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					<description><![CDATA[I just spent the past 48 hours frantically taking photos, developing them and gluing them onto a journal that I had to write with my 4-year-old son and Buddy Bear.  [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--:en--><a href="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/four-kids-camping.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1692 alignright" style="margin: 10px;" alt="- four kids camping" src="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/four-kids-camping-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a>I just spent the past 48 hours frantically taking photos, developing them and gluing them onto a journal that I had to write with my 4-year-old son and Buddy Bear.  I was able to capture my son and Buddy Bear playing basketball and soccer and eating dinner.  You see, Bubby Bear obviously isn’t real.  He is a stuffed animal that is passed around to preschool children so that children can take care of him (Buddy has 5 different outfits!) and write about their time together.  When we were done, we worked on my kindergartener’s homework, which was to go around the house and look for objects that looked like a sphere, a cylinder, and a pyramid.  I turned it into a race to see who could find the most objects.</p>
<p>As you can see, early education in America loves proactive learning and creativity.  Most preschools and elementary schools seem less concerned about memorizing facts and are more concerned with encouraging students to think for themselves, express their opinions, and develop confidence.  In fact, most American preschools don’t like to teach children to read because according to my son’s preschool director, “There is plenty of time for that later.  Children should play.”  I cannot say how this compares to Korean education because I left Korea as a 2<sup>nd</sup> grader 35 years ago.  I will just describe how children learn in America in the top public school districts and private schools in the New York area, and you can judge for yourself.</p>
<p>In addition to Buddy Bear and myriad art projects, my 4-year-old participates in Show and Tell every Friday.  Children must each bring an item that is relevant to what the child learned that week and do a quick presentation about the item.  My gregarious 6-year-old loved it when he was in preschool; my shy 4-year-old abhors it; and I approve of it because it will teach my sons to express themselves articulately.  This type of active, participatory learning extends into kindergarten, elementary school and continues through middle school and high school.  <a href="http://www.ccsd.ws/videos.cfm?vID=5897">According to these videos</a>, children in kindergarten sit around in a circle and are asked to agree or disagree with each other’s viewpoints about a book.  In 2<sup>nd</sup> grade, children pair up and work collaboratively to analyze the books they have just read and to dissect them critically.  In 7<sup>th</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup> grade science class, they experiment in a virtual ecosystem to solve a mystery as to why fish are dying in that habitat.  Even in 12<sup>th</sup> grade writing class, students work collaboratively by critiquing each other’s writing and helping each other write better.  Whether it be in kindergarten or 12<sup>th</sup> grade, no one seems to be offended when others disagree or critique each other because they are taught that each person’s opinion is valuable and they understand the importance of working collaboratively, disagreements and all.</p>
<p>Similarly, every year, a prestigious Ivy Preparatory School nearby runs a post office throughout the lower school so that children can write letters to one another, pay a penny for postage, and have the kindergartners process and deliver the mail for a week.  It also holds a biannual World Day in which the school sets up fake passports, security machines, and suitcases, and the kids &#8220;travel&#8221; to host countries around the world (a booth, really) to speak to parents who are from those countries as well as eat their ethnic foods and participate in their cultural dances.</p>
<p>Even outside of school, proactive involvement is highly encouraged in America.  Children are awarded participation medals just for participating in sports or programs.  Sports are highly encouraged because they are seen to build camaraderie, teamwork and competitive spirit in a safe environment.  Children also actively participate in fundraising for events such as bike-a-thons and swim-a-thons in which children ask adults to pledge a certain amount of money for charity in exchange for the children’s participation in the event.  I once pledged a $1 for every lap my nephew could swim and he swam 200 laps!  I also routinely have children come to my front door asking me to buy Girl Scout cookies or chocolate bars in order to raise money for a cause.  I also witnessed my neighbor’s daughter selling lemonade in her front yard with a sign “$1 for a glass of cool, refreshing, freshly squeezed lemonade.”</p>
<p>Even in social settings, children’s participation is highly encouraged.  Many times, when I ask American parents the name or the age of their children, they tell me to ask the children directly and call them over.  This has never happened with Asian parents.  American people in general also don’t understand false modesty.  If I compliment someone’s kid, the parent would simply respond, “Yes, isn’t he great?  He is such a great kid.”  In fact, they would interpret false modesty as being negative and would think you are overly critical of your child if you express anything less than outright enthusiasm for your child’s abilities.</p>
<p>Now, this is the million-dollar question – how does all this promote creativity and confidence?  These play-based activities commonly found in American schools encourage children to develop original ideas and find their passions by exposing them to a variety of interesting areas for kids to explore.  According to <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Never-Used-Flashcards-Learn-ebook/dp/B00A3HR3GO">Einstein Never Used Flashcards</a></i>, children develop their creativity when they are left alone to play, and this type of learning is far more educational than memorizing.  Dr. Grob-Zakhary, the CEO of Lego Foundation, agrees: “Play allows us to test our capabilities, as all forms of learning should.  It stimulates children’s learning abilities by fostering creativity, building critical thinking, sparking intellectual curiosity, and facilitating learning by doing.”  Similarly, <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2011/03/why_preschool_shouldnt_be_like_school.html">one study conducted at MIT </a>found that preschoolers learned more about the hidden features of a toy when left alone to play with the toy than when a teacher gave instructions about features they may find.  The conclusion was that direct instruction may be an effective way to get children to learn something specific but it also makes children less likely to discover unexpected information and reach creative conclusion.  <a href="http://tip.duke.edu/node/819">Professor Bonnie Cramond, a professor of gifted and creative education at the University of Georgia, explained</a>, “Parents can best recognize creative talent by giving their children opportunities to explore many realms of expression and noting their interests and abilities. <i>Indeed, motivation in childhood is probably a better predictor of adult talent than ability.</i> Abilities develop over time, but the tenacity to pursue an area of interest usually shows up early.” (<i>emphasis added</i>)  This philosophy of letting children pursue their own passions is supported by the biographies of great creative minds like Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison.  They all possessed the traits to be creative geniuses: “openness to ideas, curiosity, persistence, originality, intellectual risk-taking, metaphorical thinking, originality and thrill seeking.”  They were highly motivated as children, not academically so, but in the single-mindedness of their interests.  Ed Zuckerberg, the father of the founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/zuckerberg-family-2012-5">said that he and his wife had no magic formula in child rearing</a> but eloquently added: “The best I can say is that as parents, you can engineer the life you want your kids to have, but it may not be the life they want to have. You have to encourage them to pursue their passions. And you have to spend more time on them than you spend on anything else.”</p>
<p>Additionally, American schools foster creativity by allowing children to express themselves freely and to appreciate dissenting opinions.  Creativity is defined as the use of original ideas to create something new.  By definition, creativity must focus on individualism because original ideas spring from individuals.  A society that is collective and conforming suppresses creativity.  In contrast, encouraging children to feel confident enough to express themselves despite the risk of criticism or failure promotes innovation.  After all, what is the usefulness of an original idea if they are not expressed?  <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity?language=en#t-333909">Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson noted</a>, “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything creative.” Thus, confidence is a huge factor in creativity.  This may explain why countries like the U.S, Israel and Sweden with children who are the most confident, despite their poor performance in PISA assessments, have the highest venture capital investments.  Conversely, Asian countries with high international assessment scores on TIMSS and PISA <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-stem-wont-make-us-successful/2015/03/26/5f4604f2-d2a5-11e4-ab77-9646eea6a4c7_story.html">are the most unconfident in the world</a>.  In fact, there is a <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://zhaolearning.com/2012/06/06/test-scores-vs-entrepreneurship-pisa-timss-and-confidence/">direct negative correlation</a></span> between PISA scores and confidence in entrepreneurship.  What this demonstrates is that the more competent you are, the less confident you are in your ability to start a business.  Perhaps this is just another way of saying too much emphasis on test preparation and studying kills creativity and confidence and, consequently, entrepreneurship.</p>
<p>In the words of Einstein: “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”  We must remember not to kill our children’s dreams by excessive studying and obsessing over test results.  Instead, we can help our children want to pursue excellence on their own by helping them find an outlet for their creative self-expression.  Encourage them to read, write, draw and express themselves.  The best thing we can do as parents is to encourage our children to find their dreams.<!--:--><!--:KO--><a href="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/four-kids-camping.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1692 alignright" style="margin: 10px;" alt="- four kids camping" src="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/four-kids-camping-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a>필자는 네 살 난 아들과 버디 베어(Buddy Bear)와 함께 사진을 찍고 출력해 일기장에 붙이며 정신 없이 지난 48 시간을 보냈다. 아들과 버디 베어가 농구와 축구를 하고 저녁 식사를 하는 모습을 담았다. 이미 예상했겠지만 버디 베어는 진짜 곰이 아니라 유아원에서 아이들이 돌아가며 돌보면서 함께 보낸 시간들에 대해 일기를 쓰도록 나눠 준 곰 인형이다. 이 일기를 마치고 나서, 필자는 집 안을 돌아다니며 구, 원통, 피라미드 형태의 사물을 찾는 유치원생 아들의 숙제를 함께 도왔다. 아이들이 보다 흥미를 느낄 수 있도록 누가 가장 많은 사물을 찾을 수 있는지 게임을 하자고 제안하기도 했다.</p>
