A few days ago, Weibo was again given a frying pan by a regulation of the Ministry of Education, "the Ministry of Education requires primary and secondary school students to learn to cook from September."
Just looking at the title and introduction, I think every mother feels very sudden: from September this year, every child will have to learn to cook rice and stew, repair home appliances, grow vegetables and raise poultry...
It is no wonder that this news has soared to the first place in the hot search as soon as it comes out, and now the primary school students are really too difficult, and there are new rules every three forks and five!
But don't be in a hurry to complain, read through the original text carefully, you will find the truth of the matter, and there is no imaginary strangeness.
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Labor classes are nothing new
First of all, this hot search is not much news. The source is the new curriculum standard of the Ministry of Education for 2022 that I helped you analyze a while ago (see "Debunking Rumors!" The Ministry of Education's new curriculum standards, 90% of parents have misunderstood"), in the 2022 new regulations, labor and information technology will be separated from the comprehensive practical activity curriculum, and labor classes will be opened in the first grade.
Secondly, it will not require children who usually have ten fingers that do not stick to the spring water of the yang, and from September this year, they must become "China's little boss" in seconds. The new curriculum standards for primary school labor are carried out in three stages, with a gradient every two school years, and the requirements and learning content are gradual.
Again, and what I want to say the most, in fact, everyone is increasingly recognizing the importance of labor for children, and the importance of labor classes is beyond doubt! "Life is education", the wisdom and good character of children are cultivated in one life event after another.
In fact, the labor class was included in the curriculum standard by the Ministry of Education as early as 1981, and a small partner excitedly said that when he went to school before, he liked the labor class the most, and he could wrap dumplings, knit sweaters, learn paper-cutting... Not only did I learn a lot of skills that I didn't have in books, but it felt like I was playing. Only later, the pressure of cultural classes became heavier and heavier, the entire social environment generally attached great importance to scores, and the status of labor classes became more and more marginalized, and many schools were opened there, just "according to the script" to go through the motions.
So what is the new curriculum standard for children's labor classes this year? Let's expand on it.
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Baby's ability to plan, this is the best reference
The new labor class standard is not just about making scrambled eggs with tomatoes and learning to repair home appliances in the news, it covers a very wide range, not only containing the cultivation of independent living ability, but also the experience of "agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishing" and other 360 lines, and the "craftsman" spirit of traditional handicrafts and the experience of the latest technology have not fallen.
Leaving aside how the school will implement it, but for us parents, this is definitely a list of the best ways to cultivate their children's ability to live and teach him independence, and all kinds of details and steps are clearly arranged.
First Semester (Grades 1-2)
Task 1 Cleanliness and hygiene
Carry out simple cleaning work, sweep the floor with a broom, mop the floor with a mop, wipe tables and chairs with rags, etc. Wash dishes and chopsticks with appropriate detergents, and wash red scarves with soap, laundry detergent, etc. Know the requirements for garbage sorting and insist on using scientific methods to wash your hands.
Task 2 Organize and organize
Organize your daily necessities and school supplies, such as clothes, toy books and writing utensils. Organize your own school bags, desks, bookcases and desks in your room, and arrange them neatly according to the type of items, shape, etc.
Task 3 Cooking and Nutrition
Participate in simple home cooking tasks such as rough processing of ingredients such as vegetable selection and washing; choose the right tools to peel fruits and brew drinks with the right utensils as needed.
Task 4 Agricultural production labor
According to the actual situation, plant and maintain 1-2 kinds of local common hydroponic or soil culture plants, such as green lotus, wenzhu, etc.; raise 1-2 kinds of small animals, such as goldfish, silkworms, etc.
Task 5 Traditional craft making
Choose 1-2 traditional craft production projects, such as paperwork, masonry, weaving, etc., understand the basic materials and common tools needed for production, and make simple works according to the requirements and steps under the guidance.
Stage 2 (Grades 3-4)
Task 1 Cleanliness and hygiene
Wash your shoes, socks, underwear and school bags with appropriate detergents; use hygiene tools correctly, participate in classroom hygiene, arrange desks and chairs neatly; and consciously do a good job of personal protection in public places.
Task 2 Collation and Double Acceptance
Regularly tidy up the bookcases, wardrobes, shoe cabinets in the living room, and the library corner in the classroom, the sanitary cabinet, and the lectern table. Arrange the items neatly, classify and store them, so that they are orderly, reasonable and easy to access.
