流行病期間，我是如何與孩子一起度過(guò)的

流行病期間，我是如何與孩子一起度過(guò)的

Three weeks into our extended coronavirus spring break at home, my husband wanted to discuss what we should be teaching our 4-year-old son.

在家里放了三周的冠狀病毒春假后，我丈夫想要討論我們應(yīng)該教我們4歲的兒子什么。

"Maybe we should be working on his math skills," suggested his dad, who usually works outside the home.

“也許我們應(yīng)該提高他的數(shù)學(xué)能力，”他的父親建議道，他通常在外工作。

My eyes grew wide as I envisioned myself sitting down with a math workbook attempting to teach my super-energetic child. I appreciate my husband's confidence in me, but let's be real. There was no way that was happening.

我的眼睛睜得大大的，因?yàn)槲蚁胂笾约鹤聛?lái)，拿著一本數(shù)學(xué)練習(xí)冊(cè)，試圖教我的超有活力的孩子。我很感激我丈夫?qū)ξ业男湃?，但現(xiàn)實(shí)點(diǎn)吧。這是不可能的。

"Honey, what do you like to do in the house that you can teach him?" I asked him.

“親愛(ài)的，你喜歡在家里做什么，你可以教他?”我問(wèn)他。

He looked at me quizzically.

他疑惑地看著我。

"I like writing, geography, gardening, photography, painting and yoga," I told him, grinning.

“我喜歡寫作、地理、園藝、攝影、繪畫(huà)和瑜伽，”我笑著對(duì)他說(shuō)。

"Those are the classes I will be conducting around our home. We will also be learning laundry folding, organizing and cleaning. You are welcome to join."

“這些都是我將在家里進(jìn)行的課程。我們還將學(xué)習(xí)洗衣折疊，整理和清潔。歡迎你加入。”

Preschool before the pandemic

流行病前的學(xué)齡前教育

Prior to the pandemic, my little guy was in school from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. He and his fellow preschoolers would choose to engage in an art, writing or building project.

在流行病之前，我的小家伙從早上9點(diǎn)到下午1點(diǎn)都在學(xué)校。他和其他學(xué)齡前兒童會(huì)選擇參加藝術(shù)、寫作或建筑項(xiàng)目。

Every week had a different topic. One week it was space and the planets, another it was on being kind and thoughtful, with matching activities. Teachers also read books related to the theme. These preschoolers were taught science, socializations skills, tennis and creative movement. All this as well as math-type activities, sequencing and projects designed to enhance their fine motor skills.

每周都有不同的話題。一周是關(guān)于太空和行星的，另一周是關(guān)于善良和體貼的，還有配套的活動(dòng)。教師也閱讀與主題相關(guān)的書(shū)籍。這些學(xué)齡前兒童學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)、社交技巧、網(wǎng)球和創(chuàng)造性運(yùn)動(dòng)。所有這些，以及數(shù)學(xué)類型的活動(dòng)，排序和項(xiàng)目，旨在提高他們的精細(xì)運(yùn)動(dòng)技能。

Days were packed with playing, too. It was his first year attending school five days a week. He loved it.

日子也充滿了玩耍。這是他第一年每周上五天課。他喜歡它。

I work as a journalist and a consultant teaching business leaders and first responders how to interact with the media in crisis situations. My 20 hours a week to myself were invaluable, especially because my husband worked long hours and would often arrive home at 7 p.m.

作為一名記者和顧問(wèn)，我教授商業(yè)領(lǐng)袖和應(yīng)急人員如何在危機(jī)情況下與媒體互動(dòng)。我每周20個(gè)小時(shí)的獨(dú)處時(shí)間是無(wú)價(jià)的，尤其是因?yàn)槲艺煞蚬ぷ鲿r(shí)間很長(zhǎng)，經(jīng)常在晚上7點(diǎn)到家。

Overworking from home

在家超負(fù)荷工作

That was before the pandemic.

那是在流行病之前。

These days parents need to consider their sanity since many are stressed out, overworked and stretched to their limits. Many are suffering from anxiety from either too much work, or lack of work (and looking for work). And now we're expected to play the role of homeschooling instructor.

現(xiàn)在的父母需要考慮他們的理智，因?yàn)樵S多人壓力大，工作過(guò)度，壓力大到極限。許多人因工作太多或缺乏工作(以及找工作)而感到焦慮。現(xiàn)在我們要扮演家庭教師的角色。

Don't get me wrong. There is nothing more important than education, especially for little kids who are sponges, but it can come in different forms at different times.

別誤會(huì)我。沒(méi)有什么比教育更重要的了，尤其是對(duì)像海綿一樣的小孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，教育在不同的時(shí)間以不同的形式出現(xiàn)。

My kid's school went online

我孩子的學(xué)校轉(zhuǎn)線上教育

A few days after we had to shelter in place at home, my son's preschool jumped into action.

幾天后，我們不得不在家里待著，我兒子的學(xué)前班開(kāi)始行動(dòng)了。

The music director was on Facebook Live daily singing with his guitar, teachers were sending out emails before 8 a.m. with fun activity suggestions, some were reading books to the class online and my son's teachers did individual FaceTime calls and sent us letters in the mail.

這位音樂(lè)總監(jiān)每天都在Facebook上彈吉他唱歌，老師們?cè)谠缟?點(diǎn)前發(fā)送電子郵件，提出有趣的活動(dòng)建議，一些老師在網(wǎng)上給全班同學(xué)讀書(shū)，我兒子的老師們則通過(guò)FaceTime給我們打電話，并通過(guò)郵件給我們寫信。

Online learning kept my son engaged for a couple weeks since it was something exciting and new. But in the end, there's no substitute for well-trained early childhood education teachers bringing our little kids together in community to teach them.

我的兒子參與了幾個(gè)星期在線學(xué)習(xí)，因?yàn)檫@是一件令人興奮的新事情。但最終，沒(méi)有什么能替代訓(xùn)練有素的幼兒教育老師把我們的孩子帶到社區(qū)一起教他們。