2. Education is a major event of a country and a nation, which is not only related to the present, but also related to the long-term. A nation that does not attach importance to education is sad, and a country with backward education is hopeless. After World War II, the reason why Japan took off from the post-war ruins in a short time and became the second economic power in the world is inseparable from its development strategy of "building the country through education". Strong education breeds high-quality citizens, and high-quality citizens push the country's economy forward at a high speed ... What about China, an ancient civilization that has experienced vicissitudes?
We have discussed and described too much about our educational malpractice system, so I won't go into details here. What Baicao wants to discuss directly is how to run education in China.
The first is the economic problem. There is always investment in education. Land, buildings, teaching materials, teaching AIDS, equipment, staff salaries, flowers and trees, etc. It costs a lot of money. At present, the industrialization of education is under way, and after the price increase, all the education expenses will be shared equally with each student. The tuition fee calculated in this way is 9 Niu Yi cents for wealthy families, but it is a heavy figure for ordinary people. Not only in China, but also in the whole world, the poor are the majority, so education related to the long-term stability of the country must be affordable for every citizen. This means that education not only cannot be industrialized, but also must rely on government input. Specifically, education in China must be implemented from kindergarten to senior high school, which is truly comprehensive and compulsory.
At present, our compulsory education is a mere formality. True compulsory education must be exempted from tuition, textbook fees, homework fees, and miscellaneous fees such as heating fees, air conditioning fees, water and electricity fees, and school uniforms. Parents only need to equip their children with enough exercise books and stationery. At this point, some people can't help shouting that the burden of the country is too heavy for the government's finances to bear. Then baicao stopped water and asked, didn't we implement almost free compulsory education before the reform and opening up? Why can the country afford it when it is so poor? Are Cuba and North Korea poor enough? They practise free education. Why can they afford it? With the strength of China's fourth largest economic country and our average income reaching a well-off level, if anyone dares to say that the country can't afford truly free compulsory education, it's really a slap in the face.
Rich and powerful people say, no, children can't be with poor students, and children should enjoy better educational resources. Then ask your children to leave the national school and send them to the aristocratic school with a lot of money, where they can naturally enjoy the aristocratic education. Noble schools make money, so the state can't invest and operate, and they are all operated by private capital, which is supervised and managed by relevant departments. Naturally, children of foreigners living in China cannot enjoy free education. If they enter public schools, they should be charged tuition fees according to international standards. If they hold green cards and live in China for a long time, their tuition fees can be reduced appropriately.
After high school, you will be a university. Universities invest too much, so naturally it is impossible for them to be all free. China's higher education should not expand too fast, but should keep pace with national development and social needs. Universities charge fees, but they can't get such a staggering degree. University fees should be symbolic, and its education funds still mainly rely on state finance. The state should establish a scholarship system. For those poor and high-quality students, not only tuition fees should be exempted, but also some living allowances should be provided to help them study the whole university course.
The second is the content of education. What kind of knowledge and ability should we teach students? At present, Chinese and mathematics are the main courses in primary schools, and English classes are offered in grades 3 and 4; The main courses in junior high school are Chinese, mathematics and English, and physics and chemistry are added in the second and third grades. The main courses in senior high school are Chinese, math and English plus politics, science plus physics and chemistry, liberal arts plus history and geography. This kind of curriculum design is not only biased, but also extremely unreasonable.
English teaching not only runs through the whole process of compulsory education, but also is a compulsory subject in college entrance examination. After entering the university classroom, science and engineering students quit Chinese classes one after another, but English stayed and continued to occupy the main course position. TOEFL CET-4, CET-6 and other English tests have made the heads of college students in China big. It can be said that in our education system, we have given English a position far beyond the national language. In higher education, we sacrificed the opportunity for students to further their studies in Putonghua, forcing them to spend 65,438+0/3,65,438+0/2 or even 2/3 of their energy on learning English. Is this necessary? How many students really use English after graduation? Why do many people endure the pain of learning useless English just because a few people need it? Bai Caoshui believes that English should be withdrawn from the main course in compulsory education and can only be listed as an elective course for interested students to choose. In the college entrance examination, English can't be a compulsory subject unless you apply for some related majors. In universities, Chinese must continue to be the main course, while English is still an elective course. Only in this way can our Chinese teaching return to a rational and proper position. Our education system always lacks real and effective life courses, which makes us students who are just in the early stage of life development not only lack a complete understanding and understanding of their own physiological functions, but also know nothing about their psychological state and adjustment methods. This has not only affected their study and life, but also laid a deep hidden danger for the long-term stability of our society. If students fully understand their physiological functions, they will not be too curious and ignorant about their bodies; Knowing as much as possible about people's psychology can not only effectively control themselves, but also promote students to master the initial ability to deal with interpersonal relationships. Therefore, life course is extremely important, it must occupy an important position in our education system, and it should be strengthened through credit evaluation. Some people may say that there are some life courses in our education, but as we all know, this life course filtered by political thinking not only has little effect, but also easily leads students astray because of misleading and covering up. We call for real and comprehensive life lessons and effective life education for students and society.
