Isn’t it necessary for children to learn English? Smart parents would never do this

At this year’s National Two Sessions, Mr. Li Guangyu, a representative of the National People’s Congress and chairman of the board of directors of China Yuhua Education Group, suggested that “the college entrance examination cancel the English subject and change the compulsory English course for primary and secondary school students into an elective course.” The reason is that students spend more time on English Too much time is spent studying; the cost of learning English is huge; college entrance examination-oriented English learning leads to a serious waste of resources. Many parents agreed with this and applauded it. I don\’t think so. In most people\’s memories, learning English is a boring and painful thing. The same is true for me. After studying for more than ten years, I am still mute in English. After graduating from college, I have almost never used English again. If you don’t apply English, you won’t be able to feel the benefits of English. Therefore, you won’t realize the importance of English learning, and you will be even more resistant to learning English. This is how a vicious cycle is created. It was not until I had children that I began to pay attention to parent-child reading and parent-child education, and gradually realized how important learning English well is to broaden my own and my children\’s horizons and make them fall in love with learning. There is a sentence in \”English Enlightenment You Can\’t Miss\” by Anne Huahua that particularly touched me: The important thing about parent-child reading is not what to read, nor how many words and syntax they learn, but to make the children like English books and have the desire to learn through reading. Learn about the outside world. This motivation will not only promote children\’s English learning, but also provide children with a broad vision, and vision often determines a child\’s future height more than knowledge. Why can learning English provide children with a broad perspective? Let’s look at a set of data first. According to Wikipedia statistics, as of March 2017, the ranking of languages ​​used for online content is as follows: Although, judging from the number of users, the most popular language is Chinese, there are many, many good things in the world. , such as movies, materials, documents, books, etc., all written in English. If you don\’t learn English well, you won\’t be able to access these cutting-edge materials, and you will miss a lot of the latest knowledge and information. Maybe some people will say, it doesn’t matter, we have a translator! However, not to mention whether the translation is timely, even if you see the translation, you may give up studying because the translation is unprofessional and makes you feel obscure. Furthermore, some English books have lost their original charm after being translated into Chinese. Take this picture book \”Goodnight, Moon\” as an example: before going to bed, the little rabbit said to the objects in the room in turn: Good night, room, good night, moon. , Good night to the cow jumping over the moon, Good night to the desk lamp, Good night to the red balloon, Good night to the baby bear, Good night to the little chair, Good night to the kitten, Good night to the gloves, Good night to the desk clock, Good night to the socks… Doesn’t Chinese look very verbose? In fact, the full text in English rhymes very well: Goodnight room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon. Goodnight light, and the red balloon. Goodnight bears, Goodnight chairs. Goodnight kittens, Goodnight mittens.Goodnight clocks, Goodnight socks.Goodnight little house, and Goodnight mouse… Maybe some people find it strange that cow jumping over the moon is actually a very famous nursery rhyme in English-speaking countries. Hey Scenes from Diddle Diddle: Hey,diddle,diddle,The cat and the fiddle,The cow jumped over the moon.The lillte dog laughed,To see such fun,And the dish ran away with the spoon. Many picture books imply this The content of songs such as \”My Dad\” by Anthony Brown and \”The Three Little Pigs\” by David Wisner: Illustrations for \”My Dad\” by Anthony Brown Illustrations for \”The Three Little Pigs\” by David Wisner If you don’t understand English, wouldn’t it be a lot less fun to read this kind of translated Chinese picture book? Learning English well not only allows us to obtain first-hand and latest knowledge and information, but also brings us a lot of opportunities and wealth, giving us more choices in life. For example, Li Xiaolai, the former New Oriental English teacher and the richest man in Bitcoin, used his English advantage to study Bitcoin carefully when Bitcoin first came out. After confirming its safety and investability, he never He hesitantly used the first pot of gold he earned from writing a book to buy a large number of Bitcoins at ultra-low prices. Later, when others were selling them, he continued to buy them at low prices, and eventually became a billionaire. Another example is the overseas shopping purchasing agent that emerged in the past few years. They use their English advantage to purchase overseas products for some domestic people who do not understand English and obtain the price difference. And there are countless examples around us. Students who are good at English will have an advantage in finding a job. For example, I have a friend who graduated from Sanben University, but because of his good English, he entered a well-known foreign company, and his annual salary is now several times ours. Therefore, rational parents will never be swayed by remarks that weaken English learning. It is the best way to seize the sensitive period of children\’s language learning and start English enlightenment for their children as early as possible! In fact, as long as you master the correct English enlightenment methods, learning English is definitely an easy and happy thing for children!