After the implementation of the "double reduction" policy, the first Teachers' Day was ushered in. A century-long plan, education-oriented. While saying "Happy Holidays" to all people's teachers, we must also re-examine the essence of education and rethink the purpose and value of education on this special holiday.
Education is not mechanized production, not standard parts on manufacturing lines. Under the "double reduction" policy, the Ministry of Education emphasizes that education and training institutions must not exceed the standard and exceed the standard. Recently, there are media visits to Hangzhou Elite Education, put forward their children have strong ability, hope to learn ahead, the other side said one-on-one teaching, do not provide teaching materials, the content can be customized, "learning has more than enough, can learn a little more." Subsequently, the reporter visited Nash College, and the other party also said that the Education Bureau regulations do not allow for advancement, but the teaching content can be customized according to the child's situation.
Tailoring teaching content according to children's situation reflects the teaching according to their aptitude, which has been advocated by people since ancient times. Respect for differences is the premise of teaching according to aptitude, teachers should put an end to the "only score theory" thinking, distinguish between the differences of students is not only based on the scores on the exam paper, only as close as possible to the person behind the test paper, care for his growth, respect for individual differences, care for the uniqueness of individuals, really see where their differences lie, such differences may be different family environments, different personalities and different learning ability, from this point of view, it is possible to know how to teach according to aptitude.
On the three-foot podium, the people's teachers are not only imparting knowledge, but also striving to cultivate a complete person. The German philosopher Immanuel Kant said: "The greatest secret of education is to make human nature perfect, and this is the only thing that can be done." "Every good teacher is a guide for students' growth, and they will guide students on how to become a complete "person". A complete person should be a person with an independent personality and free thinking, a person who has learned to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, a person who has the good qualities in human nature, and a person who knows how to face success and failure and pursue the meaning of life.
Home-school combination, close to each individual, together to cultivate a complete person. Education concerns the vital interests of millions of families. In order not to let their children lose at the starting line, more parents do their best, afraid that their children will not learn early enough, learn enough, and learn not comprehensively enough. "Chicken babies" abound in society, and parents do their best to never let their children fall behind. I don't know, "don't let the child lose at the starting line", this sentence was put forward by Wei Yu, the former vice minister of the Ministry of Education, his original meaning is: not to let the child recognize words prematurely, memorize poetry, learn English, but advocate that parents should provide a stable, warm, healthy and interactive environment for their children.
The purpose of education has never been to go to a prestigious school, make a lot of money, buy a good car, and live in a mansion. To achieve educational equity, improve the education system, and promote educational reform, we have always been on the road. When evaluating the gains and losses of a public policy, we should learn to look at it from the perspective of history and consider the problem from the perspective of the greatest majority.
When teachers, parents and students can interact organically in education, teachers are serious and responsible, parents respect and understand, students work diligently, so that not only teachers can respect differences, teach according to their aptitudes, parents can understand their children better, give them more love, the most important thing is that children as an independent individual, he can also better understand himself, according to his own ability, interests and other situations to take the initiative to learn and grow, establish the concept of lifelong learning, become a complete person, This is the greatest success of education.
Although the "double reduction" policy is aimed at students in the compulsory education stage, looking at the various current situations after the implementation of the policy, all educators should pay attention to it and rethink the purpose and value of education. "What kind of education are we engaged in now?" "What are the criteria for evaluating the quality of education?" "What are the most important intrinsic needs of teachers?" This is the "new three questions" issued by Yu Yi, a 92-year-old people's educator, to contemporary teachers. The answer to these three questions requires the action of the whole society and the joint action, although the task is heavy and the road is long, the road is long, but the line is coming.
Text/Huang Qiyue (Zhengzhou University)