<p>이처럼 미국의 조기 교육은 자기 주도적이며 능동적인 학습과 창조성을 중요하게 생각한다. 대부분의 유치원 및 초등학교들은 암기식 교육이 아니라 학생들 스스로 생각하고 그들의 의견을 자신 있게 말할 수 있는 교육에 중점을 두고 있다. 사실, 이것이 많은 유아원들이 읽기 기술을 가르치는데 시간을 많이 할애하지 않는 이유이기도 하다.  필자의 아들의 유아원 원장은 “읽기 기술을 깨우칠 시간은 앞으로도 많다.  어린이들에게는 놀이가 무엇보다 중요하다.” 라고 말한다. 이미 35 년 전 초등학교 2 학년 때 한국에서 미국으로 이민을 온 필자가 한국과 미국의 교육을 비교하기 보다는,  직간접적으로 경험한 뉴욕의 명문 공립 및 사립 학교의 어린이들이 어떤 교육을 받는지를 공유함으로써 창조 인재 양성에 관심이 있는 많은 독자들에게 도움이 되고자 한다. </p>
<p>네 살 난 아들은 버디 베어 및 수많은 아트 프로젝트들과 더불어 매주 금요일에는 쇼 앤 텔(Show and Tell)에 참여한다. 어린이들은 그 주에 배운 주제와 관련된 자신의 물건을 가지고 와서 간단한 발표를 해야 한다. 사교적인 여섯 살 난 아들은 유아원 때 너무나도 좋아했던 활동이지만, 부끄러움을 많이 타는 네 살 난 아들은 매우 싫어하는 활동이다. 하지만, 아들들이 스스로를 표현하는 방법을 배울 수 있기에 참여하도록 했다.  이러한 적극적이며 참여적인 활동들은 유치원과 초등학교로 연장되고 중학교와 고등학교에서도 지속된다. </p>
<p>예를 들어, <a href="http://www.ccsd.ws/videos.cfm?vID=5897">유치원 아이들은 둥글게 둘러 앉</a>아 하나의 책에 대한 서로의 관점에 대해 동의하는지 혹은 동의하지 않는지에 대해 질문을 받게 된다. 2 학년이 되면, 소그룹 안에서 서로 협력하여 책에 대한 분석과 비평적 해석을 한다. 중학교 과학 시간에는 왜 물고기가 특정 서식지에서 죽는지에 관한 비밀을 풀기 위해 함께 가상 생태계 실험을 한다.  심지어 고등학교에서도 학생들은 서로의 글을 비평하고 더 나은 글을 쓸 수 있도록 서로 도우며 협력을 통해 배우게 된다. 유치원생이거나 고등학생 이거나 각자의 다른 의견을 가질 수 있다고 배워왔고 협력하며 배우는 것, 의견 차이까지 모두 중요하다는 것을 알고 있기 때문에 다른 사람이 동의하지 않거나 서로 비평하는 것에 대해 불편해하지 않는다. 미국에서는 학교 밖에서도 적극적인 활동을 장려한다. 특히, 스포츠는 안전한 환경 안에서 동료애, 단합 정신, 경쟁심 등을 기를 수 있기 때문에 매우 권장되고 있다. 또한, 어린이들 스스로 기금 마련을 위한 다양한 활동에 적극적으로 참여하며 직접 만든 레몬에이드, 쿠키 등을 판매하는 장면을 이웃에서 심심치 않게 볼 수 있다.</p>
<p>그렇다면 창조성과 자신감 증진을 위해 이 모든 것들이 어떤 영향을 주는 것일까?  물론, 대답하기 쉽지 않은 질문이다. 미국 학교들의 놀이에 중점 둔 활동들은 독창적 생각을 발전시키고 어린이들이 탐험할 수 있는 다양한 흥미로운 분야를 접할 수 있는 기회를 제공함으로써 그들 스스로 열정을 가질 수 있도록 돕는다. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Never-Used-Flashcards-Learn- ebook/dp/B00A3HR3GO">『아인슈타인은 플래시카드를 이용하지 않았다 (Einstein Never Used Flashcards)』</a>라는 책에 따르면 아이들은 혼자서 놀면서 자신의 창조성을 발전시키며 이렇게 배운 것들은 암기식 학습에 비해 훨씬 교육적이라고 한다. </p>
<p>레고 재단의 대표 그로브 재캐리(Grob-Zakhary) 박사는 “모든 형태의 학습이 그렇듯이 놀이는 우리의 능력을 시험해 볼 수 있는 기회를 제공한다. 놀이는 창조성을 개발하고, 비평적 사고를 구축하며, 지적 호기심을 자극하고, 행동하며 배우는 것을 도와줌으로써 어린이들의 학습 능력을 촉진시킨다.” 고 말한다. <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2011/03/why_preschool_shouldnt_be_like_school.html">매사추세츠공과대학교의 한 연구</a> 결과도 유아/유치부 어린이들의 경우 교사가 가르쳐 줄 때 보다 혼자서 놀면서 장난감의 숨겨진 특징들을 더 많이 알게 된다는 것을 밝혀냈다. 물론 직접적인 지시 교육이 어떤 특정한 것을 학습하는데 효과적이기는 하지만 예상하지 못한 정보를 발견하거나 창조적인 결론을 도출해내는 것을 기대하기는 어렵다는 것이다. </p>
<p><a href="http://tip.duke.edu/node/819">미국 조지아 대학교의 영재/창의 교육 교수 보니 크랜몬드(Bonnie Cramond)는 다음과 같이 설명한다</a>. “부모는 어린이들에게 다양한 영역의 표현 방법을 탐구할 수 있는 기회를 제공하고 그들의 관심과 능력에 주목함으로써 가장 효과적으로 창조적 재능을 발견할 수 있다. 실제로, 어린 시절의 동기부여는 어른이 되어 창조인재가 될 수 있을지 없을지를 예측하는데 있어서 능력보다 더 중요한 변수이다. 능력은 시간을 두고 개발할 수 있으나 관심 분야에 대한 집요함과 끈기는 대부분 조기에 나타난다. 어린이들이 스스로 열정을 추구할 수 있도록 하는 교육 철학의 중요성은 스티브 잡스, 알버트 아인슈타인, 토마스 에디슨 등 대단한 창조인재들의 삶을 통해서도 증명된 바 있다. 그들 모두 “새로운 생각에 대한 열린 태도, 호기심, 지속성, 독창성, 새로운 것을 배우는 것에 대한 도전 정신,  은유적 사고, 스릴 즐기기” 등 창조적 천재의 특성들을 지니고 있었다.  또한, 페이스북 설립자 마크 주크버그의 아버지인 에드 주크버그는 자녀 양육에 있어서 <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/zuckerberg-family-2012-5">어떠한 비결도 없다고</a> 얘기하면서 설득력 있게 다음과 같이 덧붙였다. “부모로서 당신이 주고 싶은 자녀의 인생을 설계할 수는 있지만 이것은 그들이 원하는 인생이 아닐 수도 있다는 것이 최고의 답변일 것이다. 그들 스스로의 열정을 추구하도록 용기를 북돋워 줘야 한다. 그리고 그 무엇보다 그것에 가장 많은 시간을 보내야 한다.”  이들 모두 어린 시절 상당히 높은 자발적 의지를 가지고 있었으며 학업 전반이 아닌 그들의 관심 분야에 성실하게 전념을 쏟았다. </p>
<p>추가적으로, 미국 학교들은 어린이들이 자신의 의견을 자유롭게 표현하고 반대의견을 환영함으로써 창조성을 촉진시킨다. 창조성은 새로운 것을 만들기 위해 독창적 생각을 활용하는 것으로 정의할 수 있을 것이다. 정의에 따르자면 창조성은 개성 존중에서 비롯된다. 왜냐하면, 독창적인 생각은 개인으로부터 나오기 때문이다. 단체나 집단을 강조하는 사회는 창조성을 저하시킬 수 있다. 반대로, 비판이나 실패를 두려워하지 않고 자신의 의견을 표현할 수 있는 자신감을 장려한다면 혁신을 촉발시킬 수 있다. 결국, 만약 표현되지 않는다면 독창적 생각이 무슨 소용이 있겠는가? 창조성 전문가 <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity?language=en#t-333909">켄 로빈슨</a> 경은 “언제든 실패할 준비가 되어 있지 않다면 창조적인 어떤 것도 절대 만들어 낼 수 없을 것이다.”라고 말한다.  </p>
<p>따라서, 자신감은 창조성에 있어서 매우 중요한 요인이다.  국제학업성취도평가(PISA) 성적은 좋지 않지만 어린이들의 높은 자신감으로 정평이 나있는 미국, 이스라엘, 스웨덴이 가장 큰 벤처 캐피탈 투자 규모를 자랑하는 이유가 여기에 있을 것이다. 반대로 아시아 국가들의 경우 높은 국제학업성취도평가 성적에도 불구하고 상대적으로 <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-stem-wont-make-us-
successful/2015/03/26/5f4604f2-d2a5-11e4-ab77-9646eea6a4c7_story.html">낮은 자신감 지수</a>를 보이고 있다.  사실, 기업가 정신에 있어서 국제학업성취도평가 순위와 자신감은 정반대의 <a href=" http://zhaolearning.com/2012/06/06/test-scores-vs-entrepreneurship-pisa-timss-and-
confidence">상관관계</a>를 보인다.  능숙해 질수록 사업을 시작할 역량에 대한 자신감은 줄어든다. 아마도 시험 준비나 학습에 대한 과도한 집중이 창조성과 자신감 그리고 결국 기업가 정신 하락의원인이라도 말할 수도 있을 것이다.  그럼에도 불구하고 한국은 <a href="http://thegedi.org/research/gedi-index">글로벌 기업가정신 지수 (Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute Index) 에 따르면 33 위를 차지하고 있다</a>.  하지만 필자는 한국이 더 높은 순위에 오를 수 있을 것이라 믿는다. 어떻게 하면 한국이 전세계 기업가 정신의 발전소가 될 수 있는지는 다음 회에 게재하고자 한다. </p>
<p>아인슈타인의 명언을 빌리자면 “지성의 진정한 증거는 지식이 아니라 상상력이다.” 우리는 자녀들이 지나친 학습과 시험 결과에 대한 집착으로 인해 꿈을 잃어버리지 않도록 해야 한다는 것을 명심해야 한다. 우리의 자녀들이 창조적인 자기 표출 방법을 찾을 수 있도록 도와주며 그들만의 진정한 탁월함을 추구할 수 있도록 안내할 필요가 있다.  부모로서 우리가 할 수 있는 최고의 역할은 자녀들이 읽고 쓰고 그리며 자신을 표현할 수있도록 장려하며 그들의 꿈을 찾을 수 있도록 용기를 북돋아 주는 것이다. </p>
<p>혜원 헬렌 황은 뉴욕의 영어 쓰기/읽기, 창조성, 자기 표현력을 장려하는 온라인 영어 교육 회사잉글리쉬 하운드의 설립자이자 대표이다. 그녀는 변호사로 활동하며 뉴욕에서 그녀의 남편과 두 아들과 함께 살고 있다. 어린이들의 창조성 증진을 위한 이지테일즈 출판사와 잉글 리쉬 하운드 공동 주최 국제 이야기 쓰기 대회의 참여를 원한다면 웹사이트 <a href="http://www.englishhound.com">www.EnglishHound.com</a> 를 방문하세요!<!--:--></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[I know many of you are tired of reading about Amy Chua, the self-proclaimed Tiger Mom who set the blogosphere ablaze when the Wall Street Journal published &#8220;Why Chinese Mothers [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--:en--><a href="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/A_caring_mom.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1688 alignleft" style="margin: 10px; border: 0px;" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/A_caring_mom-300x231.jpg" width="300" height="231" /></a>I know many of you are tired of reading about Amy Chua, the self-proclaimed Tiger Mom who set the blogosphere ablaze when <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754">the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> published &#8220;Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior &#8221; in 2011</a>. I fully empathize. Since then, the topic has been debated ad nauseam by a parade of moms from various ethnicities… except well, East-Asian-American moms. So before we banish her from the blogosphere, I want to set the record straight about this “Tiger Mom” stereotype.</p>
<p>In the <em>WSJ</em> article, Chua explained how Chinese and other East Asian mothers raise stereotypically successful children who excel academically and become math whizzes and child prodigies. She explained that Asian mothers instill discipline and the value of hard work in their children. And Asian mothers don’t coddle their children emotionally; rather, we can call them garbage, call them “fatties,” criticize their art projects, and dish out tough love to prepare their children for the rigors of life. Asian mothers are mommy tigers who teach their children to ferociously devour their competition and to achieve success at any cost, which includes never: attending a sleepover; having a playdate; being in a school play; complaining about not being in a school play; watching TV or playing computer games; choosing their own extracurricular activities; getting any grade less than an A; not being the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama; playing any instrument other than the piano or violin; and not playing the piano or violin.</p>
<p>As a Korean-American mom, there is much to like about the article and even Amy Chua herself. Yes, we want our children to be academically and professionally successful, and we make no apologies for it. If that means that our children have to study harder now, that is the price they will have to pay for a lifetime of financial security. We can also agree that nothing is fun until you’re good at it, and to be good at something, you need to practice every day with fortitude and discipline. Chua is also correct that many Asian-American moms assume strength, not fragility, in our children and that one of the worst things you can do for your child is to let them give up. And I found myself nodding when Chua tells her husband, “You just don’t believe in her.” This encapsulates thousands of years of Confucian ideology that anything can be achieved through hard work. “I’m just not good at math” is a phrase rarely heard in Asia because to many Asians, that simply means that the child is lazy and won’t apply himself. Despite the provocative title probably chosen to generate buzz, the article is, for the most part, an earnest inquiry into why some Western mothers don’t expect more from their children.</p>
<p>Chua’s book <em>Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother</em> was even better than the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article. It was a hysterical, hyperbolic, self-deprecating memoir about a tiger mom who was humbled by her younger daughter’s sense of autonomy and eventually learned to let go of her control. Judging by the widespread criticism of her book, it seems most detractors didn’t even read the book or missed her self-satirical sense of humor. Strong, brilliant women are often misunderstood, and, next to Hillary Clinton, I think she is the most misunderstood person in America. Yet, despite thoroughly enjoying the book and respecting her as a devoted mom and an accomplished law professor, I cannot help but resent her because she has inadvertently reduced all of us Asian-American moms down to a caricature that has negatively affected how people view us and our children.</p>
<p>I have been called a “Tiger Mom” twice since my 6-year-old son started ice hockey two years ago. Ironically, the people who called me a tiger mom were hockey dads who make tiger moms seem like soft bunnies. These hockey dads are fierce. Hockey is their religion. Some are training their kids to become NHL players, a dream they were unable to fulfill themselves. I once witnessed a hockey dad chew out his son so viciously that even Chua would have cringed. But one hockey dad jokingly called me a tiger mom because when he complimented my son’s skating, I just humbly replied that his skating was developing along nicely but that it wasn’t translating into him being a great hockey player. The truth is, my son is a pretty good hockey player, and I am really proud of him. I just felt odd about acknowledging how great my son is to other people and felt the need to balance his strengths with a weakness. Perhaps it is my Asian humility, yin yang, whatever. Here in America, it seems this kind of conduct is viewed as being negative, overly critical, and unhealthy for the well-being of a child.</p>
<p>The second time I was teased as a Tiger mom was because I was teaching my 3-year-old son to read while my older son was playing hockey. My 3-year-old son wants to read because he sees his older brother read. It also seems like the normal thing to do when we’re waiting at the skating rink for two hours with absolutely nothing else around to entertain us. And honestly, I wouldn’t have been that offended because these hockey dads are friendly acquaintances who were just joking around, but I am noticing the negative repercussions these Tiger Mom stereotypes have on us and our children. My friend told me that her friend was called a “Tiger Mom” by her son’s teacher (yes, a teacher!) when she mentioned that the curriculum was too easy for her son. Why is it that when a non-Asian mom tells her child’s teacher that the curriculum is too easy for her child, she is admired as being an advocate for her child, but when an Asian-American mom does, she is dismissed as a Tiger Mom?</p>
