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#长文创作激励计划#2022年, the famous host Yang Lan and the "Internet celebrity principal" Zheng Qiang sat at the same table to discuss a series of current education issues.
Subsequently, Professor Zheng Qiang said amazingly: "Nowadays, young people read too many textbooks, and their humanity is gone!" ”
Professor Zheng Qiang said, "Young people nowadays have no light in their eyes, and they show indifference to everyone." And this is the sadness of university education today.
The university has always been a gathering place of wisdom, creativity and ideals in people's hearts; But today's universities have become rigid and pedantic gathering points.
Why did Professor Zheng Qiang make this statement? What is the reason why university education has fallen into the field where it is today?
Why do Chinese college students not want to seek knowledge?
"Thirsty for knowledge" and "tireless in learning" have always been the society's impression of college students. But nowadays, no matter which university you go to and which student you ask, you no longer seem to feel their thirst for knowledge.
What is the reason for this educational tragedy?
In fact, the sorrow of university education is the bane that has been planted since the stage of compulsory education. In the compulsory education stage, students are forced by the pressure of exam-oriented education and fall into a mechanical learning mode prematurely.
They study for exams and fight for scores. Learning is no longer a pleasure for the sake of acquiring and discussing knowledge itself.
A large number of homework and frequent exams make studying a burden.
To a certain extent, this model has consumed the curiosity and desire of young people.
In high school, the situation gets worse. The baton of the college entrance examination allows students to devote almost all their time and energy to endless brushing and memorizing.
They have no time to think about the application and meaning of knowledge, just to get a high score in the college entrance examination and get into the ideal university.
However, when they finally stepped into the university, they thought they could freely pursue knowledge, but they found that they had lost the motivation and ability to seek knowledge.
Most of the teachers in the university have a single teaching method, and the classes are not attractive and cannot stimulate the interest of students. A college student joked on the Internet: "The PPT used by our teachers is older than me!" ”
It can be seen that the curriculum and teaching methods of universities are really difficult to arouse students' interest in knowledge. In addition, the school's evaluation system often focuses on test scores and paper publications, while ignoring students' ability to understand and apply knowledge.
In the face of these, college students will inevitably feel lost and helpless. At the same time, they are in a university that has always been called a "small society", which has an even greater impact on their mentality.
Compared with primary and secondary schools, universities have a special place, and that is that they bring together children from different social classes. With contrast, with comparison, college students are prone to a utilitarian mentality, which will inevitably affect their curiosity.
In reality, people tend to place more emphasis on material rewards and short-term gains.
It can be said that the Internet has made too many people who should not have been. College students have seen on the Internet that some people with no knowledge at all have become "successful people" and have gained wealth and status.
They will inevitably have doubts about the value of knowledge, is it still useful to learn?
Although the popularization of the Internet has made it easier for college students to access knowledge, it has also brought about information overload and fragmentation. Today's college students are always accustomed to quick browsing, and they have lost the ability to think deeply.
Today's college students basically only study hard during the "final week" and cramm. They stay up all night memorizing exam syllabus, but when the exam is over, they forget it all and feel like they haven't studied it.
As graduation approaches, students are writing their dissertations in a patchwork manner in order to meet graduation requirements. So much so that in April this year, Lu Xiaodong, a doctoral supervisor at Peking University, directly suggested: "Abolish the graduation thesis system!" ”
Professor Lu Xiaodong bluntly said that today's college students only write papers for graduation, not for real academic exploration.
As the pillars of social construction, the current situation of university students is inevitably worrying. We can't help but wonder: Is there any salvation for China's university education?
How to "break the game" in university education?
In recent years, every graduation season, there will be many graduates on the Internet who "complain" about university education:
"It's all about theoretical knowledge, and you can't live out of school at all!"
"All students learn the same thing, and they don't have any competitiveness after leaving school!"
And the younger students who are going to college also complain:
"The classes are meaningless, they are all about making credits!"
"Teachers are all reading from the book, and they don't care if the students understand it or not!"
It can be seen that both students and graduates are not satisfied with the current university education. On and off campus, there are many complaints about the university.
Zheng Qiang said, "University education has lost the loveliest vitality in human nature and taught students their yearning for the future."
This is not only the sorrow of the university, but also the sorrow of the whole society. So, in the face of this situation, is there a way to "break the situation" and "rejuvenate" university education?
Education experts say that "education is a two-way street". In order to solve the "pain points" of university education at this stage, we must first start with the teachers of the university.
In the face of the rapid development of society, it is absolutely impossible for university teachers to "read from the book" as they have done in the past. For students, what they need more is a lively, practical university curriculum.
University teachers should study teaching methods more deeply to make the course content more interesting and easy to understand. At the same time, we should reject "cramming" education, pay attention to the differences of each student, and teach students according to their aptitude.
In this way, the potential of university students can be unleashed. With the right teaching methods, the next thing college students need to do is to find a "breakthrough point" from themselves.
As a party of knowledge, college students should not just passively receive education, but should actively participate in learning.
While learning professional knowledge, we should also be wary of not turning ourselves into "machines" that can only learn.
Professor Zhou Heng of the School of Liberal Arts at Jiangsu University once said to his students: "I give you two opportunities to skip class, because there must be something more important than class." For example, the leaves outside the building, or the moon tonight. ”
This sentence resonated with many students. Yes, in the prime of your youth, how can you turn yourself into a robot who can only attend classes and read books every day?
As a university that is responsible for the role of an educational institution, it is also necessary to "break with the old and create the new" and reform the curriculum evaluation system.
Test scores and the number of papers should not be the only criteria for judging students. What college students need more is comprehensive ability and innovative thinking; More importantly, it is a passion for academics and life.
In order to strengthen the connection with society, universities can often invite experts and elites from all walks of life to campus. Through lectures, seminars and other forms, students can understand the latest needs and development trends of society.
In addition, through the "school-enterprise cooperation", students can also provide more internship and practice opportunities, so that they can exercise themselves in a real working environment before entering the society.
epilogue
University education should not and cannot be reduced to a "pool of stagnant water", but should be a paradise of knowledge full of creative vitality and vitality, and an important driving force for national and social development.
In order to "break the situation" of university education, it not only requires the efforts of teachers, students, and schools, but also needs the change of concept of the whole society.
Only in this way can a synergy be formed and rejuvenate university education.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford once said: "The university of the 21st century is not only the driving force of the national economy, but also the spiritual home of mankind." ”
In the 21st century, Chinese universities should not become wholesale factories for "workers", but should become the "spiritual highland" of Chinese society and the "academic palace" of students.