Four-year-old dolls learn MBA, three-year-old children play American football, 1 year-old babies practice yoga ... In recent years, various "elite education for young children" have quietly emerged in Guangzhou. In order to cultivate "little CEO", "little gentleman" and "little lady", parents do not hesitate to spend a lot of money.
A few days ago, an early education research report by MBA students from Lingnan College of Sun Yat-sen University showed that 83% of white-collar families with children aged 3-6 expressed interest in the course of "elite early childhood education". In this regard, experts pointed out that the effect of this kind of early childhood education is still unknown. The so-called "quality education" is difficult to define. Parents should choose rationally and don't blindly follow the trend.
Survey: "elite education" 10,000 to 20,000.
In recent years, "foreign products" such as children's golf, children's yoga, children's American football and children's Japanese baseball have gradually entered the field of preschool education and early education in China. In the interview, the reporter found that these foreign-style "elite education for young children" are mostly associated with "high prices".
A few days ago, Lingnan College of Tianzhong Mountain University was studying MBA on "Baby MBA, is it a dream or a blessing?" According to the research report of Early MBA/ Mini MBA, due to the huge market potential, the price of courses in the market is between 1 10,000 yuan and 20,000 yuan. According to the report, 47% of the respondents think the price is too high. 35% people think it is invalid, and 8% people think that early education institutions can't replace parents' education.
"A 3-year-old doll's MBA course is more expensive than a 30-year-old white-collar worker. Not worth it! " In the interview, a white-collar Mr. Qiu, who just learned about this course, couldn't help but sigh: "My MBA is more than 30,000 a year, but now the doll MBA early education course costs 10,000 to 20,000 a year, only three hours a week. According to the class hours, this doll MBA course is several times more expensive than my MBA course. Not worth it! "
Despite the high price, parents who vowed not to let their children lose at the starting line are still rushing. The reporter's investigation found that "EMBA" has formed a "craze" in Guangzhou. In addition to the children of foreigners such as the United States, Canada, Japan and South Korea, local small international students also account for a considerable proportion.
Parents believe that through EMBA courses, children can cultivate good temperament and demeanor from an early age. Secondly, the initiative and creative cultivation of "little CEO" helps children "solve problems and cope with different environments". "As long as economic conditions permit, children should be exposed to new things early." A parent said.
Direct hit: 4-year-old children read "MBA"
"Why are the South Pole and the North Pole white on the world map?" "So what do green and brown represent?" A few days ago, the early education institution "EarlyMBA" (hereinafter referred to as "EMBA") in Tianhe District of Guangzhou was packed. Under the guidance of two teachers, the children of 16 started the second class of "Earth Science". As soon as the teacher asked questions, the children immediately scrambled to raise their small hands, and the atmosphere in the small classroom with the world map as the carpet was extremely active.
It is understood that "EMBA" courses involve economics, creativity, communication, goals and life experiences, creative literature and so on. * * * There are 12 courses. If you teach once a week, it will take two years to complete all the courses, and it will cost more than 20 thousand yuan. "This preschool education program, which originated in the United States, specializes in enrolling baby students aged 3 to 6," said the staff of the organization.
"Many parents frown at the name of the course, and it sounds impossible for children aged three or four to learn' economics'." According to the analysis of the staff, they let the children set up a "monster company", make monster toys, design advertisements to sell toys, and "abstract economic concepts such as trading, supply and demand, income and expenditure have entered the children's field of vision".
The staff said that children's "EMBA" is a supplement to traditional early childhood education. All courses focus on the cultivation of children's abilities, such as leadership, collaboration and global vision. Therefore, the educational concept is the same as that of the adult EMBA: "We hope to train our children to be a small CEO and a future leader."
Expert: it is difficult to succeed if you pull out the seedlings and encourage them.
Some education experts believe that more and more "elite preschool education" reflects parents' earnest expectations for their children: I hope that through early education, children will take the lead in future competition and get ahead. This beautiful wish and original intention is understandable. "However, overemphasizing the' elite consciousness' and instilling the concept of adult society in children in advance is not good for their growth." An expert in preschool education at South China Normal University said worriedly, "Spending a lot of money may not necessarily cultivate future elites."
As the authority of MBA education, Professor Zhang from Lingnan MBA Center of Sun Yat-sen University gave an example: "From the growth of everyone, it is not difficult to find that leaders like the monitor of a class are often not middle-aged students in the class. It can be seen that some abilities, especially leadership, should be cultivated slowly with age. Pulling out the seedlings can only make achievements in the short term, but it is difficult to achieve real success in life. "
"Parents' desire for success is completely understandable, and early childhood education cannot be' let go'. "Feng Dequan, an early education expert, said that early childhood is a critical period for the formation of children's personality, and it is especially necessary to advocate harmonious education so that children can grow up naturally and happily. She believes that parents and relevant educational institutions should pay attention to cultivating children's "civilian consciousness" and "mass consciousness" and face people and things around them with a broad mind, instead of positioning themselves as "elites" prematurely. For children aged 0 to 6, learning is better than not learning well, and learning happily is better than not learning happily.