<p>What’s worse is that this stereotype reduces our children to mindless, obedient and one-dimensional drones. Nothing angered me more than when some people in the American media blamed the deaths of students aboard the <em>Sewol</em> ferry on stereotypes of Asian culture: <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/22/uk-korea-ship-idINKBN0D802720140422">Reuters claimed</a> “Many of the children did not question their elders, as is customary in hierarchical Korean society. They paid for their obedience with their lives.” <a href="http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/18/south-korea-cultural-values-played-a-role-in-passengers-staying-below-deck-as-ferry-sank/">CNN headlined</a> “South Korean Cultural Values Played a Role in Passengers Staying Below Deck as Ferry Sank.” <a href="http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/south-korean-freighter-death-by-obedience.html/">One Dallas blogger boasted</a>: “If that was a boatload of American students, you know they would have been finding any and every way to get off that ferry.” A nation was in mourning and hundreds of parents lost their children and yet some in the American media insensitively blamed the Asian culture and the children themselves, for their tragic deaths. The media, however, never questioned the cultural norms or the obedience of passengers aboard <em>Costa Concordia</em> who returned to their cabins before the ship sank or thousands of people at the World Trade Center on 9/11 who remained inside or even returned to the building after the first plane crashed into the building. And no disaster victim, whether Korean or Amerian, should be blamed for obeying authority. It is well known to disaster psychology experts that <a href="http://www.npr.org/2008/07/22/92616679/identifying-who-survives-disasters-and-why">when disaster strikes, the first stage is denial for most people</a>. At this stage, obedience to authority is the norm and can be life saving under many situations. But the media is often clueless about how Asians really are (if we can even be characterized as a group at all) and books like Chua’s just add to the common stereotype that Asian children are obedient with no will of their own.</p>
<p>These negative stereotypes of Asian children can also be found in college admissions. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/opinion/is-harvard-unfair-to-asian-americans.html">One Harvard admissions officer noted</a> on the file of an Asian-American applicant, “He’s quiet and, of course, wants to be a doctor.” <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/01/09/dirty-secrets-of-college-admissions.html">One anonymous admissions officer at an Ivy League school said</a>, “Let’s face it, some people are just more affable or more likeable than others. An admissions officer is really asking himself, ‘Would I like to hang out with this guy or gal for the next four years?’ So if you come off as just another Asian math genius with no personality, then it’s going to be tough for you. An admissions officer is not going to push very hard for you.” Apparently, it is not enough for Asian children to be math geniuses. They have to overcome some preconceived notions about their personalities to ever set foot in the Ivy Leagues.<br />
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What disturbs me the most about Chua’s book is that it implies that the achievements of Asian children are not their own but rather the achievements of their pathological tiger mothers. By focusing on her own parenting style, the book credits much of Chua’s daughters’ success to her parenting technique rather than the thousands of hours her daughters dedicated to studying and practicing the piano and the violin. The part that I found particularly deplorable was when Chua forced her younger daughter, despite her vehement protest, to play the violin at her Bat Mitzvah, a rite of passage in which a child becomes an adult, i.e. able to make her own choices. Such a display seemed boastful and narcissistic with little regard for her daughter – forget what my child wants, look how talented my child is because of my tiger parenting. If her daughter one day would have regretted not having performed at her Bat Mitzvah, she would just have to have lived with the consequences of her choices. We cannot save our children from every regret because we think we know better. And many of us believe in the capabilities of our children but we also understand their limits. Tiger parenting is not for every child, as Chua eventually realized with her younger daughter.</p>
<p>The truth is, I don’t know a single Asian-American mom who is as extreme as Amy Chua. And believe me, I know plenty of Asian-American moms. And although they may not be Yale law school professors, many of them have graduated from the Ivy Leagues and have successful careers as doctors, lawyers, and Wall Street bankers. Many of these women including myself enthusiastically arrange play dates because we want our children to be happy, sociable human beings. We love sleepovers, particularly if they are not at our house because sleepovers give us a chance to kick back with a glass of wine and catch up on The Game of Thrones. We also let our children choose their extracurricular activities because we want our children to find their passions. We enroll them in sports because we want our children to be healthy, learn to be team players, and because fresh air is good for the soul. Besides, here in America, an athletic kid is a popular kid and a popular kid is a confident, sociable kid who will carry this confidence into college and adulthood. Some of us even permit our children to watch mindless cartoons on the weekends (and gasp! TV even on school nights!) , and when we dine out, we give our kids our iPhones so they won’t keep interrupting our adult conversation. As for plays, I was the lead in my high school plays so you can guess where I stand on that issue.</p>
<p>What we do have in common with Chua is that we have high expectations from our children, and we believe that our children can accomplish almost anything with hard work and perseverance. But we believe that a child’s dream must be chosen by the child himself and the child must find the motivation within himself to pursue it. In that regard, we are just like any other motivated American mom who has high expectations from her children. I will ask my children what instruments they want to play and whether they even want to play an instrument at all. And I will ask my children whether they want to attend a computer programming camp or a sleep away sports camp. Childhood is fleeting, and I want my children to remember it as magical. What will these parenting choices mean for my children? Perhaps my children may not be admitted to Harvard or perform at Carnegie Hall, but I can live with that and so can a lot of Asian-American and American mothers. And maybe that is the real difference between all of us and Amy Chua.<!--:--><!--:KO--><a href="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/A_caring_mom.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1688 alignleft" style="margin: 10px; border: 0px;" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/A_caring_mom-300x231.jpg" width="300" height="231" /></a>I know many of you are tired of reading about Amy Chua, the self-proclaimed Tiger Mom who set the blogosphere ablaze when <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754">the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> published &#8220;Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior &#8221; in 2011</a>. I fully empathize. Since then, the topic has been debated ad nauseam by a parade of moms from various ethnicities… except well, East-Asian-American moms. So before we banish her from the blogosphere, I want to set the record straight about this “Tiger Mom” stereotype.</p>
<p>In the <em>WSJ</em> article, Chua explained how Chinese and other East Asian mothers raise stereotypically successful children who excel academically and become math whizzes and child prodigies. She explained that Asian mothers instill discipline and the value of hard work in their children. And Asian mothers don’t coddle their children emotionally; rather, we can call them garbage, call them “fatties,” criticize their art projects, and dish out tough love to prepare their children for the rigors of life. Asian mothers are mommy tigers who teach their children to ferociously devour their competition and to achieve success at any cost, which includes never: attending a sleepover; having a playdate; being in a school play; complaining about not being in a school play; watching TV or playing computer games; choosing their own extracurricular activities; getting any grade less than an A; not being the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama; playing any instrument other than the piano or violin; and not playing the piano or violin.</p>
<p>As a Korean-American mom, there is much to like about the article and even Amy Chua herself. Yes, we want our children to be academically and professionally successful, and we make no apologies for it. If that means that our children have to study harder now, that is the price they will have to pay for a lifetime of financial security. We can also agree that nothing is fun until you’re good at it, and to be good at something, you need to practice every day with fortitude and discipline. Chua is also correct that many Asian-American moms assume strength, not fragility, in our children and that one of the worst things you can do for your child is to let them give up. And I found myself nodding when Chua tells her husband, “You just don’t believe in her.” This encapsulates thousands of years of Confucian ideology that anything can be achieved through hard work. “I’m just not good at math” is a phrase rarely heard in Asia because to many Asians, that simply means that the child is lazy and won’t apply himself. Despite the provocative title probably chosen to generate buzz, the article is, for the most part, an earnest inquiry into why some Western mothers don’t expect more from their children.</p>
<p>Chua’s book <em>Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother</em> was even better than the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article. It was a hysterical, hyperbolic, self-deprecating memoir about a tiger mom who was humbled by her younger daughter’s sense of autonomy and eventually learned to let go of her control. Judging by the widespread criticism of her book, it seems most detractors didn’t even read the book or missed her self-satirical sense of humor. Strong, brilliant women are often misunderstood, and, next to Hillary Clinton, I think she is the most misunderstood person in America. Yet, despite thoroughly enjoying the book and respecting her as a devoted mom and an accomplished law professor, I cannot help but resent her because she has inadvertently reduced all of us Asian-American moms down to a caricature that has negatively affected how people view us and our children.</p>
<p>I have been called a “Tiger Mom” twice since my 6-year-old son started ice hockey two years ago. Ironically, the people who called me a tiger mom were hockey dads who make tiger moms seem like soft bunnies. These hockey dads are fierce. Hockey is their religion. Some are training their kids to become NHL players, a dream they were unable to fulfill themselves. I once witnessed a hockey dad chew out his son so viciously that even Chua would have cringed. But one hockey dad jokingly called me a tiger mom because when he complimented my son’s skating, I just humbly replied that his skating was developing along nicely but that it wasn’t translating into him being a great hockey player. The truth is, my son is a pretty good hockey player, and I am really proud of him. I just felt odd about acknowledging how great my son is to other people and felt the need to balance his strengths with a weakness. Perhaps it is my Asian humility, yin yang, whatever. Here in America, it seems this kind of conduct is viewed as being negative, overly critical, and unhealthy for the well-being of a child.</p>
