Xinhua News Agency, Lanzhou, December 7 Title: After the "double subtraction," a school bus's "field" trip
Xinhua News Agency reporters Bai Liping and Wang Zixuan
Between the layers of mountains, a yellow school bus is carrying more than 20 fourth-grade children freely. Under the leadership of the teacher, the "little passengers" who held paper and pencil sang all the way, and in only one afternoon, they efficiently "punched in" a number of off-campus practice bases such as the traditional non-heritage tie-dye experience hall, the meat and sheep breeding farm, and the Chinese herbal medicine "Baicao Garden", and "stringed" a "field" journey of learning while walking.
The school bus of Weizhou School runs between the fields. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lang Bingbing
With the implementation of the "double reduction" policy, Weizhou School in Longxi County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, regards off-campus social practice as an important part of exploring the implementation of quality education, and uses idle school buses to connect classroom teaching and social practice. "The 'field' tour is intended to encourage students to move their hands and feet, their brains to come alive, and their thoughts to heat up." Zheng Guodong, principal of Weizhou School, said.
Students from Weizhou School visit the Herbarium of Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Longxi Medicine Garden. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lang Bingbing
"Hands-on" is the first step in a "field" journey. At the Tie-Dye Experience Hall of the Hu Family Compound in Longxi County, the children put white handkerchiefs into the dyeing vat according to the guidance of the staff, and after a while, the handkerchiefs bloomed with different forms of blue flowers. Fledgling "little craftsmen" hold the "fruits" high above their heads: "Dyeing a unique handkerchief by hand makes people feel full of achievements." ”
In addition to "hands-on", it is also necessary to "use your brain". At a meat and sheep farm in Longxi County, children scrambled to throw questions to technicians, "What are the breeds of meat sheep?" "What kind of feed do you usually eat?" "Where are you going to send it in the future?" The "brainstorming" that came and went made the whole sheep house a natural classroom for contextualized teaching.
"Moving heart" is the ultimate goal of the "field" tour. In the herbarium of Longxi Medicine Garden, children lie down in front of glass jars soaked with herbs such as astragalus, ginseng, and silver warp. "What are the effects of Chinese medicine?" What can we do for the development of Chinese medicine? "Through the glass, the seeds of exploration and discovery take root in the hearts of children.
"If you don't count the explanation time, the whole visit takes about 1 hour, and you can basically learn about the types and characteristics of local Chinese medicinal herbs and some knowledge of growing medicinal herbs." Zhang Jinwen, an agronomist at Longxi Medicine Garden, said that the children saw each specimen of Chinese herbal medicine with their own eyes, and their excitement overflowed into words, "Such a class will definitely make children remember deeply." ”
The students on the school bus greeted the window happily. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Zixuan
"The 'field' tour is an effective supplement to the textbook, in the organic linkage of hand, brain and heart, children can fully release their potential and learn." Dong Liangliang, a Chinese teacher at Weizhou Middle School, said that practice makes learning free and efficient, and also provides children with diversified development opportunities.
1 school bus, 31 seats, more than 4,000 students... How does the "Field" tour take care of everyone? A labor technical curriculum that spans the entire semester and covers 9 grades gives the answer. On the class schedule, the Labor Technology Department of Weizhou School co-ordinated the class according to the practice application of each grade, ensuring the semester practice arrangement of 4 times per year and 1 time per person.
Ma Xiaojun, a school bus driver, has a deep understanding of the children's "school bus complex". "The school bus trip is what the children look forward to most every semester, and along the way they not only learn knowledge, but also enhance friendship." Ma Xiaojun, who has 28 years of driving experience, and the teachers who lead the team escort the students throughout the whole process, which is the safe backing of every "field" trip.
Students and teachers of Weizhou School "compare hearts" together on the school bus. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Zixuan
Outside the school bus is the world, inside the school bus is a complete combination of research, learning and field practice, walking on the road, having fun in it. Zheng Guodong said, "We will broaden the scope of the base, encourage students to form teams freely, self-declaration, and carry out the 'double reduction' to the end." ”