However, in practical application, the meaning of the word has changed, and now "preschool education" is only used to refer to the kindergarten education stage of 3-6 years old.
So how important is preschool education to children?
Bottom line: Three years of kindergarten will determine the children's next 30 years.
So what exactly does kindergarten teach? The Guide to the Learning and Development of Children Aged 3-6 clearly stipulates that the education of children in kindergartens should focus on five major areas: health, language, society, science and art, and the guide specifies what level children of every age should reach in these five major areas to be qualified.
For example, in the field of health, what kind of teaching results are clearly required for children's personal habits and physical and mental development. After the kindergarten develops science education around five fields, these teaching achievements are generally integrated into children's daily behavior and long life in the future, but at present, they can't produce immediate and obvious effects, which has caused parents to misunderstand the teaching value of kindergarten.
In addition, it is necessary to explain the misunderstanding that parents mistakenly think that kindergarten teachers are just teasing their children. The teaching mode of kindergarten can be summarized as "playing with middle school and learning", which is formulated according to the physical and mental development characteristics of children of this age.
Why? Before the age of 7, the child's frontal lobe has not developed well, so it is impossible to sit still. On the contrary, it is difficult for children of this age to concentrate, be active and love to play. If it is not a game-based teaching method, it is difficult to achieve the teaching goals one by one.
What parents don't know is that every dance, every game, every handicraft and every children's song in kindergarten has its scientific educational goal behind it.
Finally, I will share with you a widely circulated story:
Nobel Prize Winner At a party in Paris, a reporter interviewed one of the scientists: "In which university or laboratory do you think you learned the most important thing in your life?" The answers of the interviewed Nobel Prize winners surprised everyone present. He said, "kindergarten".
Facing everyone's puzzled expression, he went on to explain: "I learned a lot in kindergarten." For example, give half of your things to your friends; Don't take things that are not your own; Things should be placed neatly; Wash your hands before meals; Have a rest after lunch; Apologize for doing something wrong; Thank you for accepting others' help; Learn to think more and observe nature carefully. I think that's all I have learned. "
These good habits are the basis and premise of their lifelong achievements.