<p>The second time I was teased as a Tiger mom was because I was teaching my 3-year-old son to read while my older son was playing hockey. My 3-year-old son wants to read because he sees his older brother read. It also seems like the normal thing to do when we’re waiting at the skating rink for two hours with absolutely nothing else around to entertain us. And honestly, I wouldn’t have been that offended because these hockey dads are friendly acquaintances who were just joking around, but I am noticing the negative repercussions these Tiger Mom stereotypes have on us and our children. My friend told me that her friend was called a “Tiger Mom” by her son’s teacher (yes, a teacher!) when she mentioned that the curriculum was too easy for her son. Why is it that when a non-Asian mom tells her child’s teacher that the curriculum is too easy for her child, she is admired as being an advocate for her child, but when an Asian-American mom does, she is dismissed as a Tiger Mom?</p>
<p>What’s worse is that this stereotype reduces our children to mindless, obedient and one-dimensional drones. Nothing angered me more than when some people in the American media blamed the deaths of students aboard the <em>Sewol</em> ferry on stereotypes of Asian culture: <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/22/uk-korea-ship-idINKBN0D802720140422">Reuters claimed</a> “Many of the children did not question their elders, as is customary in hierarchical Korean society. They paid for their obedience with their lives.” <a href="http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/18/south-korea-cultural-values-played-a-role-in-passengers-staying-below-deck-as-ferry-sank/">CNN headlined</a> “South Korean Cultural Values Played a Role in Passengers Staying Below Deck as Ferry Sank.” <a href="http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/south-korean-freighter-death-by-obedience.html/">One Dallas blogger boasted</a>: “If that was a boatload of American students, you know they would have been finding any and every way to get off that ferry.” A nation was in mourning and hundreds of parents lost their children and yet some in the American media insensitively blamed the Asian culture and the children themselves, for their tragic deaths. The media, however, never questioned the cultural norms or the obedience of passengers aboard <em>Costa Concordia</em> who returned to their cabins before the ship sank or thousands of people at the World Trade Center on 9/11 who remained inside or even returned to the building after the first plane crashed into the building. And no disaster victim, whether Korean or Amerian, should be blamed for obeying authority. It is well known to disaster psychology experts that <a href="http://www.npr.org/2008/07/22/92616679/identifying-who-survives-disasters-and-why">when disaster strikes, the first stage is denial for most people</a>. At this stage, obedience to authority is the norm and can be life saving under many situations. But the media is often clueless about how Asians really are (if we can even be characterized as a group at all) and books like Chua’s just add to the common stereotype that Asian children are obedient with no will of their own.</p>
<p>These negative stereotypes of Asian children can also be found in college admissions. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/opinion/is-harvard-unfair-to-asian-americans.html">One Harvard admissions officer noted</a> on the file of an Asian-American applicant, “He’s quiet and, of course, wants to be a doctor.” <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/01/09/dirty-secrets-of-college-admissions.html">One anonymous admissions officer at an Ivy League school said</a>, “Let’s face it, some people are just more affable or more likeable than others. An admissions officer is really asking himself, ‘Would I like to hang out with this guy or gal for the next four years?’ So if you come off as just another Asian math genius with no personality, then it’s going to be tough for you. An admissions officer is not going to push very hard for you.” Apparently, it is not enough for Asian children to be math geniuses. They have to overcome some preconceived notions about their personalities to ever set foot in the Ivy Leagues.<br />
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What disturbs me the most about Chua’s book is that it implies that the achievements of Asian children are not their own but rather the achievements of their pathological tiger mothers. By focusing on her own parenting style, the book credits much of Chua’s daughters’ success to her parenting technique rather than the thousands of hours her daughters dedicated to studying and practicing the piano and the violin. The part that I found particularly deplorable was when Chua forced her younger daughter, despite her vehement protest, to play the violin at her Bat Mitzvah, a rite of passage in which a child becomes an adult, i.e. able to make her own choices. Such a display seemed boastful and narcissistic with little regard for her daughter – forget what my child wants, look how talented my child is because of my tiger parenting. If her daughter one day would have regretted not having performed at her Bat Mitzvah, she would just have to have lived with the consequences of her choices. We cannot save our children from every regret because we think we know better. And many of us believe in the capabilities of our children but we also understand their limits. Tiger parenting is not for every child, as Chua eventually realized with her younger daughter.</p>
<p>The truth is, I don’t know a single Asian-American mom who is as extreme as Amy Chua. And believe me, I know plenty of Asian-American moms. And although they may not be Yale law school professors, many of them have graduated from the Ivy Leagues and have successful careers as doctors, lawyers, and Wall Street bankers. Many of these women including myself enthusiastically arrange play dates because we want our children to be happy, sociable human beings. We love sleepovers, particularly if they are not at our house because sleepovers give us a chance to kick back with a glass of wine and catch up on The Game of Thrones. We also let our children choose their extracurricular activities because we want our children to find their passions. We enroll them in sports because we want our children to be healthy, learn to be team players, and because fresh air is good for the soul. Besides, here in America, an athletic kid is a popular kid and a popular kid is a confident, sociable kid who will carry this confidence into college and adulthood. Some of us even permit our children to watch mindless cartoons on the weekends (and gasp! TV even on school nights!) , and when we dine out, we give our kids our iPhones so they won’t keep interrupting our adult conversation. As for plays, I was the lead in my high school plays so you can guess where I stand on that issue.</p>
<p>What we do have in common with Chua is that we have high expectations from our children, and we believe that our children can accomplish almost anything with hard work and perseverance. But we believe that a child’s dream must be chosen by the child himself and the child must find the motivation within himself to pursue it. In that regard, we are just like any other motivated American mom who has high expectations from her children. I will ask my children what instruments they want to play and whether they even want to play an instrument at all. And I will ask my children whether they want to attend a computer programming camp or a sleep away sports camp. Childhood is fleeting, and I want my children to remember it as magical. What will these parenting choices mean for my children? Perhaps my children may not be admitted to Harvard or perform at Carnegie Hall, but I can live with that and so can a lot of Asian-American and American mothers. And maybe that is the real difference between all of us and Amy Chua.<!--:--></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Haewon Helen Whang]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2015 08:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If your child is 3, 4, or 5-years-old, you may wonder how best to help your child learn to read. The Executive Team of English Hound consists of three attorneys [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--:en--><a href="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GettyImages_155436812-blonde-boy-reading-a-book.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1848 alignright" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" alt="GettyImages_155436812 - blonde boy reading a book" src="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GettyImages_155436812-blonde-boy-reading-a-book-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a>If your child is 3, 4, or 5-years-old, you may wonder how best to help your child learn to read. The Executive Team of English Hound consists of three attorneys and two teachers, and one thing we all have in common is our passion for educating our children. Consequently, it is not surprising that all of our children were early readers who are now reading 2-4 years ahead of their grade level. More importantly, our children love to read. How did our children become such enthusiastic, advanced readers? The answer is that we read to our children a lot. By “a lot,” I mean at least a book a day and usually more. In addition to reading books, here are some of the methods we employed to help our children become early readers.</p>
<p>The first step to reading is learning phonics – the sound each letter makes. The simplest way to teach your child phonics is having him <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs">hear the phonics songs</a> (or sing it yourself). Once your child learns phonics, work with your child on reading 2-3 letter words by putting the sounds together. Start by teaching them <a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/wordfamilies/">word families or word chunks</a>, which are words that that have the same pattern/rhyme such as am, ham, sam and jam; or at, bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, and sat; or all, ball, mall, tall, fall, small, call, gall, and pall. During this time, you can introduce your child to Brian Cleary Books &#8211; a series of books illustrating rhyming words, Starfall &#8211; the favorite app of many teachers to teach reading, and Bob books &#8211; short books perfect for 3-4 year olds. I also used a few Dr. Seuss rhyming books such as <em>Green Eggs and Ham</em> and <em>Hop on Pop</em>. I would not recommend spending more than 20 minutes a day on reading. In teaching your child to read, I would avoid instructional textbooks, flashcards, phonics cards, or other reading resources. Many of these products do not teach reading in context, and children learn best by learning contextually.</p>
<p>Once your child can read basic 3-4 letter phonic words, it is time to introduce him to sight words. Sight words are words that do not follow the phonics rule so your kids will just have to memorize them. That said, I do not believe in sitting your child down and drilling them with flash cards, which can be tedious and ineffective. The best way to teach sight words is to read early reader books to them every day and use your fingers to show them which words you are reading. Word families are still important in learning sight words so ask your child how the word would change if you replace a certain letter. For example, once the child learns to read “ight”, she can read light, right, bright, might, sight, fright, knight, fight, flight, and “ind” can become find, mind, rind, grind, and blind. If you want to supplement your teaching with DVDs, I recommend Rock N Learn Sight Words Discs 1, 2 and 3.</p>