Influenced by Confucianism, education in China has always had the habit of valuing literature over martial arts. In fact, whether for a country or an individual, both civil skills and military skills can survive and develop better. For the country, literature governs the country and military protects the country; For individuals, literature is a famous means of making a living, and martial arts is used to save lives. The way of Wushu is of great significance and can not be ignored as an education. Only by being both civil and military can our education be perfect and healthy. Just like a person has two feet, it is inevitable that he can't stand on his feet. Both civil and military skills are indispensable for the healthy development of the country as well as the individual.
So how to carry out martial arts education? Bai Cao Shui Shui believes that from kindergarten to primary school, it is fundamental to keep fit and avoid danger. In addition to providing targeted physical exercise, we should also teach the skills of getting out of trouble and asking for help and self-help, the understanding and elimination of primary dangers, and the understanding and discrimination of bad people and bad things. Of course, the first concept of defending the country should also be properly taught. Junior high schools must increase self-defense fighting training on the basis of the current physical education class, deepen and improve the skills of understanding, coping, escaping and eliminating natural and social disasters, and military education must become a compulsory course in public. The physical education of strengthening the body in senior high school continues to deepen, and the knowledge of safe production, safe life and self-help should be further enriched and enriched, while military education continues to expand on the basis of junior high school. As an examination, physical education and safety courses should be compulsory in primary schools, and physical education, safety and military subjects must be added in junior high schools. In the college entrance examination, regardless of arts and sciences, sports, security and military affairs are compulsory subjects. Universities not only continue to offer physical education, safety and military subjects, but also these three subjects must be included in the credit assessment category.
Again, evaluate. For students, exams are heaven and scores are God. "Points, points, the lifeblood of students" has become a common problem in education in China. Quantifying education into components is a major drawback of our education. At best, the score can only reflect the students' mastery of the corresponding knowledge points, but the deep understanding and application ability of knowledge can not be reflected at all. Western students have been busy writing papers, doing experiments and doing surveys since primary school, but we didn't start to advocate and promote them until we went to college. Putting the cart before the horse is really ridiculous! The correct assessment of students should take into account the examination, investigation, experiment and thesis of knowledge points, and take * * * as a necessary means to examine and guide students' learning and creation. These means must be extended from primary schools to universities. In recent years, the so-called compulsory education stage seems to have strengthened students' quality education, but the examination-oriented system with the college entrance examination as the core has not weakened, but has intensified. This is the sorrow of our education! How should universities recruit students? I think the western enrollment system can be used for reference. College enrollment can't rely on scores. The college entrance examination score can only be used as an important reference, and other qualities and abilities must also be included in the assessment.
The evaluation of education should be aimed not only at students, but also at teachers and officials. Our consistent practice in assessing teachers is to link teachers' salaries, bonuses and benefits with students' achievements. This connection is not important. The teacher sharpened his head and delved into the exam-oriented education plan, which helped his students get good grades and he also got good benefits. This link makes teachers put quality education aside, which encourages teachers' greed and worsens the educational environment. This link makes the phenomenon of discrimination and exclusion of poor students emerge one after another, and the scores of accepting bribes from students are popular ... Therefore, teachers' income must be decoupled from students' grades, and teachers' future and interests should be linked to their teaching level, students' quality and the harmonious relationship between teachers and students. Only in this way can we reverse the deteriorating educational environment and make "preaching, teaching, dispelling doubts" and "learning from the classics" become the mainstream of our education.