“家”教
提到德国，首先想到的就是made in Germany， 认真到刻板的民族才会百年如一日地坚持高质量。德国人的认真负责和守时，也成为互惠生领域里一道亮丽的风采。下面简单介绍德国互惠生的背景和在中国家庭的特点：
家庭背景:
通常都是成长于两个孩子的家庭，父母都有职业的居多。德国学生都很独立，这和德国的家庭教育观念有关：一是他们从小就注重让孩子从小生活学习自理，另一点就是德国学生从大学起搬出家独立生活是个传统。
项目时长：
长期居多，大多在6个月以上，直接报名参加12个月项目的也不在少数。
陪伴孩子:
申请人往往具备综合的照顾孩子经验：自己的弟弟妹妹，幼儿园实习经验，还有兼职老师经历等等。
对于中国家庭教育：
正如德语里重视的敬语称呼（Siezen）,德国学生非常尊重长辈。也因此非常愿意遵守中国父母对孩子的教育准则，即使他们私下里认为不对。因此HHS建议选择德国互惠生的家庭可以鼓励他们大胆地提出自己的建议。目前的中国家庭教育领域里，也对德国人从小培养孩子的独立性方法大为推崇。与一个德国互惠生相处愉快的话，他往往能起到“第三个家长”的作用呢。参考：德国人的家庭教育一文。
时间观念：
对于时间观念和守时非常强！能够认真而实时地完成时间表内的职责，但对于额外时间的弹性安排虽然可以接受，但更倾向提前讲清，而很难接受临时变动。这一点务必请家庭注意：从“缺点”上来说，德国互惠生很“不讲人情”，变通性不够；而从优点上来说，对于从小培养孩子的时间管理观念，还是很有益处的。
沟通：
非常愿意使用直截了当的沟通方式，有话就直说而很少去讲客气话，也不愿意通过第三者转达，他们如果对什么事情有意见，就喜欢明白无误地讲出来，同时也希望对方是这样。因此，面对与德国互惠生的矛盾，HHS中心更愿意给予家庭建议后，让双方直接沟通。因为转述之后，德国互惠生的第一反应往往是：为什么他们（家庭父母）不直接和我讲呢?
综合建议：
德国互惠生特别适合“自由散漫”型孩子的家庭，中国家庭应注意给他们提前做好计划以及时间表，包括允许他们通过自己的方法来“管教”孩子。从而有效地提高孩子注意力和时间观念。特别需要注意的是：时间表的遵守。认真的德国人嘛。
经常有家庭问到，德国学生的英语好吗?我们不知道这个好的定义到底是什么.每个中国人的普通话口音也不一样，每个中国人的写作能力也不一样。能够说每个中国人的中文都一定好吗?HHS随机选了一位匹配到香港的德国互惠生，实际上应该算是深圳家庭，由于业务关系，家庭经常要在深圳和香港两地穿梭。那么有英语基础的家长朋友们可以看看这位德国互惠生，在15分钟内完成的小作文 。HHS未做任何删改。
Life as an HHStudent—from a student’s perspective
Our German student Thomas has just started his journey in Hong Kong! Below, let us take a look at what he has to say about his new life in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong - a melting pot of western and eastern culture
Having been welcomed by my host mum, I could enjoy my first sight of Hong Kong on the top of a double-decker bus during my ride to my new home for the next couple of month.
Still overwhelmed by the sheer multitude of skyscrapers which create Hong Kong’s most famous face, I made myself comfortable
in my new home. After picking up my “didi” from school, I quickly found out that we shared a lot of interests, especially with a view to sports. Letting the day end with a nice dinner, it was all in all a pretty good first day in Hong Kong.
I really enjoyed - and I still do - my life in Hong Kong then. After bringing my “little brother” to school in the morning, I got plenty of time to make use of many great things the city offers. I was finally able to go for a run again - on top of that along the coast -, shoot some hoops or just relax in the sunshine. What is more, the playgrounds you can find almost everywhere are an awesome place for everyone who loves working out.
From the moment I pick up my “didi” from school in the afternoon until he goes to bed, we are working on his english, be it while speaking with each other, doing homework together or playing soccer, badminton or basketball.
All the impressions combined, but especially my trips to Hong Kong Central as well as to the countryside of the island, where far away from all the skyscrapers and rush I could experience Hong Kong’s other, from my point of view its probably even more beautiful side, made it possible for me to see how western culture - in all its modernity - and the eastern culture - with all its tradition - melts together into one fascinating city.
Walking through Hong Kong Central I discovered an old temple complex in the midst of all this highly developed infrastructure, which was placed right in front of a wall of skyscrapers - probably one of the most representative sights demonstrating how close those two cultures exist next to each other.
An experience that is really worth trying out!!!