<p>It is very important at this stage to use picture clues so that your child can figure out the words by using visual cues. They will learn words faster by associating words with pictures. Also, when a child is reading a challenging book, you may want to do a picture walk beforehand in which you and your child go through the pictures on each page and you give him words that he may not be able to read. Your child will feel less frustrated and enjoy reading more.</p>
<p>Additionally, when reading to your child, ask them comprehension question. By 4th grade, most children’s reading fluency will be similar. The difference in ability will be in comprehension. Comprehension is more important than fluency so it is important to have your child look at pictures, ask questions, and discuss the book than just focusing on the technical aspect of reading. You should read books with intricate plots that are more advanced than their reading level so that you can ask them critical thinking questions such as cause and effect, inferences, predictions, themes, contradictions, plots, characters, and author’s intent.</p>
<p>Please keep in mind that reading fluency is different from reading stamina. Just because your child can read difficult words does not mean that they are ready for chapter books. The last thing you want to do is to turn your child off from reading by pushing him to read picture-less chapter books when he is not developmentally ready.</p>
<p>Now that your child is able to read the early reader books, here are our recommendations for early readers:<br />
My personal early reader favorites are Step Into Reading books and I Can Read books, which are leveled readers with many interesting stories. For kids who are interested in the sciences, Penguin Young Readers offers <em>Gross Out</em>, <em>Freak Out</em>, <em>Fake Out</em>, <em>Bug Out</em>, <em>Far Out</em>, <em>Watch Out</em> series about fascinating animals. Another great series about animals is American Museum of Natural History Easy Readers with titles such as <em>Strangest Animals</em>, <em>Extreme Survivors</em>, and <em>Dangerous Animals</em>. My son also particularly enjoyed the early reader classics series such as <em>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Easy Reader Classics</em> and <em>The Treasure Island Easy Reader Classics</em>, both adapted into easy readers by Catherine Nichols. For girls, we recommend <em>Amelia Bedelia</em> and <em>Young Cam Jansen</em> series. My recent storybook favorites are <em>Journey</em> and its sequel <em>Quest</em> by Aaron Becker. Ironically, these are wordless books but the illustrations are breathtaking, and your child will love narrating the story. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:helen@englishhound.com">Helen@EnglishHound.com</a>.<!--:--><!--:KO--><a href="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GettyImages_155436812-blonde-boy-reading-a-book.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1848 alignright" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" alt="GettyImages_155436812 - blonde boy reading a book" src="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GettyImages_155436812-blonde-boy-reading-a-book-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a>여러분들의 자녀가 만일 3살에서 5살까지 연령층이라면 여러분들은 아마도 자녀들이 읽기를 배우는데 도움이 되는 최고의 방법이 무엇인지 궁금해 할 것입니다. 잉글리쉬 하운드의 임원진은 변호사 3명과 교사 2명으로 이뤄져 있습니다. 저희들 모두 공통으로 가지고 있는 한 가지는 아이들을 가르치는 열정입니다. 저희 학생들 모두 ‘얼리 리더들’(early readers: 책을 읽을 줄 아는 3-5살의 미취학 아동을 일컫는 표현)이었는데, 결과적으로 지금은 책읽기에서 같은 학년 수준보다 2년에서 4년 정도 더 앞서 있는 것이 보통입니다. 더 중요한 점은 저희 학생들은 책읽기를 매우 좋아한다는 것입니다. 어떻게 이 아이들이 이처럼 열정적이고 수준높은 독자들이 될 수 있었을까요? 그 해답은 아이들에게 되도록 많이 읽어 주는 것입니다. ‘많이’라는 것은 적어도 하루에 한 권 이상을 의미합니다. 책을 읽는 것 뿐 아니라 아이들이 ‘얼리 리더스’가 되도록 도와주기 위해 우리가 사용하는 방법들 중 몇 가지는 이렇습니다.</p>
<p>책을 읽는 첫 단계는 각각의 글자가 만들어 내는 소리, 즉 ‘파닉스’(phonics: 발음 중심의 어학 교수법)를 배우는 것입니다. 자녀들에게 파닉스를 가르치는 가장 단순한 방법은 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs">파닉스 노래들을 들려주는 것</a>(또는 여러분이 직접 불러주는 것)입니다. 일단 여러분 자녀가 ‘파닉스’를 배우게 되면, 자녀들과 함께 소리내어 2-3글자로 된 낱말들을 읽도록 하십시오. 자녀들에게 <a href=""http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/wordfamilies/">낱말군</a>을 가르치기 시작하십시오. 이러한 낱말들은 같은 규칙이나 운율을 가지고 있는데, 예를 들어 ‘am, ham, sam, jam’ 또는 ‘at, bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, sat’, 혹은 ‘all, ball, mall, tall, fall, small, call, gall, pall’ 등입니다. 이 시기에 여러분은 자녀에게 ‘브라이언 클리어리 북스’(Brian Cleary Books)를 소개해 줄 수 있습니다. 이 책들은 같은 운율로 이뤄진 낱말들을 쉬운 그림으로 설명해 주는 책자 시리즈입니다. ‘스타폴’(Starfall: 수많은 선생님들이 읽기를 가르치는데 즐겨 사용하는 앱)과 ‘밥 북스’(Bob books: 3~4살 아이들에게 알맞은 소책자 시리즈)도 소개해 주면 좋습니다. 저는 닥터 수스 작가가 쓴 ‘그린 에그스 앤드 햄’(<em>Green Eggs and Ham</em>)과 ‘합 온 팝’(<em>Hop on Pop</em>) 같은 운율 책자들을 사용합니다. 저는 하루에 20분 이상 읽기를 추천하지 않습니다. 여러분 자녀에게 읽기를 가르칠 때 저는 교육용 교과서, 낱말카드, 파닉스카드, 또는 다른 읽기 자료들을 피하곤 합니다. 아이들은 문맥을 이해할 때 가장 잘 배우는데, 이들 제품들은 대부분 문맥을 이해하도록 가르쳐 주지 않습니다.</p>
<p>여러분 자녀가 3-4개 글자의 파닉스 낱말들을 읽을 수 있게 되면, 바로 그 때가 ‘사이트 워드’(sight words: 일견낱말)를 소개해 줄 시기입니다. ‘사이트 워드’는 파닉스 규칙을 따르지 않기 때문에 아이들이 그저 낱말을 암기해야만 할 것입니다. 그러니까 저는 여러분 자녀를 앉혀 놓고 낱말카드 훈련을 시키는 방식은 지루하고 비효과적일 수 있다고 생각하는 것입니다. ‘사이트 워드’를 가르치는 최고의 방법은 ‘얼리 리더’를 위한 책들을 매일 읽도록 하고 손가락을 사용해서 읽고 있는 낱말들을 가리키는 것입니다. 낱말군은 ‘사이트 워드’를 배우는데 있어서 여전히 중요합니다. 그래서 만일 여러분이 어떤 글자를 교체했을 때 단어가 어떻게 변하는지를 여러분 자녀에게 물어보십시오. 예를 들어 자녀가 ‘ight’를 읽는 것을 배웠으면 그 아이는 ‘light, right, bright, might, sight, fright, knight, fight, flight’를 읽을 수 있고, ‘ind’는 ‘find, mind, rind, grind, blind’가 될 수 있다는 것을 알게 됩니다. 만일 여러분이 DVD를 이용해 보충교육을 하기 원한다면 ‘록 앤 런 사이트 워즈 DVD 1,2,3’ 편을 추천해 드립니다.</p>
<p>이 단계에서는 여러분 자녀들이 시각적 추론을 통해 낱말들을 이해할 수 있도록 그림 추론 기법을 사용하는 것이 매우 중요합니다. 아이들은 그림으로 낱말들을 연결함으로써 더 빨리 낱말들을 배울 것입니다. 또한, 자녀가 도전적인 책을 읽게 될 때 여러분은 여러분과 여러분 자녀가 각 페이지에 있는 그림을 살펴보는데 있어 미리 ‘픽처 워크’(picture walk)를 하기를 원할 지 모르며, 자녀가 읽을 수 없는 낱말들을 제공합니다. 그러면 여러분 자녀는 좌절을 덜 하게 되고 읽기를 더 즐기게 될 것입니다.</p>
<p>이밖에, 여러분 자녀가 읽을 때 그들에게 내용을 이해하고 있는지 질문해 보십시오. 4학년 때까지 대부분 아이들의 읽기 수준은 비슷할 것입니다. 능력에 있어 차이점은 독해력이 될 것입니다. 독해력은 유창함보다 더 중요합니다. 그러니까 여러분 자녀가 그림을 보도록 하고 질문하며 책에 대해 토론하는 것이 단지 읽기의 기술적인 면에 집중하는 것 보다 더 중요합니다. 여러분은 자녀들이 읽는 수준보다 더 어렵고 복잡한 구성을 가진 책들을 읽어야만 합니다. 그래야 자녀들에게 비판적 사고의 질문들, 가령 원인과 결과, 추론, 예측, 주제, 모순, 구성, 등장인물, 그리고 작가의 의도 등을 물어볼 수 있습니다.</p>
<p>유창하게 읽는 것은 끈질기게 읽는 것과는 다르다는 점을 명심하셔야 합니다. 단지 여러분 자녀가 어려운 낱말들을 읽을 수 있다고 해서 ‘챕터 북’(chapter books: 대략 7살에서 10살 어린이들이 읽기 쉽도록 만들어진 이야기 책)을 읽을 준비가 돼 있다는 것을 의미하지는 않기 때문입니다. 여러분이 원하는 마지막 한가지는 아이들이 아직 발달단계상 준비되지 않았을 때 그림이 적은 ‘챕터 북’(chapter book)을 읽도록 자녀를 압박함으로써 읽기에 흥미를 잃지 않는 것입니다. (역자 주: 주절의 is와 to 사이에 not이 빠진 것으로 생각됩니다. 그게 아니면 다시 설명 부탁드립니다.)</p>
<p>이제 여러분 자녀가 ‘얼리 리더’를 위한 책들을 읽을 수 있게 됐으므로 여기에 ‘얼리 리더’들을 위한 몇 가지를 추천해 드리겠습니다. 제가 개인적으로 좋아하는 ‘얼리 리더 책들’은 ‘스텝 인투 리딩 북스’(Step Into Reading books)와 ‘아이 캔 리드 북스’(I Can Read books)입니다. 이 책들은 흥미로운 이야기를 가진 수준별 독자들을 위한 책들입니다. 과학에 흥미를 가진 어린이들을 위해, ‘펭귄 영 리더스’(Penguin Young Readers)는 ‘그로스 아웃’(<em>Gross Out</em>), ‘프리크 아웃’(<em>Freak Out), ‘페이크 아웃’(<em>Fake Out</em>), ‘버그 아웃’(<em>Bug Out</em>), ‘파 아웃’(<em>Far Out</em>), ‘왓치 아웃’(<em>Watch Out</em>) 등 우화 시리즈를 제공하고 있습니다. 동물에 관한 또 다른 훌륭한 이야기 시리즈는 ‘아메리칸 뮤지엄 오브 내추럴 히스토리 이지 리더스’(American Museum of Natural History Easy Readers)의 ‘스트레인지스트 애니멀스’(<em>Strangest Animals</em>), ‘익스트림 서바이버스’(<em>Extreme Survivors</em>), 그리고 ‘데인저러스 애니멀스’(<em>Dangerous Animals</em>) 등입니다. 제 아들은 특히 얼리 리더 클래식 시리즈를 좋아했는데, ‘톰소여의 모험 이지 리더 클래식스’(<em>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Easy Reader Classics</em>)와 ‘보물섬 이지 리더 클래식스’(<em>The Treasure Island Easy Reader Classics</em>)같은 것들이었습니다. 이 책들은 모두 캐서린 니콜라스 작가가 이지 리더들에 맞도록 개작한 것들입니다. 여자아이들을 위해서는 ‘애멜리아 베델리아’(<em>Amelia Bedelia</em>)와 ‘영캠 잰슨’(<em>Young Cam Jansen</em>) 시리즈를 추천합니다. 제가 최근 좋아하는 이야기 책들은 애런 베커가 지은 ‘저니’(<em>Journey</em>)와 그 속편인 ‘퀘스트’(<em>Quest</em>)입니다. 역설적으로 이러한 책들은 글자가 전혀 없지만 삽화들은 박진감 넘칩니다. 그리고 여러분 자녀는 이야기 해주는 것을 좋아할 것입니다. 만약 질문이 있으시면 거리낌 없이 저에게 이메일(<a href="mailto:helen@englishhound.com">Helen@EnglishHound.com</a>)로 문의해 주세요.</em><!--:--></p>
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		<title>The Best Way to Study Abroad in the United States</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Haewon Helen Whang]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2015 08:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--:en-->I recently read an article in the <em>Korea Daily</em> about<a href="http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=1192067"> the plight of Korean students of 1.5 generation dropping out of high schools in the U.S.</a> due to the language barrier and the feeling of isolation in a foreign country. These articles saddened me because having immigrated to the U.S as an 8 year old, I faced many of these challenges myself. In fact, the reasons I started English Hound with fellow attorneys and teachers here in the U.S. was to tutor Korean children planning to study abroad in the U.S. and to teach writing skills to immigrant children who cannot get help from their non-English speaking parents. Here is what I would recommend so that you and your child can optimize your experience in the U.S. and set your child on a path to success.</p>
<p><strong>Come at a Young Age</strong></p>
<p>The first advice I can give you is to have your child come early to the U.S. By early, I mean no later than 5th grade. There are two reasons for this advice. First, your child will be able to acquire English skills more naturally as a child. Second, American children are more open to starting new relationships when they are in elementary school.</p>
<p>Scientists differ on the optimal age for second language acquisition, but my personal observation is that the ideal age is before 4th grade because younger children are less self-conscious and more willing to take risks in speaking a foreign language. Also, elementary schools focus on the fundamentals of reading and writing in 1st – 3rd grade. Coming at an early age also helps with pronunciation and if they continue to practice reading and writing with a native English speaking teacher, they will have native-like fluency. This is why English Hound’s students in Korea speak English like native English speakers.</p>
<p>Another reason for coming at a young age is that it is easier to socialize with American kids. At this age, children are very sweet and open-minded about meeting different types of people. In contrast, moving to the U.S. as a 7th grader, particularly to a neighborhood where Asians are uncommon, would be difficult both academically and socially. Academics become much more rigorous in 7th grade with an emphasis on writing. Also, children can be cliquey at this age.</p>
<p><strong>Go Where No Asian Has Gone Before</strong></p>
<p>The second advice is to move to a neighborhood where your child will be the only Korean speaker. You child will learn English quickly when they are forced to speak English to everyone every day. It only takes one other Korean-speaking student to delay the learning process.</p>
<p>For the same reason, do not send your child to a language camp in the U.S. They will just be surrounded by other foreign children who cannot speak English. Please send them to <a href="http://englishhound.com/top-national-computer-programming-camps-in-the-u-s/">a computer programming camp</a> or a sports camp instead where they will interact with American kids. And try to encourage your child to become friends with nice, smart children who have concerned parents because studies have shown that <a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2000/05/peer-effect-on-achievement-among-elementary-school-students">peer influence is the most important factor in a child’s academic success</a>.</p>
