Second, respect children and affirm them. In early childhood education in the United States, adults believe that children should receive the same equality and respect as adults. If children can call their elders by their first names, adults will also address children as Mr. or Ms. with great respect. Through these simple details, children can feel this equality. In addition, when going out to be a guest, if the host takes out something for the child to eat, adults will not decide whether to "want" or "don't want" for the child like China's parents, nor will they reprimand the child when he says he wants to eat, and let the child make his own decision. In carrying out various game activities, teachers respect children's choice of game materials and operation methods, pay attention to creating a relaxed and pleasant game atmosphere for children, protect children's enthusiasm for games, appreciate children's different views and ideas, not only fully accept them, but also praise children's reasonable imagination and unique design. In America, parents will never be stingy with their children's praise. As long as their children get a little achievement, parents will praise them greatly.
Third, pay attention to the independence of children in public places in the United States, you can often witness such a scene: a child tripped and cried on the ground, while the mother standing not far away was not in a hurry. They didn't go up to help the baby up like China's parents, and then wiped his tears while hugging him. Sometimes they even said exaggerated words and made some false moves. American parents just watch their children get up quietly. Compared with preschool education in China, preschool education in the United States pays more attention to the cultivation of children's independent personality. In the United States, children are regarded as an independent individual, and children will always encounter difficulties and setbacks in the process of growing up. Parents can't always be with their children to take care of them, so Americans attach great importance to cultivating their children's independent personality from an early age and solving their own problems.
Fourth, pay attention to the vertical development of children. American education pays attention to the cultivation of process and ability, especially to the cultivation of children's imagination and creativity. They believe that everything is participation, and the knowledge, feelings and development ability that children learn in various activities are the most important. Preschool teachers in the United States will try to avoid evaluating children, neither praising nor criticizing them, because they know that criticizing one child will stimulate him, and praising one child will stimulate other children. Therefore, kindergartens in the United States don't have any report cards or report cards, but there will be study reports. The main purpose is to let parents know their children's learning progress in kindergartens and see what needs to be strengthened and what needs attention after attending primary school.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Diversified education in kindergarten Multicultural education originated in the United States and is a basic concept of modern education in the United States. In American kindergartens, there are many children from different countries and nationalities, so the American preschool education circle emphasizes that children should not only learn their own traditional culture, but also accept other cultures. In curriculum design, American children think that the object of multicultural education is all children, and the curriculum should consider each child's interests and experiences, and reflect each child's family background and language and culture. The content of the course is not centered on a certain culture, but embraces various cultures and appears in the form of thematic activities. A number of small theme activities constitute a complete theme system, and each theme activity will involve the physical geography, cultural landscape and traditional culture of different countries and races, so as to guide children to achieve mutual understanding, acceptance and respect in the process of understanding these different cultures.