Comments on Visiting Schools for Mentally Handicapped (1)
On April 20XX 10, led by Zhao Jing, a group of 43 people went to Beijing Xuanwu School for the mentally handicapped to attend classes and visit.
First of all, we listened to President Kang Liling of Xuanwu Center for the Mentally Retarded's introduction on the setting of extended classes, as well as enrollment, rehabilitation, student evaluation and professional training for teachers, and then the President arranged for us to participate in a comprehensive class and a rehabilitation class. After the lecture, the principals also visited various theme activity classrooms in the school.
Throughout the visit, the principals were deeply impressed by the tangible and distinctive school-running style, the professionalism of teachers and the health and happiness of students. When watching the exhibition class, the principals watched it with relish. We learned about their campus culture construction, the layout of functional classrooms, and the learning situation of students at school. What impressed us most was the students' works. Looking at the exquisite handicrafts, the principals who visited said that they could imagine the hardships of the students at the beginning and the joy after completion. Although these students can't go to college like us, they are constantly learning and enjoying life more.
In the school canteen, several students who like cooking are showing their cooking skills, such as vinegar-vinegar cabbage, shredded pepper and so on. Every student can cook several famous dishes. ? Because of intellectual disability, it is impossible for children with mental retardation to learn rich cultural knowledge and logical mathematical reasoning. But it is mainly to let them learn the ability of life, let life enter education and let education change students' lives. ? President Kang of the mentally retarded school said to the principals. Principals also found that all courses offered by schools with mental retardation had been offered before? Life? For example, life language mainly teaches children with mental retardation to speak and express language, while life mathematics teaches them to know numbers and simple arithmetic. The school has also set up a simulated guest room and a simulated supermarket, so that mentally retarded children can learn basic life skills such as dressing, cleaning, tidying up their rooms and shopping.
In the exhibition activities, the outstanding performance of the children made the principals full of praise. In the art classroom, children are expressing their inner world with gorgeous colors. In the figure paintings, the students' keen grasp of the characters' demeanor, accurate grasp of the proportion of each part and smooth lines all amazed us, and the unique works made everyone linger.
Walking all the way, looking all the way and asking all the way, the rich special education connotation of Xuanwu mentally retarded school provides us with valuable first-hand information from first-line practice. Of course, during the inspection, Xuanwu teachers really admire our delicate, rigorous and in-depth work style! The original 1 hour trip lasted two and a half hours before it ended.
This study tour not only enriched our teaching experience, but also broadened our horizons. We gained a lot and were deeply moved.
Thoughts on Visiting Schools with Mental Retardation (Ⅱ)
On April 19, under the leadership of Zhong Xiaoping, the vice principal, some teachers from Shaoxing Yucai Primary School visited Suzhou Jinchang School for the Mentally Retarded and learned from their brothers' education and teaching experience.
President Liu Yanjing of Jinchang District School for Mental Retardation introduced us to the basic situation of the school and the experience and understanding in the teaching of mental retardation. The two sides also exchanged views on how to educate and manage children with moderate and severe mental retardation and how to improve the teaching effect. At the same time, we also observed the classroom teaching of two senior teachers in Jinchang Peizhi School, one was a game class in grade two and the other was a life language class in grade seven, which benefited the teachers a lot.
The exquisite and elegant campus environment, the architectural style of Suzhou gardens, the ingenious arrangement between classes, the colorful activities between classes, and the personalized education and teaching plan tailored for each student left a deep impression on our teachers. It is particularly worth mentioning that handicrafts such as handmade soap and teacup pad made by their mentally retarded students are well received by the public and have begun to take shape in the market. They are already applying for a patent from Jinchang District Government, and intend to open a "one-plus-love" charity sale in the prosperous prime location of Suzhou.
On the 20th, six teachers of our school ended their study tour in Suzhou Jinchang School for the mentally retarded the day before, and then rushed to Changzhou Guanghua School. During this study tour, we listened to President Yang Shuyue's comprehensive introduction to the school. I really feel their unique school-running style, rigorous teacher training management and fruitful school-running achievements. What impressed me most about this research is:
First, give students a platform to try bravely and challenge themselves.
Walking into the school gate, the big characters above the empty playground clearly came into view: try bravely and strive for victory? 、? Self-improvement, tenacious struggle and transcendence? . The news of the international league came on the radio, and the young and mixed voice of the announcer was very surprising, because it was a children's broadcast; Walking in the corridor of the classroom, many blackboards reflect messy patterns, and many classes are pasted with personalized paintings, because this is the blackboard newspaper designed by the children themselves; There are many chlorophytum and flowers in the feeding room, many of which are a little yellow, but each pot has dew, which is obviously taken care of every day, because it is the care for children; Pastry room, cooking room, western pastry room, knife workshop, craft room, art room, etc. They all give children different choices to learn and try, let them do it themselves, imagine and innovate, and challenge themselves.
Second, give teachers the opportunity to struggle bravely and surpass themselves.
According to the principal, their teachers are conducting research on the training of chefs and chefs, encouraging and demanding teachers to learn in many ways, creating a more favorable teaching team for children's learning, and at the same time letting teachers surpass themselves and get more comprehensive development through learning.
Third, people-oriented, teachers and students create unlimited power for the school.
Schools pay attention to students' needs to demand teachers' progress, and teachers' progress drives students' progress, thus forming a virtuous circle, promoting the progress of teachers and students and providing a strong impetus for the development of schools.
? Silent love makes every life shine? . Yes, God gave them wings, but he didn't give these special children the right to fly, but they also have their own bright spots, and what we have to do is to light them up through continuous learning and accumulation of experience, so that they can grow up happily and go to society!
Thoughts on Visiting Schools with Mental Retardation (Ⅲ)
That day, we visited a school for the mentally retarded. I told a story that aroused the teacher's interest. There is a teacher with a disabled child in the class. A child naively asked the teacher:? Why does he look different from us? The teacher thought about it and made the following explanation in front of the whole class at the class meeting: every child seems to be an apple; God wants to bite them; And this little friend is so sweet and round that God can't help taking a bite.
Children with mental retardation are a group of very lovely children. Are they just apples that God asked for an extra bite?
When I don't go to campus, I also have some horrible associations. Will it be dangerous here? Dangerous? Like a mental hospital. At any time, we will be hit by the body. However, when we came to Peizhi, we saw the children attending classes in an orderly way under the guidance of their teachers. In music class, physical education class and calligraphy therapy class, the children's performance greatly exceeded our expectations. Some of them are very smart and can swing their limbs to the upper rhythm; Can understand the teacher's drums and change the formation; Even can take the initiative to help students with difficulties. In the calligraphy therapy class, I took some children's live calligraphy works, which are very powerful and painted red is also good. In physical education class, we watched the children running and playing games under the guidance of the teacher, while listening to the teacher of the mentally retarded school explain to us. After listening to the teacher's explanation, I found that these teachers know a lot. He can tell the specific advantages and disadvantages of each child and understand the occurrence and development of the child's illness. He is like a doctor, and these children are indeed patients. So I think their professionalism is very good and deserves our admiration.
At the symposium, many teachers talked about their feelings. Some people think that teachers here should not only pay for intelligence, but also pay for style; Some teachers say that if their children do this, they will be very angry, but the teachers here are quite patient and admirable; Teachers of the mentally retarded school also talked about the ups and downs of their career. Some feelings are beyond our imagination.
Therefore, we should be content. Teach a group of children with normal intelligence, there should be no complaints; And the major should also be to the next level.
I feel another layer, that is, I think fast and speak slowly. Just write. It is really difficult for me to speak on behalf of the English group. I wish I could speak it so well.