<p>Now, there is a chance that the town you move to may have xenophobic children who may bully your child if he is the only Asian in school. However, there are ways to minimize this risk. Pick a school district with many well-educated parents who work in a metropolitan area with a sizable Asian population. Their education and exposure to Asians will make them less likely to be xenophobic. Granted, moving to an area with no Koreans will be a challenge for Korean moms who don’t speak English and aren’t familiar with American customs. But soon, your child can act as your translator and there are plenty neighborhoods with little or no Koreans but are located within a 2 hour driving distance to a Korean community.</p>
<p><strong>Play Sports</strong></p>
<p>I cannot emphasize enough the importance of sports here in the American suburbs. <a href="http://englishhound.com/why-americans-love-their-kids-in-sports/">American society is obsessed with sports</a>, particularly with boys. Whether in kindergarten or 12th grade, boys who are athletic are popular and hence happier and more confident. If I lived in Korea and had to send my sons to study in the U.S, I would have them practice baseball, basketball, football, and soccer every day. You wouldn’t want your son to be the last one picked for a team during gym class and feel humiliated and unconfident. Encouraging your child to play sports is a great way to help them become social and make lifelong friendships with American kids. To give you a head start, <a href="http://englishhound.com/american-room/overview/">we have listed the most popular summer camps in the U.S. on our website www.EnglishHound.com</a> so that you and your child can enjoy a summer in the U.S. before moving here.</p>
<p><strong>Be Engaged in School and Community</strong></p>
<p>Americans love outgoing, confident children. Unfortunately, Asian students have developed a reputation for being quiet, obedient, boring math geniuses who only want to be doctors and engineers. Therefore, just having excellent grades and a perfect SAT score is not enough to impress college admissions counselors. American universities seek bright students who are engaged in their passions and contribute to their communities. They are, after all, businesses, which mean that they seek students who will donate to the school in the future, who will become future leaders whose names attach prestige to the school, and who will actively participate in school clubs and the community to make school life enriching for all the students and the faculty.</p>
<p>Additionally, being able to interview well is important in the U.S. where people are less concerned about specs and more interested in whether an applicant is personable. It is important to smile and come across confident and enthusiastic. Also, do your research on each school and explain how you would contribute to the school e.g. “I noticed that your debate team won the Nationals the last 3 years. I have deep admiration for the debate coach (name) and would love to debate for the school. I have won numerous speaker awards and think I would be a great addition to the team.” It is important to sell yourself – how can you help the school? What will be your role in that school? Schools want happy, active, excitable students who demonstrate leadership qualities. The best way to become a desirable college student is to develop this mindset early by actively participating in clubs and conversing with your teachers.</p>
<p>This mindset of active participation shouldn’t stop once your child enters college. To avoid being one of the 44% of Korean students who drop out of top colleges in the U.S, it is important for your child to be involved in school clubs and develop friendships with people of all ethnicities. This requires that many immigrant and foreign students come out of their comfort zone and interact with non-Asian students and the community.</p>
<p>Being engaged doesn’t just stop there. It is important for Korean college students to learn to navigate the challenges of obtaining a job out of college. <a href="http://englishhound.com/news-room/">Our newsroom</a> has interviews with professionals who dispense career advice to students.</p>
<p><strong>Learn To Speak and Write English Beforehand</strong></p>
<p>Most importantly, the ability to communicate with people is important. This is probably the main reason immigrant children fail out of school and feel isolated. Unfortunately, the English education at Korean hagwons is woefully inadequate in preparing them to transition to schools in the U.S. Korean hagwons focus excessively on grammar and not enough on communicative ability such as listening, speaking and writing. I once helped my friend’s daughter, who attended Daewon Middle School, with her hagwon homework. Her homework was a worksheet with 20 fill-in-the-blank questions. In the U.S, children don’t complete these types of worksheets to learn reading and writing – they just read a lot. These grammar-based worksheets may help students prepare for seneung but it will not prepare them to excel in American schools. Writing is another necessary skill hagwons do not teach sufficiently. When a Korean student I know visited the U.S. and wrote a journal for her summer camp, she used the word “negro” to describe a black fellow camper. Using the word “negro” to describe a black person is extremely offensive in the U.S.</p>
<p>It was precisely these types of students English Hound is trying to help by giving them access to American style English education via Skype. To be successful in American schools, children must learn to write well because essay exams and book reports comprise a big portion of their grades in middle and high school as well as college. Students must also learn to cite to authorities, a requisite skill for high school and college, so that students won’t be expelled for plagiarism.</p>
<p>In order to help your child become a successful student in the U.S, it is important for your child to develop a mindset of enjoying learning and being engaged in his or her school and community. If you have any questions studying abroad in the U.S, please email me at <a href="mailto:Helen@englishhound.com">Helen@EnglishHound.com</a>. Best of luck to you and your child on your journey to the U.S.<!--:--><!--:KO-->저는 최근 미주 중앙일보에 실린 <a href=" http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=1192067"> 미국에 사는1.5세대 한국 학생들이 언어 장벽과 외국에서 고립되었다는 느낌 때문에 고등학교를 중퇴 한다</a>는 기사를 읽었습니다.  8살 때 이민을 온 저 역시 이런 수 많은 도전들에 직면했었기 때문에 이러한 기사들은 저를 슬프게 합니다. 사실 저와 동료 변호사, 교사들이 함께 잉글리시 하운드를 미국에서 시작한 이유 또한 미국 유학을 계획하는 한국 학생들과 비영어권 부모님으로부터 글쓰기를 배울 수 없는 이민 온 학생들을 가르치기 위해서 였습니다. 당신과 당신의 자녀가 미국에서의 경험을 최대한 활용하여 성공적인 유학 생활을 할 수 있도록 저는 다음과 같이 권장합니다.</p>
<p><strong>어린 나이에 가기</strong></p>
<p>제가 드릴 수 있는 첫 조언은 아이들을 미국에 일찍 오게 하는 것 입니다. 늦어도 5학년이어야 합니다. 이런 조언을 드리는 이유는 두 가지 입니다. 첫째, 어린 나이에 보다 자연스럽게 영어를 습득 할 수 있고, 둘째, 미국 아이들은 초등학교 때 보다 새로운 관계에 대해서 열려 있기 때문입니다.</p>
<p>과학자들 마다 제 2 외국어를 습득할 수 있는 최적의 나이에 대한 다른 의견이 있지만, 제가 개인적으로 관찰한 가장 알맞은 나이는 4학년 전입니다. 왜냐하면 어린 아이들은 덜 수줍어하며 적극적으로 외국어로 말하는 것에 도전하기 때문입니다. 또한 초등학교 1학년 ~ 3학년때 읽기와 쓰기의 기본을 집중적으로 교육하기 때문입니다. 나이가 어릴 때 오면 발음에도 도움이 되고 원어민 선생님을 통해 읽기 쓰기 연습을 계속한다면 아이들은 원어민 처럼 영어를 유창하게 할 수 있을 것입니다. 이러한 이유에서 한국에 있는 잉글리쉬 하운드의 학생들이 원어민 처럼 영어를 잘할 수 있는 것 입니다.</p>
<p>어린 나이에 와야 하는 또 다른 이유는 미국 아이들과 교제하기가 더 쉽기 때문입니다. 이 나이 때는 아이들이 매우 다정하고 다른 부류의 사람들을 만나는 것에 대한 생각이 열려있습니다. 반대로, 7학년이 되어 미국에 오게 되면, 특히 동양인이 없는 지역이라면, 학업적으로나 사회적으로 많이 힘들 것 입니다. 7학년 때의 학업은 쓰기를 중점적으로 하며 굉장히 엄격해 집니다. 또한 이 나이 때는 아이들이 파벌 중심적 성향을 가질 수도 있습니다.</p>
<p><strong>동양인이 가보지 않은 지역으로 가기 </strong></p>
<p>두 번째 조언은 오직 당신의 아이만 한국말을 할 수 있는 동네로 이사를 가라는 것입니다. 당신의 아이는 매일 강제적으로 모든 사람들과 영어로 대화하며 영어를 빨리 배울 수 있게 될 것입니다. 한국말을 할 수 있는 또 다른 학생이 있는 것만으로도 배우는 속도가 늦어 질 수 있습니다. </p>
<p>같은 이유로 당신의 아이를 미국 내에 있는 언어 캠프에 보내지 마십시오. 아이들은 그냥 영어를 못하는 다른 외국 아이들에게 둘러싸여 있게 되는 겁니다. 차라리 아이들을 미국 아이들과 소통할 수 있는 <a href="http://englishhound.com/top-national-computer-programming-camps-in-the-u-s/">컴퓨터 프로그래밍 캠프</a>나 아니면 스포츠 캠프로 보내십시오. 그리고 당신의 아이에게 자식을 진정으로 걱정해 주는 부모를 둔 착하고 똑똑한 아이들과 친구로 지내라고 격려해 주십시오. 왜냐하면 같은 또래 친구들의 영향력이 아이의 학업적인 <a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2000/05/peer-effect-on-achievement-among-elementary-school-students ">성과에 가장 중요한 요소라는 연구 발표</a>가 있었기 때문입니다.</p>
<p>자, 당신이 이사간 지역에 외국인 혐오증이 있는 아이들이 있을 수 있고 만약에 당신의 아이가 학교에서 유일한 동양인이라면 괴롭힘을 당할 수도 있습니다. 하지만 이 위험을 최소화 할 수 있는 방법이 있습니다. 학교를 알아보실 때 대도시에서 꽤 많은 동양인들과 같이 일을 하고 고등 교육을 받은 부모님들이 있는 지역을 선택 하십시오. 그들의 교육 수준과 동양인과의 경험을 고려할 때 외국인 혐오증을 가지고 있을 가능성이 희박하기 때문입니다. 영어를 잘 못하고 미국 풍습에 익숙하지 않은 학부형들이 한국인들이 없는 곳으로 이사를 하게 되면 많이 힘이 들 수도 있다는 것을 잘 압니다. 하지만 금방 당신의 아이가 당신의 통역사 역할을 할 것이고 그리고 소수의 한국인이 살거나 아니면 전혀 한국인이 없지만 한인 사회에서 2시간 안에 있는 지역들은 충분히 많습니다.</p>
<p><strong>운동 하기</strong></p>
<p>운동이 미국 사회에서 얼마나 중요한가를 저는 강조하지 않을 수가 없습니다. <a href="http://englishhound.com/KO/why-americans-love-their-kids-in-sports/">미국 사회는 운동에 집착하고 있고</a>, 특히 남자 아이들의 경우 더 그렇습니다. 유치원이든 12학년이든, 운동을 잘하는 남자 아이들은 인기가 많고 그로 인하여 더 행복하고 더 많은 자신감이 생깁니다. 제가 만약 한국에 살았더라면 그래서 저의 아들들을 미국으로 공부를 보낸다면, 저는 매일 아이들에게 야구, 농구, 미식 축구, 그리고 축구 연습을 시켰을 것입니다. 체육 시간에 당신의 아이가 맨 마지막으로 팀에 선택되고 그래서 창피함을 느끼거나 자신감이 부족해지는 것을 당신도 원치 않을 것입니다. 당신의 아이가 운동을 하는 것을 격려해 주는 것은 아이의 사회성을 도와주는 방법이고 미국 아이들과 평생 친구가 될 수 있게 합니다. 당신이 한발 앞서 시작 할 수 있게 미국에서 가장 인기 있는 <a href="http://englishhound.com/KO/american-room/overview/">여름 캠프 정보를 잉글리쉬 하운드 웹사이트 www.EnglishHound.com</a>에 올려 놓았으니, 본격적인 유학 시작 전 미국에서의 여름을 즐겁게 경험해 보시기 바랍니다.</p>
<p><strong>학교와 지역 사회에 참여하기</strong></p>
<p>미국인들은 사교적이고 자신감 있는 아이들을 좋아합니다. 불행히도, 동양 학생들은 단지 의사나 엔지니어만 되고 싶은 조용하고, 순종적이고, 재미없는 수학 천재라는 평판을 가지고 있습니다. 그러므로, 좋은 학업 성적이나 완변학 SAT 점수만으로는 대학교 입학을 담당하는 카운셀러들에게는 깊은 인상을 주지 않습니다. 미국 대학교들은 자신들의 열정에 빠져있고 지역 사회에 기여하는 영리한 학생들을 찾고 있습니다. 그들은 결국에는 사업가이기 때문에 앞으로 학교에 기부를 할 수 있고, 미래의 지도자가 되어서 그의 이름으로 학교의 위신을 세우며 그리고 학교 동아리와 지역사회에 활발히 참여 함으로써 학생들과 교수진들의 학교 생활을 부유하게 만들 수 있는 그런 학생들을 찾고 있다는 뜻입니다.</p>
<p>추가로, 미국에서는 스펙보다는 지원자의 매력에 더 관심이 있고 인터뷰를 잘 할 수 있는 것을 중요시 합니다. 웃음을 만들고 자신감이 넘치며 그리고 열정이 중요 합니다. 또한 각 학교에 대해 조사를 해야 하며 그리고 당신이 어떻게 학교에 기여를 할 수 있는지를 설명을 해야 합니다. 예를 들어, “저는 당신의 토론 팀이 전국대회에서 지난 3년간 우승한 것을 알게 되었습니다. 저는 토론 코치 (이름)를 진심으로 존경하고 있고 학교를 위해 토론하고 싶습니다. 저는 수 차례 강연상을 받았으며 제가 토론 팀에 훌륭한 추가 인재가 될 것입니다.” 자신을 파는 것이 중요합니다 &#8211; 어떻게 학교를 도울 것인가? 학교에서 자신의 역할이 무엇일까? 학교들은 지도자로서의 자격을 입증 할 수 있는 즐겁고, 적극적이고, 기분이 좋은 학생들을 원하고 있습니다. 바람직한 대학생이 될 수 있는 최고의 방법은 적극적으로 동아리들에 참여하고 자신의 선생님들과 대화를 나눔으로써 이런 한 사고방식을 일찍 개발하는 것입니다.</p>
<p>적극적으로 참여 하는 태도는 아이가 대학에 들어가서도 그만두면 안 되는 것 입니다. 당신의 아이들이 미국 일류 대학에서 중퇴하는 44% 한국 학생들이 되지 않기 위해서는 학교 동아리에 관여하고 모든 민족과 교우 관계를 발전시키는 것이 중요합니다. 그러기 위해선 다수의 이민자들과 외국인 학생들은 자신들의 안전지대에서 벗어나 비동양인 학생들과 지역 사회와의 교류가 필요한 것입니다.<br />
참여하고 있다는 것만으로 다는 아닙니다. 한국 대학생들은 졸업 후 취업이라는 어려운 도전에서 길을 찾는 방법을 배우는 것이 중요합니다. <a href="http://englishhound.com/KO/news-room/">잉글리쉬 하운드의 뉴스 섹션</a> 에는 학생들에게 직업에 대한 자문을 해주는 전문인들의 인터뷰가 게재되어 있습니다.</p>
<p><strong>미리 영어로 말하고 쓰기 배우기 </strong></p>
<p>제일 중요한 것은, 사람들과 의사소통을 할 수 있는 능력이 중요합니다. 아마도 이것이 이민 온 아이들이 학교에서 낙제를 하고 외로움을 느끼게 되는 가장 중요한 이유 일 것입니다. 불행하게도, 한국 학원에서의 영어 교육은 학생들이 미국에 있는 학교로 전학을 하기에는 몹시 부적절하게 준비를 시키고 있습니다. 한국 학원은 지나치게 문법에 집중을 하고 있으며 의사소통 능력인 듣기, 말하기 그리고 쓰기에는 충분한 집중을 하지 않습니다. 저는 한때 대원 중학교에 다니고 있는 친구 딸의 학원 숙제를 도와준 적이 있습니다. 그녀의 숙제는 20개의 주관식 문제를 담은 문제지였습니다. 미국에서는 아이들이 이런 형식의 문제지로 읽고 쓰기를 배우지 않습니다 – 그들은 그냥 많이 읽습니다. 이런 문법 바탕의 연습 문제지는 학생들이 수능을 준비하는데 도움을 줄 수 있지만 미국 학교에서 우수한 학생이 될 수 있게 준비해 주지는 않습니다. 글쓰기는 또 다른 필수 능력이지만 학원에서는 충분히 가르치지 않습니다. 제가 아는 한국 학생이 미국에 방문했을 때 여름 캠프에서 일기를 써야 했는데, 이 학생은  “니그로 (Negro)” 라는 단어를 사용해서 같은 캠프에 온 흑인 아이를 묘사했습니다. “니그로”라는 단어를 사용하여 흑인을 묘사하는 것은 미국에서는 굉장히 모욕적인 일입니다.</p>
<p>잉글리쉬 하운드는 바로 이러한 학생들에게 진정한 미국식 영어 교육을 스카이프을 통해서 경험할 수 있도록 도와주고 있습니다. 미국 학교에서 성공하려면 아이들은 글을 잘 쓸 수 있도록 배워야 합니다. 왜냐하면 중고등학교 뿐만아니라 대학교에서도 논술 시험과 독후감이 상당 부분의 점수에 포함되기 때문입니다. 학생들은 또한 고등학교와 대학교에서 반드시 필요한 기술인 인용의 출처를 표기하는 방법을 제대로 배워야 표절로 퇴학을 당하지 않습니다.</p>
