When children start school for the first time, parents often feel a sense of excitement coupled with a touch of sadness at the end of an era. This is the start of a new adventure for children playing and interacting with new friends, sharing, taking turns and settling into a new routine. It is also a time when their inborn curiosity is nurtured, as they begin to explore the world beyond their home.
But of course, this is not the start of a child's education, which in fact began at birth. Back then, parents would have been their child's most influential teachers.
A child's brain develops rapidly during these early years, and their natural curiosity drives them to absorb information like a sponge. During a child's first year in school, much time will be spent learning to read, and he needs to know that this is fun and worthwhile.
A child will naturally copy his parents, so it is important that parents are seen reading and enjoying books, newspapers and magazines rather than just absorbed in screens. This not only supports their academic growth but also helps them develop a lifelong love for learning.
Ultimately, an excellent education should be a close partnership between parents and teachers.
Irrespective of the quality of a school, a child's home life is of key importance, It is the determining factor of their academic success. A child may have started on a new journey, but his parents' work is far from finished, Grown-up guidance and support remain crucial as children navigate their educational path.
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When children start school for the first time, parents often feel a sense of excitement coupled with a touch of sadness at the end of an era.
当孩子第一次上学时，家长常常感到既兴奋又略带伤感，因为一个阶段的生活结束了。
This is the start of a new adventure for children playing and interacting with new friends, sharing, taking turns and settling into a new routine.
这对孩子来说是一段新的冒险旅程，他们将和新朋友一起玩耍、互动、学会分享、轮流，并适应新的日常生活。
It is also a time when their inborn curiosity is nurtured, as they begin to explore the world beyond their home.
这也是激发他们天生好奇心的时候，因为他们开始探索家庭之外的世界。
But of course, this is not the start of a child's education, which in fact began at birth.
当然，这并不是孩子教育的开始，实际上教育从出生那一刻就已经开始了。
Back then, parents would have been their child's most influential teachers.
那时，父母就是孩子最有影响力的老师。
A child's brain develops rapidly during these early years, and their natural curiosity drives them to absorb information like a sponge.
在早期几年中，孩子的大脑发展迅速，他们的天生好奇心驱使他们像海绵一样吸收信息。
During a child's first year in school, much time will be spent learning to read, and he needs to know that this is fun and worthwhile.
孩子在入学的第一年将花很多时间学习阅读，他需要知道这是一件有趣而有意义的事情。
A child will naturally copy his parents, so it is important that parents are seen reading and enjoying books, newspapers and magazines rather than just absorbed in screens.
孩子会自然模仿父母，因此家长应该让孩子看到他们在读书、阅读报纸和杂志，而不是只是盯着屏幕看。
This not only supports their academic growth but also helps them develop a lifelong love for learning.
这不仅有助于孩子的学业成长，也能帮助他们培养终身热爱学习的态度。
Ultimately, an excellent education should be a close partnership between parents and teachers.
最终，优质的教育应该是父母与教师之间紧密合作的结果。
Irrespective of the quality of a school, a child's home life is of key importance,
无论学校的质量如何，孩子的家庭生活都是至关重要的，
It is the determining factor of their academic success.
它是决定孩子学业成功的关键因素。
A child may have started on a new journey, but his parents' work is far from finished,
孩子也许已经踏上了一段新的旅程，但父母的责任还远未结束，
Grown-up guidance and support remain crucial as children navigate their educational path.
在孩子探索教育道路的过程中，成年人的引导与支持仍然至关重要。