During the winter vacation, I watched "Miracle in Classroom 56" by Rafe, the "best teacher in America". Mr. Rafe is a person who is full of enthusiasm for education, love for students and unremitting efforts for faith even if no one urges him to take frequent exams and the environment is depressed. Looking at the bits and pieces described in his book, as a kindergarten teacher, I deeply agree with many of his ideas.
From Mr. Rafe's point of view, let me talk about my thoughts and gains.
1, trust rather than fear. "Whether teaching students or teaching children, we should always look at the problem from the perspective of children, and don't take fear as a shortcut to education." I remember when I first joined the work, my experience was not rich enough. I get angry when some children can't do their math homework by hand. I always compare it with doing well, and those children who don't do well will always get lost. Later, I changed my method. In math activities or art activities, I always encourage those children who can't achieve my expected results, and the results are really different. Once, my anger brought them fear? Now, I can be so peaceful because I finally understand that it is better to give students encouragement and trust than to be angry with them. As Mr. Rafe said, "We should face problems with a positive attitude and patience and build instant and lasting trust beyond fear."
2. Measure a student's progress by his past performance. "Never compare one student's performance with another, but measure his progress by his own past performance." Perhaps this sentence is more valuable to parents who always say to their children "Look at someone much better than you" but actually hurt their children invisibly.
The wrong teammates need our support, not ridicule. "I let them know that it is contradictory to yell at a teammate who has dropped the ball: yelling is usually because he wants to win, but humiliating his teammate will only make it easier for the' wrongdoer' to make mistakes-he will get up and don't know how to play. Students in classroom 56 understand that it is not only the right thing but also a wise choice to be kind to players with problems. " Be kind to your teammates. That's what Mr Rafe wants to tell you. However, I think this is also a sign of trust-in such an environment without ridicule and complaints, every child is not worried about making mistakes, because they know that even if they make mistakes, they will be forgiven and get the best help. I like this paragraph, because I think not only teammates need kindness, but also children, parents and friends need our kindness! In this way, trust and warmth will spread between us.
Students should learn to practice for themselves, not for teachers. "No matter what skills children need to master, they must first learn to practice by themselves without the teacher's company and guidance."
Some children do well in kindergarten. They eat, dress and do their own things, but at home, things are littered and they have to be fed. Are our children learning to do things for teachers? Our teacher should cultivate students' good habit of independence, so that students can study and do things efficiently in any state.
5. Delayed enjoyment. "No.56 classroom teaches children a truth: most people who scrimp and save are better off financially than those who spend money for immediate pleasure." "The best things will be reserved for those who know how to wait." Teacher Rafe integrated economic education into the classroom, and the children exchanged their own efforts for simulated money, simulated savings and participated in simulated auctions. Gradually, children know how to keep a balance between play and hard work, because they understand that today's hard work will open another door for them and lead to a better tomorrow. Do our children understand this? Of course, few people understand. Because our children eat, drink, and be merry in time, and will never stop until they reach their goals. They have no chance to experience the true meaning of delayed enjoyment from this system that simulates social and economic laws.
6. What do you mean by wasting 2-3 minutes every day? "If you waste 2-3 minutes every day, you will waste 200-300 minutes in a semester, that is, five or six hours!" This is the most warning sentence for me! I am a procrastinator. I always waste a minute or two on trifles when I enter the classroom, thinking that there is nothing. However, now the time after class is completely returned to the students, which requires that the classroom efficiency must be improved! Don't waste 2 minutes every day! Every little makes a mickle! Thank you, Mr. Rafe, for giving me a "head-on blow"!
Finish reading this book; Gain a lot. Wandering in Mr. Rafe's "Classroom 56", I am as obsessed with this ideal "educational country" as Mr. Rafe's students.