<p>당신의 아이가 미국 유학에서 성공하기 위해서는, 학습을 즐길 수 있는 태도를 발전 시켜야 하고 자신의 학교와 지역사회 활동에 적극적으로 참여를 해야 합니다. 미국 유학에 대한 질문이 있으시면 <a href="mailto:helen@englishhound.com">Helen@EnglishHound.com</a> 로 이메일을 보내 주시가 바랍니다. 당신과 당신 자녀의 미국 여정에 행운을 빌겠습니다. <!--:--></p>
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		<title>Top National Computer Programming Camps in the U.S.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Haewon Helen Whang]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a follow up to my interview, “Learn English While Programming Minecraft,” I listed the top national programming and technology camps here: IDTech (multiple locations in the U.S.) IDtech is [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--:en--><a href="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Computer-Camps.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1635 alignright" alt="Computer Camps" src="http://englishhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Computer-Camps-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>As a follow up to my interview, “<a href="http://englishhound.com/interview-with-haewon-helen-whang-learn-english-in-the-summer-while-programming-minecraft/">Learn English While Programming Minecraft</a>,” I listed the top national programming and technology camps here:</p>
<p><strong>IDTech (multiple locations in the U.S.)</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.idtech.com">IDtech</a> is the camp that my 10 year old nephew, born and raised in New Jersey, will attend this summer at Princeton University. It offers programming camps for children ages 6 – 12 and teens ages 13 – 18. The camp is offered in 29 states at various college campuses including: Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Columbia, Georgetown, Stanford, Rice, Northwestern, University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Irvine. Some of these universities offer ID Tech Mini Camp for 6 – 9 year-old. These camps are offered from the middle of June to the beginning of August for 6 – 12 year-olds and the third week of June to the middle of August for teenagers; but students can pick the week(s) they want to attend. Prices vary depending on the location but a week-long camp for 6 – 12 year-olds is usually about $1,300 for day camp and $1800 with lodging. The camp for 13 – 18 year-olds is two weeks long and costs $4000, which includes lodging. Food is provided. Students can take classes like Adventures in Robotics, Adventures in Minecraft Design, Iphone/Ipad or Android App Development, Introduction to Programming with Scratch and Javascript, FPS Game Design, RPG Programming, Movie Making Class, Web Design Class, and Electrical Engineering.</p>
<p><strong>Emagination Computer Camp (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois and Pennsylvania)</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.computercamps.com/summer-camp">Emagination Computer Camp</a> is another camp that focuses on coding, 3D animation, and game design. The camp is offered from the end of June to the middle of August at these locations: Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA; Newton Centre in Newton, MA; Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT; Mercer University in Atlanta, GA; Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL; Rosemont College in Rosemont, PA. The camp offers transportation to and from airports and railroad stations for $40 each way. The camp is divided into 2 week sessions as follows: Computer Camp for 8 – 17 year olds; Minecraft Coding Camp for 13 – 17 year olds and Game Design for 15 – 18 year olds. The price for a week session is about $1700 for day camp and $2800 with lodging. Some of the class descriptions are: 3D Character Animation, Webdesign, 3D RPG Game Design, Mobile App Design, Android App Design, Scratch, Coding Basics, Robotics, and Computer Aided Design. After classes, students play sports and games. Weekend activities include barbecue, sports battle between campers, and social gatherings.</p>
<p><strong>i2Camp (Multiple locations in the U.S.)</strong></p>
<p><a href="www.i2camp.org">i2Camp</a> is a day camp designed to engage 5 – 8th grade students in STEM (an acronym for science, technology engineering and mathematics) and offers classes designed by Harvard, MIT and Stanford. Since it is a day camp, lodging is not provided. The camp is available in 9 states and is offered at exclusive private high schools in the US such as Marin Country Day in California, Roxbury Latin School in Massachusetts, Hackley in New York, and St. Albans in D.C. where Al Gore graduated. Dates vary depending on the school but most camps are offered at the end of June or the beginning of July to the end of July. Students may choose the week(s) they want to enroll and the price is $800 per week or $750 for multiple weeks. Lunch and snacks are included. Some of the course descriptions are: Engineering Design Workshop, Digital Game Design Workshop, Programming Mini Robots, Contagion &#8211; Pandemic Response, Spycraft – Reconnaissance and Code Breaking, and Surgical Technique.</p>
<p><strong>Digipen Project Fun (Seattle)</strong></p>
<p>For those of you who want to be near Seattle, <a href="https://projectfun.digipen.edu/summer-programs/">Digipen Project Fun</a> in Redmond, Washington is reputed to be another great program specializing in game design, video game programming, digital media arts, and engineering. The camp runs from the third week of June to the middle of August. You can register for this camp as follows: 1st – 3rd graders can enroll in game design, art and animation, and robotics classes weekdays from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm costing $650 a week; 4th – 6th graders can enroll in programming, game design, art, robotics, sound design classes weekdays from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm for 2 weeks for $1250; 8th – 12th graders can enroll in programming and fine arts classes weekdays from 9 am – 4 pm for 2 weeks for $1250. And lastly, 11th – 12th graders can take college level courses in programming, game design, art, sound design, and physics. The 4 week course for 11th – 12th graders runs weekdays from 9 am – 4:15 pm and costs $2699. <a href="https://projectfun.digipen.edu/policies-and-information/lodging/#projectfun-housing-overview">The camp offers on-campus housing for $1500 for a 2 week session</a> plus a $300 refundable deposit.</p>
<p><strong>Digital Media Academy (Multiple locations in the U.S.)</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/">Digital Media Academy</a> is another camp that has numerous locations across the country including Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, University of Chicago, NYU and many more universities. It is offered in California, Washington, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Michigan, DC, and Colorado. The camp runs from middle of June to the middle of August and offers classes in 3D modeling and animation, filmmaking and visual effects, game design, music and audio production, photography/art/design, programming and app development, robotics and engineering, and sports and technology. The camp is offered to students 6 and over and even offers classes for adults. Daily class times run from 9 am – 5 pm and a week of camp is $945 plus $70/week for food. It also offers online classes for students registered to attend the camp. Housing is offered at the following locations for students ages 12 – 17 enrolled in teen camps: Stanford, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of Washington, The University of British Columbia (Canada), University of Toronto (Canada), University of Texas at Austin, Rice University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, George Washington University, Drexel, and Bryn Mawr. However, students must leave the dormitory on Friday at 5 pm and can return on Sunday afternoon. There is an extended stay option so that students can stay until 9 am Saturday but students must find a place to sleep Saturday night independently. The housing across all of the locations is typically dorm style with two students to a room. The students will enjoy their meals in the dining commons as if they were college students living on campus for the school year. The staff will eat dinner with the students, and everyone will participate in an organized campus activity each evening.</p>
<p>To learn more about these camps, please contact me at <a href="mailto:Helen@englishhound.com">Helen@englishhound.com</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>아이디테크(미국 내 여러 지역)</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.idtech.com">아이디테크(IDtech</a>)는 뉴저지에서 나고 자란 제 10 살 조카가 이번 여름에 참여할 캠프로 프린스턴 대학교(Princeton University)에서 열립니다. 6-12 세 어린이 및 13-18 세의 청소년들에게 제공되는 프로그래밍 캠프입니다. 이 캠프는 하버드(Harvard), 매사추세츠공과대학교(MIT), 프린스턴(Princeton), 컬럼비아(Columbia), 조지타운(Georgetown), 스탠포드(Stanford), 라이스(Rice), 노스웨스턴(Northwestern), 미시간 대학교(University of Michigan), UC 버클리(UC Berkeley), UCLA, UC 어바인(UC Irvine) 등 29 개주의 다양한 대학교 캠퍼스에서 운영됩니다. 일부 대학들은 6-9 세를 위한 아이디테크 미니 캠프를 제공합니다. 이 캠프들은 6-12 세를 대상으로 6 월 중순부터 8 월 초까지 진행되고, 13-18 세를 대상으로는 6 월 셋째 주에서 8 월 중순까지 진행되는데, 이 중에서 참여를 원하는 3 주를 선택하여 참여할 수 있습니다. 비용은 지역에 따라 다른데 대략 6-12 세 대상은 1 주일에 통학형 1,300 달러, 기숙형 1,800 달러입니다. 13-18 세 대상은 2 주일 기숙형으로 4,000 달러입니다. 식사는 포함되어 있습니다. 학생들은 로봇 어드벤쳐, 마인크래프트 디자인 어드벤쳐, 아이폰/아이패드 또는 안드로이드 앱 개발, 스크래치와 자바스크립트 프로그래밍 기초, FPS 게임 디자인, RPG  프로그래밍, 영화 제작 수업, 웹 디자인 수업, 전자 공학 등 다양한 수업을 수강할 수 있습니다.</p>
<p><strong>이매지네이션 컴퓨터 캠프(매사츄세츠, 코네티컷, 조지아, 일리노이, 펜실베이아)</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.computercamps.com/summer-camp">이매지네이션 컴퓨터 캠프(Emagination Computer Camp</a>)는 코딩, 3D 애니메이션, 게임 디자인에 중점을 두는 캠프입니다. 6 월말부터 8 월 중순까지 매사추세츠주 체스트넛 힐의 보스턴 컬리지(Boston College)와 뉴턴의 뉴턴 센터(Newton Centre), 코네티컷주 페어필드의 페어필드 대학교 (Fairfield University), 조지아주 아틀란타의 머서 대학교(Mercer University), 일리노이주 레이크 포레스트의 레이크 포레스트 컬리지(Lake Forest College), 펜실베니아주 로즈몬트의 로즈몬트 컬리지(Rosemont College) 등에서 열립니다. 이 캠프는 공항 및 기차역에서 캠프 사이에 편도 40 달러의 교통 서비스를 제공합니다. 이 캠프는 2 주로 구성된 8-17 세 대상 컴퓨터 캠프, 13-17 세 대상 마인크래프트 코딩 캠프, 15-18 세 대상 게임 디자인 등을 제공합니다. 1 주일에 통학형은 1,700 달러, 기숙형은 2,800 달러입니다. 제공되는 수업으로는 3D 캐릭터 애니메이션, 웹 디자인, 3D RPG 게임 디자인, 모바일 앱 디자인, 안드로이드 앱 디자인, 스크래치, 코딩 기초, 로보틱스, 캐드 등이있습니다. 수업 후, 학생들은 스포츠 및 게임을 즐깁니다. 주말에는 참여학생들이함께 바비큐, 스포츠 경기 및 친목 모임을 가집니다. </p>
<p><strong>i2 캠프(미국 내 여러 지역)</strong></p>
<p><a href="www.i2camp.org)">i2 캠프(i2Camp)</a>는 5-8 학년 과학, 테크놀로지, 엔지니어링, 수학 특화 스템(STEM: science, technology engineering and mathematics 의 두문자어)  학생들을 대상으로 고안된 통학형 캠프로 하버드(Harvard), 매사츄세츠 공과대학교(MIT), 스탠포드(Stanford)에 의해 고안된 수업들을 제공합니다. 통학형 캠프이니, 기숙사는 제공되지 않습니다. 9 개 주에서 제공되며 캘리포니아주 로스앤젤레스의 마린 컨트리 데이(Marin Country Day), 매사추세츠주 록스버리 라틴 스쿨(Roxbury Latin School), 뉴욕주 해클리(Hackley), 워싱턴 D.C.의 엘 고어가 졸업한 세인트 알반스(St. Albans) 등 특별 사립 고등학교 등에서 제공됩니다.  학교에 따라 일정은 다양하지만 대략 6 월 말에서 7 월 초에 시작해서 7 월말까지 진행됩니다. 학생들은 등록하기를 원하는 주를 선택할 수 있으며 비용은 1 주일에 800 달러이고 2 주 이상 등록할 경우 750 달러 입니다. 점심과 간식이 포함되어 있습니다. 엔지니어링 디자인 워크숍, 디지털 게임 디자인 워크숍, 프로그래밍 미니 로봇, 컨테이젼(Contagion) – 판데믹 대응(Pandemic Response),  스파이크래프트(Spycraft) – 정찰(Reconnaissance) 및 코드 브레이킹(Code Breaking),  외과 기술(Surgical Technique) 등의 코스가 제공됩니다. </p>
<p><strong>디지펜 프로젝트 펀(시애틀) </strong></p>
<p>시애틀 근교의 캠프 프로그램을 찾는다면, 게임 디자인, 비디오 게임 프로그래밍,  디지털 미디어 아트, 엔지니어링에 특화된 워싱턴주 레드몬드의 <a href="https://projectfun.digipen.edu/summer-programs">디지펜 프로젝트펀(Digipen Project Fun</a>)을 추천합니다. 6 월 셋째 주부터 8 월 중순까지 진행되는 캠프입니다. 1-3 학년은 주중 오전 8 시 30 분에서 오후 3 시 30 분까지 진행되는 게임 디자인, 아트와 애니메이션, 로보틱스 수업을 1 주에 650 달러에 등록할 수 있습니다. 4-6 학년은 주중 오전 8 시 30 분에서 오후 3 시 30 분까지 진행되는 프로그래밍, 게임 디자인, 아트, 로보틱스, 사운드 디자인 수업을 2 주에 1,250 달러에 등록할 수 있습니다. 8-12 학년은 주중 오전 9 시에서 오후 4 시까지 진행되는 프로그래밍 및 파인 아트 수업을 2 주에 1,250 달러에 등록할 수 있습니다. 마지막으로 11 – 12 학년은 주중 오전 9 시에서 오후 4 시 15 분까지 진행되는 대학 수준의 프로그래밍, 게임 디자인, 아트, 사운드 디자인, 물리학 수업을 4 주에 2,699 달러에 등록할 수 있습니다.  <a href="https://projectfun.digipen.edu/policies-and-information/lodging/#projectfun-
