is the physical education curriculum within the school hours ?
And does the school encourage arts and music development ? In what way ? Any involvement in inter school competition ? Thanks !

tpking

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thanks. very informative and helpful.

So do you teach her traditional or simplified characters at home? would she be confused if you are teaching a different type of characters from what the school is teaching her?