LastmonthIpaidavisittoChina.Chineseeducationonchildrenreallyshockedme.IthoughtmanyChineseparentsputmuchpressureononlyhighschoolstudents.Butinthefollowingyears,Ifoundthepressurecametoprimaryschoolchildren,thenthoseofpre-schoolage,andfinallynewbornbabiesandpre-bornchildren.
Inordertosucceed,oneortwoyearsbeforeenteringkindergarten(幼稚园)theymuststudyEnglish,drawing,singing,anddancing,andthethreeyearsofkindergartenaremostlyspenttobuildupanearlyleadinprimaryschoolperformance.
Whatifparentslettheir3or4yearsoldchildenjoyfreetimeonSaturdayandSunday,afterfivedaysinnursery?Theywouldbethoughttobewastingtheirkid'searlylife.Asothersdo,somusttheydo.
Yetchildrenhavenotonlytheright,buttheneedtoplay.Kindergartensshouldnotbeaschool.Thereshouldbenoclassroom,nolesson,nohomework,andespeciallynoexams.Instead,playingshouldbethefirstthingforchildren.
Theyneedtoplaywithothersandalsotoplayontheirown,asplayingisgoodforlearninginalivelyway.Childrencandiscovernumberswhileplayinggamesandthealphabet(字母表)throughsongs.SomeChinesecharacterscanbecomefamiliartothembybeingusedingames,Buttheproblemwithkindergartensisveryserious.Chineseparentsthinkstudyingismoreimportant.Childrenworkhardwhilehavinglessandlesstimetoplay.Whattheseparentsfailtorealizeisthattheyarefollowingtheexamplesofhownottoraiseakid.
What'sthesituationofchildreninChinanow?A
Theyhavemuchpressure.
B
Theyplaytoomuch.
C
Theyhavenopressure.
D
Theyworkhardbuthappily.
Whydon'tparentslettheir3or4yearsoldkidsenjoyfreetime?Because________.A
kidsdon'twanttoplay
B
theyhavetodowhatotherpeopledo
C
thegovernmentaskthemtodoso
D
thegrandparentsaskthemtodoso
Whatshouldakindergartenbelike?A
Aschoolwithlessons.
B
Aclasswithexams.
C
Aplacewherechildrencanplayfreely.
D
Aplacewherechildrenonlyplaygames.