housing-overview">캠퍼스 내 숙소를 2 주에 1,500 달러 (300 달러 환급 가능 보증금 별도)에</a> 제공합니다.</p>
<p><strong>디지털 미디어 아카데미(미국 내 여러 곳)</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/">디지털 미디어 아카데미(Digital Media Academy)</a>는 하버드(Harvard), 스탠포드(Stanford), UCLA, 시카고대학교(University of Chicago), 뉴욕대학교(NYU) 외 미국 전역의 많은 대학교에서 열리는 또 다른 캠프 중 하나입니다. 캘리포니아, 워싱턴, 텍사스, 펜실베니아, 뉴욕, 일리노이, 미시간, 워싱턴 D.C., 콜로라도 등에서 진행됩니다.  6 월 중순부터 8 월 중순까지 3D 모델링과 애니메이션, 영화제작과 비쥬얼 이펙트, 게임 디자인, 음악과 오디오 프로덕션, 사진/아트/디자인, 프로그래밍과 앱 개발, 로보틱스와 엔지니어링, 스포츠와 테크놀로지 등의 수업이 제공됩니다. 이 캠프는 6 세 이상의 학생들을 대상으로 하며 성인 대상 수업도 있습니다. 매일 오전 9 시에서 오후 5 시까지 수업이 진행되며 1 주일에 945 달러의 수업료와 70 달러의 식사비가 있습니다. 온라인 수업으로 캠프에 참여할 수도 있습니다.  스탠포드(Stanford), UCLA, UC 샌디에고(UC San Diego), 워싱턴대학교(University of Washington), 캐나다 브리티시 컬럼비아 대학교(The University of British Columbia), 캐나다 토론토 대학교(University of Toronto), 오스틴 텍사스대학교(University of Texas), 라이스 대학교(Rice University), 시카고대학교(University of Chicago), 미시간 대학교(University of Michigan), 조지 워싱턴대학교(George Washington University), 드렉셀(Drexel), 브린모어(Bryn Mawr) 등의 경우에는 12-17 세의 청소년 캠프 참가자들에게 숙소를 제공하고 있습니다. 단, 금요일 5 시에 기숙사를 나가야 하며 일요일 오후에 돌아올 수 있습니다. 토요일 오전 9 시까지 기숙사에 있을 수 있도록 선택할 수도 있으나, 토요일 밤은 반드시 개인적으로 숙소를 해결해야 합니다. 이들 지역에서 제공되는 숙소는 전형적인 2 인 1 실 기숙사 형입니다. 학생들은 마치 캠퍼스에서 사는 대학생들처럼 교내 식당에서 식사를 즐길 수 있습니다. 스태프들도 학생들과 함께 저녁식사를 하며 학생들은 매일 저녁 캠퍼스 내에서 진행되는 특별활동에 참여합니다.  보다 자세한 사항이 궁금하다면, <a href="mailto:helen@englishhound.com">Helen@englishhound.com</a> 으로 연락하시기 바랍니다. 미국 내 다른 학생 대상 썸머 프로그램 및 학부모 대상 어학원에 대한 자세한 정보는 <a href="http://www.englishhound.com">잉글리쉬 하운드 웹사이트 www.EnglishHound.com</a> 를 참조하여 주시기 바랍니다.<!--:--></p>
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<p>English Hound’s interviewee today is Amy Huynh. Ms. Huynh currently resides in Hong Kong and is a Senior Associate at Noble Group, where she is part of the Global Mergers &amp; Acquisitions team. She previously held positions at The Blackstone Group&#8217;s GSO Capital Partners and UBS Investment Bank and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with an A.B. in Economics and East Asian Studies and holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Ms. Huynh is currently a Board Director of the Harvard Club of Hong Kong and was on the Schools Committee of the Harvard Club of Long Island where she served as an alumni interviewer over five admissions seasons. She is a contributor to English Hound.</p>
<p><strong>Helen: Hello, Amy. Thank you for taking the time out to be interviewed. Let&#8217;s talk first about your childhood. What was it like growing up as a Chinese-American in Long Island, New York?</strong></p>
<p>Amy: I had a great childhood with supportive family and teachers, who gave me the time and space to be creative and inquisitive. At the same time, they also provided me with immense confidence and resources to push the boundaries of what I believed I could achieve. There&#8217;s this perception of certain unavoidable stresses associated with being &#8220;Chinese-American&#8221;, and I think I was particularly lucky to be isolated from these stresses. My parents were relatively laissez-faire about my academics, thus allowing me to discover my interests in learning rather than forcing my achievements through &#8220;tiger parenting&#8221; and perfectionist expectations. Also, my neighborhood had relatively few Chinese-Americans and I wasn&#8217;t inadvertently subjected to certain competitive pressures that some of my peers elsewhere may have felt.</p>
<p><strong>Helen: Was English your first language?</strong></p>
<p>Amy: At home, we spoke Cantonese. My first exposure to English was through my older sister, Kim, and PBS programs like Sesame Street. It&#8217;s amazing how quickly we can pick up a new language through interaction with others, particularly in a trusted and safe environment like school.</p>
<p><strong>Helen: I think many students will want to know how you studied. Was there a technique you used to remember information?</strong></p>
<p>Amy: My studying techniques evolved over time and depended on subject matter. In middle school, I would plaster the lessons all over the walls. In high school, I relied more on mnemonics &#8212; for instance, creating lists of key takeaways and then stringing together the first letter of each point into a new word. In college, studying was often less about memorization and more about internalizing the concepts. I found that I performed most strongly in classes where I was most engaged with the material&#8211; e.g. Confucian Humanism, photography, etc.</p>
<p><strong>Helen: You attended the most prestigious university in the world, a school that many students dream of attending. What do you think helped you get admitted to Harvard?</strong></p>
<p>Amy: I&#8217;m certain it had everything to do with the continuous support and guidance I received from my mentors: my loving sister, parents and aunts and uncles, as well as encouraging teachers. They helped me develop a sense of self and cultivated my drive to learn, to discover, and to be challenged. Harvard is an institution filled with students and faculty who approach academics, extracurriculars and community with great passion and commitment and those are deep lessons I learned from my mentors. I also think I was extraordinarily lucky.</p>
<p><strong>Helen: Can you tell us about your experience at Harvard?</strong></p>
<p>Amy: How much time do you have? I often wish I could turn back time and once again relive my college years. Harvard shaped who I am, from introducing me to friends to cultivating my interests to defining my career path. What I loved about Harvard was the vast opportunity to attend special lectures and events and learn from the leaders of their respective industries.</p>
<p><strong>Helen: You interviewed students who were applying to Harvard University. What qualities were you looking for?</strong></p>
<p>Amy: The candidates that most impress me are those who are natural leaders: passionate, driven, curious, excited and excitable. I want to know why they do the things that they do: what motivates them? I want to know if they want to change the world and how. I ask myself: could I see this person sitting in one of the classrooms or participating in one of the clubs on campus?</p>
<p><strong>Helen: Much has been written about the Asian stereotypes at top universities &#8212; that they are math geeks who rely only on rote memorization and don&#8217;t socialize or participate in extracurricular activities. Do you think this is true?</strong></p>
<p>Amy: I think there are those types of students at every university, and not exclusive to top universities nor to Asian. I&#8217;ve found that top universities tend to seek well-rounded candidates who can not only greatly benefit from that institution but who can also significantly contribute to the community as students and alumni. I know many Asians who are dynamic, social, engaging and highly involved, to say nothing of the fact that they are likewise, brilliant, worldly and exceedingly humble.</p>
<p><strong>Helen: Do you have any advice for foreign students who will be attending Harvard?</strong></p>
<p>Amy: Be open to meeting new people and having new experiences. I think it&#8217;s easy to quickly surround yourself with the familiar &#8212; those with similar backgrounds and from similar places. College is a great place to expand your horizons and extend your comfort zones. Keep your dorm room door open and you&#8217;re bound to meet lots of great people from your hall!</p>
<p><strong>Helen: Can you share your educational philosophy? What advice can you give to students today?</strong></p>
<p>Amy: I subscribe very much to the Confucian notion that learning is for the sake of oneself, and never for others, that learning is to develop the mind and character and not for expedient means. I encourage students to respect education, and not simply focus on attaining certain grades but to enjoy the overall learning process.</p>
<p><em>Interviewer Haewon Helen Whang is an attorney living in New York.</em></p>
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<p>잉글리쉬 하운드는 오늘 에이미 흔을 인터뷰합니다. 에이미는 현재홍콩에 거주하고 있으며 노블 그룹(Noble Group)의 시니어 어소시에이트로 글로벌 인수 합병 팀에 소속되어 재직 중입니다. 그녀는 블랙스톤 그룹(The Blackstone Group)의 GSO 캐피탈 파트너 및 UBS 투자은행에 재직한 바 있습니다. 에이미는 하버드 대학교 경제학과 및 동아시아학과를 수석으로 졸업했으며 하버드 대학교 경영대학에서 경영학석사(M.B.A)를 취득했습니다. 현재는 홍콩 하버드 클럽의 이사로 활동 중인 에이미는 미국 롱아일랜드 하버드 클럽의 교육위원회에서 활동하며 5번 이상의 입학시즌에 걸쳐 동문 면접관으로 참여한바 있습니다. 그녀는 잉글리쉬 하운드의 자문위원 중 한 명입니다.</p>
<p><strong>헬렌: 에이미씨 안녕하세요. 인터뷰를 위해 시간을 내주셔서 감사합니다. 먼저, 당신의 어린 시절이 궁금합니다. 뉴욕의 롱아일랜드에서 중국계 미국인으로 자라났는데 어떠셨나요?</strong></p>
<p>에이미: 저는 창의력과 호기심을 자극하는 환경을 만들어 주는 가족과 선생님들의 든든한 지원 아래 행복한 어린 시절을 보냈습니다. 동시에 그들은 엄청난 자신감과 내가 믿는 것보다 더 잘할 수 있다고 주었습니다. “중국계 미국인”이라는 피할 수 없는 스트레스가 있는데, 저는 이러한 스트레스로부터 독립적이었다는 것이 특별한 행운이었다고 할 수 있습니다. 제 부모들은 제 성적에 관해서는 자유방임적이었고 다른 “호랑이 부모들”처럼 성과를 기대하기 보다는 배움 자체에 스스로 흥미를 찾기를 바라셨습니다. 또한, 제가 살던 동네에는 상대적으로 중국계 미국인들이 많지 않았기 때문에 다른 곳에 사는 친구들이 겪었을 수도 있는 경쟁에 대한 압박을 피할 수 있었습니다.</p>
<p><strong>헬렌: 영어가 처음으로 배운 말이었나요?</strong></p>
<p>에이미: 집에서는 홍콩어를 사용했습니다. 제가 처음 영어를 접한 것은 제 언니 킴과 세서미 스트리트(Sesame Street)와 같은PBS 교육 방송을 통해서입니다. 학교와 같이 특별히 신뢰할 수 있고 안전한 환경에서 타인과의 상호작용을 통해 새로운 언어를 배울 때 매우 빠르게 습득할 수 있다는 사실은 참으로 놀랍습니다.</p>
<p><strong>헬렌: 제 생각에는 많은 학생들이 당신의 학습 방법을 궁금해 할 것 같은데요. 새로운 정보들을 기억하기 위한 당신만의 기술이 있나요? </strong></p>
<p>에이미: 내 학습 방법은 시간에 따라 주제에 따라 진화했습니다. 중학교 시절에는 배운 것들을 온 벽에 도배를 해 놓았고, 고등학교 시절에는 끄집어 낼 수 있는 핵심 단어들을 목록으로 만들고 이것을 시작으로 하는 새로운 단어들과 연계하였습니다. 대학시절에는 암기 보다는 개념을 내재화하는 것에 집중하였습니다. 저는 유교적 인간주의, 사진 등 제가 가장 관심을 갖는 주제를 다루는 수업에서 두각을 나타냈습니다.</p>
<p><strong>헬렌: 당신은 학생들이 꿈에 그리는 세계에서 최고라는 하버드 대학교를 다녔습니다. 어떤 점이 당신이 하버드 대학교에 입학하는 데 도움이 되었다고 생각하나요?</strong></p>
<p>에이미: 사랑하는 자매들, 부모, 이모, 고모, 삼촌들, 그리고 용기를 북돋아 준 선생님들 등 저에게 멘토가 되어 준 모든 이들의 지속적인 지지와 안내가 저에게 큰 도움이었습니다. 그들은 제가 누구인지 알 수 있도록 도와 주고 배움의 길로 인도했으며 도전의식을 갖도록 했습니다. 하버드 대학교는 학문에 매진하면서 동시에 과외 활동과 커뮤니티 활동에 대단한 열정을 가지고 최선을 다하는 학생들과 선생님들을 만날 수 있는 곳입니다. 이는 제가 제 멘토들에게 배운 소중한 것들이기도 합니다. 저는 또한 대단히 운이 좋았다고 생각합니다.</p>
<p><strong>헬렌: 하버드 대학교에서의 경험을 공유해주실 수 있을까요?</strong></p>
<p>에이미: 시간이 얼마나 있나요? 저는 종종 대학시절로 돌아가 다시 살아볼 수 있다면 얼마나 좋을까 생각합니다. 하버드 대학교는 친구들을 만날 수 있게 해 주었고, 내 관심을 발전시켜 나의 직업을 찾을 수 있게 해 주었으니 지금의 저를 만들었다고 할 수 있습니다. 하버드 시절 가장 좋았던 것은 수 많은 특강들과 행사들이었으며 각 분야의 존경 받는 지도자들로부터 많은 가르침을 얻을 수 있었습니다.</p>
<p><strong>헬렌: 하버드대학교에 지원하는 학생들을 인터뷰하셨는데, 어떤 점들을 주목해서 보셨나요?</strong></p>
<p>에이미: 열정적이고 추진력이 있으며 호기심이 많고 흥미 진진하며 신날 줄 아는 이미 자연스럽게 지도자의 자세를 갖추고 있는 지원자들로부터 깊은 인상을 받았습니다. 저는 그들이 무슨 이유로 지금 하고 있는 일들을 하고 있는지, 즉 무엇이 그들에게 동기를 부여하는지 알고 싶었습니다. 저는 그들이 과연 세상을 바꾸고 싶어하는지, 그렇다면 어떻게 바꿀 수 있는지 궁금했습니다. 저는 이 지원자가 하버드의 교실에 앉아서 수업을 듣고 캠퍼스에서 열리는 다양한 클럽들 중 하나에 참여하는 모습을 상상해 보았습니다.</p>
<p><strong>헬렌: 그간 명문 대학에 재학중인 전형적인 아시안들에 대해 많은 글들이 있었습니다. 그들은 기계적인 반복 암기에 의존하는 수학에 집중하고 사회적이지 않으며 과외 활동들에는 참여하지 않는다고 종종 말해집니다. 어떻게 생각하시나요?</strong></p>
<p>에이미: 제 생각에는 어느 대학에나 그런 학생들은 있다고 생각됩니다. 명문대학이나 아시안 학생들에게만 국한되는 이야기는 아니라고 생각됩니다. 제 생각에는 명문 대학들은 여러 방면에서 자격을 갖춘 지원자들을 찾습니다. 단순히 학교로부터 이익을 얻고자 하는 지원자가 아니라 학생으로서 그리고 이후 동문으로서 커뮤니티에 의미 있는 공헌할 수 있는 지원자들을 찾습니다. 저는 훌륭하고 대단히 겸손한 것은 말할 것도 없고 역동적이고 사회적이며 적극적으로 관여하고 참여하는 많은 아시안들을 알고 있습니다.</p>
<p><strong>헬렌: 하버드대학교를 다니게 될 유학생들에게 해 줄 조언이 있다면?</strong></p>
<p>에이미: 새로운 사람들을 만나고 새로운 경험을 하는데 열려있기를 바랍니다. 우리는 비슷한 환경에서 자란 비슷한 곳에서 온 사람들과 어울리기 쉽습니다. 대학은 여러분의 삶의 층위와 여러분이 편안하다고 느끼는 범위를 확장하는데 아주 좋은 곳입니다. 기숙사 방문을 활짝 열어 두고 복도에 있는 다양한 수 많은 사람들을 만나도록 해보세요.</p>
<p><strong>헬렌: 당신의 교육 철학을 공유해 주실 수 있을까요? 지금의 학생들에게 해주고 싶은 조언이 있다면?</strong></p>
<p>에이미: 배움은 스스로를 위한 것이지 타인을 위한 것이 아니고 배움은 정신과 개성을 발전시키는 것이지 목적을 이루기 위한 방편을 찾는 것이 아니라는 유교의 가르침을 믿습니다. 저는 학생들이 단순히 점수를 획득하기 위해서가 아니라 배움의 모든 과정 하나 하나를 즐기며 교육에 대한 경외심을 가질 수 있기를 바랍니다.</p>
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