流行病期间，我是如何与孩子一起度过的

流行病期间，我是如何与孩子一起度过的

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状病毒春假后，我丈夫想要讨论我们应该教我们4岁的儿子什么。

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

“也许我们应该提高他的数学能力，”他的父亲建议道，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.

我的眼睛睁得大大的，因为我想象着自己坐下来，拿着一本数学练习册，试图教我的超有活力的孩子。我很感激我丈夫对我的信任，但现实点吧。这是不可能的。

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

“亲爱的，你喜欢在家里做什么，你可以教他?”我问他。

He looked at me quizzically.

他疑惑地看着我。

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

“我喜欢写作、地理、园艺、摄影、绘画和瑜伽，”我笑着对他说。

"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."

“这些都是我将在家里进行的课程。我们还将学习洗衣折叠，整理和清洁。欢迎你加入。”

Preschool before the pandemic

流行病前的学龄前教育

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，我的小家伙从早上9点到下午1点都在学校。他和其他学龄前儿童会选择参加艺术、写作或建筑项目。

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.

每周都有不同的话题。一周是关于太空和行星的，另一周是关于善良和体贴的，还有配套的活动。教师也阅读与主题相关的书籍。这些学龄前儿童学习科学、社交技巧、网球和创造性运动。所有这些，以及数学类型的活动，排序和项目，旨在提高他们的精细运动技能。

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

日子也充满了玩耍。这是他第一年每周上五天课。他喜欢它。

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.

作为一名记者和顾问，我教授商业领袖和应急人员如何在危机情况下与媒体互动。我每周20个小时的独处时间是无价的，尤其是因为我丈夫工作时间很长，经常在晚上7点到家。

Overworking from home

在家超负荷工作

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.

现在的父母需要考虑他们的理智，因为许多人压力大，工作过度，压力大到极限。许多人因工作太多或缺乏工作(以及找工作)而感到焦虑。现在我们要扮演家庭教师的角色。

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.

别误会我。没有什么比教育更重要的了，尤其是对像海绵一样的小孩子来说，教育在不同的时间以不同的形式出现。

My kid's school went online

我孩子的学校转线上教育

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

几天后，我们不得不在家里待着，我儿子的学前班开始行动了。

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.

这位音乐总监每天都在Facebook上弹吉他唱歌，老师们在早上8点前发送电子邮件，提出有趣的活动建议，一些老师在网上给全班同学读书，我儿子的老师们则通过FaceTime给我们打电话，并通过邮件给我们写信。

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.

我的儿子参与了几个星期在线学习，因为这是一件令人兴奋的新事情。但最终，没有什么能替代训练有素的幼儿教育老师把我们的孩子带到社区一起教他们。