Task 3 Cooking and Nutrition
Learn to process ingredients using the frying and cooking methods. For example: with oil, salt, oil. Vinegar and other spices make cold cucumbers, several fruits are made into fruit platters, and steamed buns, eggs, dumplings, etc.
Task 4 Household appliance use and maintenance
Correct use of 1-2 kinds of household appliances, such as hair dryers. Vacuum cleaner, cook rice with a rice cooker, etc.
Task 5 Agricultural production labor
Choose 1-2 common local vegetables such as Chinese cabbage. Tomato. Cucumbers, etc. are planted. Or choose 1-2 kinds of poultry, such as chickens, ducks, etc. for breeding.
Task 6 Modern service industry labor
According to the age characteristics of the students. For their own interests and actual conditions, choose 1 to 2 professional projects that are closely related to their daily life for practice and experience.
Task 7 Public Welfare Work and Volunteer Service
Participate in 1 to 2 public welfare labor and volunteer services within their capabilities, such as: serving as a small guide for the school history museum, volunteering for major school activities, and participating in community environmental maintenance.
Third Semester (Grades 5-6)
Task 1 Organize and organize
Through the sorting and selection of items, clean up their own learning and living space, such as cleaning and rationally disposing of used textbooks, books, as well as clothes that are no longer worn and toys that are no longer played.
Task 2 Cooking and Nutrition
Using simple cooking methods such as stir-frying, frying, stewing and other cooking methods to make 2 to 3 home-cooked dishes, such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried eggs, stewed bone broth, etc., you can design a nutritious recipe for lunch and dinner according to the needs of your family.
Task 3 Household appliance use and maintenance
By reading the product manual, understand the commonly used electrical appliances in the home, such as washing clothes of different materials using different functions of the washing machine: using the steaming, boiling, stewing and other functions of the rice cooker to meet the different needs of food production.
Task 4 Industrial production labor
Select 1-2 industrial production projects, such as woodworking, electronics, etc., to process simple product models into prototypes, and initially experience the labor process of industrial production.
Task 5 New technology experience and application
Select 1-2 new technologies, such as three-dimensional printing technology, laser cutting technology, intelligent control technology, etc., initially carry out labor experience and technical application, and be familiar with the main functions and simple use methods of a new technology.
(Some duplicate content has been reduced)
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Parents: Very supportive, but don't turn into posing
For the new labor regulations of the Ministry of Education, parents mostly raise their hands and feet in favor. At present, the material conditions of the baby are too good, and there is too little labor practice and the cultivation of hands-on ability.
Take the recent epidemic, many young people can only watch the vegetable bags issued by the government rot a little bit because they can't cook. The get of labor and housework skills is certainly not achieved overnight, and it is particularly important to infiltrate and cultivate it from an early age.
I previously shared a video in an article about an American boy who independently prepared a meal for his mother throughout the whole process. In the video, the 3-year-old boy shows amazing maturity -
He would set up the table and chairs to arrange his mother's seat, then use the microwave and oven to heat up the fast food, and finally set the dinner plate and tableware, and pour the drink.
Seeing the performance of this three-year-old boy, my first reaction is: usually we spend too much time with children to read picture books, play educational toys, do handicrafts, and ignore too many opportunities for children to deeply contact real life.
Our children, who live at home every day, do not know how to make food, do not know how to clean it, do not know how to put their dirty clothes back on themselves.
So when the baby picks up the broom and rag and wants to "sweep the house", when she picks up the pots and pans and spoons and wants to make a meal, put the clothes in the basin and step on them with her little feet, we must give them a chance!
The sooner a child becomes self-reliant, the sooner he will be able to adapt to changes in his life. For children of different ages, you can get them to do different things:
3 to 4 years old: throw away garbage, collect toys, wash your face, dress and socks, fold quilts;
5 to 7 years old: set up the dishes before meals, clean up the table after meals, sort the clothes to be washed according to color, wash socks and underwear, pack small school bags, organize their own belongings, wipe the table, mop the floor, clean fruits and vegetables, etc.;
7 years old and older: Self-study, doing housework on weekends, tidying up their own clothes, beds, school bags and other school supplies All habits are slowly established.
However, for our parents, the most feared is this beautiful vision, because of various reasons, such as the allocation of teachers, the lack of labor courses, and finally all of them have become the posing task of parents.
Moreover, many agricultural activities, traditional crafts and factory labor experience in the new curriculum standards still have to rely on school-led organizations, and if the supporting mechanism in this area is not kept up, it is easy to become a "paper talk".