After reading the child's midterm exam papers, I had insomnia
In the past two days, the results of the midterm exam in my son's class have come out, and the worst subject is science!
Compared with the usual average of more than 90 points, this time in the science exam, the class is 60 or 70 points! Because I listened to the words of the class teacher and the people who came before, I paid attention to it early in the morning (I also shared it with you in the previous article), so OK did not "overturn" this time.
Seeing that the parents were a little flustered, the science teacher posted a large paragraph in the class group to give everyone "tips"-
"Don't think that science learning in primary school is simple and don't pay attention to it. At this stage, the scientific knowledge points that children are exposed to are very scattered, don't think that you can just memorize it before the exam, this is not good for learning science. Be sure to guide children to observe and think in life.
The answers to many questions may be hands-on, observant and comparative, consulted, or simply not a correct answer. But the process of thinking and practice is the most important. ”
After reading this paragraph, I looked back at my son's science test papers, and I really felt a little insightful.
In fact, in the eyes of adults, the difficulty of this science test paper is really not high, and even many of them are common sense of life, and it is precisely these questions that have a strong connection with life, for children who lack observation of life, they are their "dead hole".
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How do you read the weather forecast? What kind of temperature, what kind of clothes to wear, how to judge the direction of the wind? What kinds of flour, soy sauce, rape oil, and salt in the kitchen can completely melt in the water?
Without the experience of going deep into life, there is no thinking, there is no thinking about these problems, of course it is difficult to do these questions, after all, the exam questions from life are the most ever-changing, and the knowledge points of brushing the questions and memorizing them cannot catch up with the flexibility of the exam questions.
That's why I'm now consciously asking OK to get in touch with more forms of content that are connected to life and can lead to thinking about life. Of course, this is too much, and I am not an encyclopedia, so I will also use a little practical documentary to show my children.
For example, a while ago, I watched a very high-quality documentary "John Wilson's 100,000 Ways to Do It", and now it has its third season, and the ratings on Douban are super high every season. 👇
The object of this documentary is the very inconspicuous things in life, which people may be a little confused about, but they are used to -
For example, what to do with discarded batteries, how to find a free parking space close to home, how to start a conversation with strangers, why are public toilets in the city so hard to find?
John Wilson, the producer of the documentary, will be super stubborn to get to the bottom of the matter, and must make these "little things" clear and clear.
After watching this film, you will also get a very positive answer in your heart: as long as you are curious enough about a thing and take action, you will definitely have unexpected gains in the end.
Of course, the documentary itself is interesting enough, and Wilson often holds a camera to capture some very interesting scenes, such as the discovery of a robot in the supermarket that doesn't look very smart;
There is smoke behind him, which looks like a passerby with fire above his head;
There is also chatting with passers-by, casually talking about a few words, and the other party will suddenly pick up his heart and share with you that he was struck by lightning twice in the first half of his life!
In any corner of this city, there are all kinds of incredible things, and I really can't stop seeing it! Today, I will recommend two wonderful episodes of "Wilson's 100,000 How" to everyone.
How do I find a parking space?
In New York, "finding a parking space is the real thing." Some people even live in cars in order not to give up their parking spaces.
Whenever I encounter a municipal cleaning car, there is such a picture: the atmosphere of the whole street is tense, and the driver Didi presses the horn to urge the car in front to give way quickly.
Wait for the sprinkler to pass, and then return to your parking space in unison, for fear that the original position will be robbed by others.
Wilson bought a new car, how could he occupy a parking space close to home?
At first, of course, it was easy to choose: ask how much the parking lot charges. But when I heard that it was $790 a month, this plan passed directly.
What about following the example of the neighbor and using a chair to occupy the parking space in advance?
Still won't work. Just to move the car, the parking space is gone, and the chair is thrown to the side of the road.
Wilson had a supermarket next to his house, and he wondered if he could "track" the employees and wait for them to get off work and drive away, and he would be the first person to know that there was a parking space.
Theoretically feasible, but after squatting a few times, others took the lead, knowing that there are parking spaces here, but the speed is not fast enough or not.
Conventional ones don't work, then go on a little "high-tech", Wilson used an infrared detector, and some cars still have residual heat, which means that it has just stopped, and the owner may drive the car away.
But in the end, it turned out that the car owner who can occupy the parking space at night will never easily drive the car away, and this method has also failed.
I tried various methods, and in the end, it was a matter of luck to get a parking space.
One day when he came home from an errand and happened to have a car to drive away, Wilson finally became the lucky one to have a parking space, and it was still the "perfect parking space" on his doorstep.
In the next few days, Wilson was in a really good mood, he put his clothes and umbrella in the car, and in case of bad weather, he took it directly from the car, which was much more convenient.
Even if you don't go out, you can look at your car through the window every day, and you will feel happy.
But at this point, the parking space problem has not yet come to an end. After the joy was over, Wilson began to feel a huge anxiety about losing his parking space.
In order to continue to enjoy the right to use the parking space, he did not even dare to move the car. When he went to the supermarket to buy something, he used a trolley, and his friend asked him to go to the suburbs for a party, but he could only push it off. Gradually, parking became a burden for Wilson.
Why wouldn't you be happy when you have it? Wilson asks a hunting enthusiast who has an entire room of collectibles.
The hunter told him, "After the shot, it doesn't feel so good, you get what you want, but then what's important? It's all about a goal and the thrill of hunting." ”
Wilson's anxiety is answered by the hunter, who says that finding a parking space is like hunting: "Parking too long deprives you of the pleasure of finding another perfect parking space." ”
The free parking space is the "trophy", and it is satisfying to get it, but it is not necessary to possess it all the time. Finding the next "perfect parking space" will also be a fun journey.
Although the problem of parking spaces was not completely solved, Wilson looked at parking spaces more blandly.
Wilson picked out a piece of asphalt from the parking space and hung it on the wall like a trophy
How to protect furniture?
Families with pets generally do not have a sofa intact, and the furniture is hobbled without a look. (Actually, it's almost the same if you have a baby)
Wilson also encountered this problem, his cat scratched the armrest of the sofa, and stuck the place where the cat loved to scratch, and the cat continued to scratch in another place.
I bought a cat scratch frame, but the cat ignored it and only loved the feel of the sofa;
I squeezed the cat's hated lemonade on the sofa, but the smell was unbearable.
If he wants to keep the new sofa at home, Wilson seems to have only one way left.
It is simple to install the sofa cover, the master measured the size, and the customized plastic cover for the sofa is tightly sealed.
The protective effect is also first-class, not to mention sprinkling some soup, the whole bottle of chili sauce is no problem to pour;
The cat doesn't scratch anymore, it's a double win.
But although the troublesome problem was solved, Wilson found that after putting on the film, he sat on the sofa less often, "My back felt very hot, and my friends complained about it when they came." ”
So Wilson got tangled up again, and he started a new round of "investigation". Walking around the streets, this time I paid close attention and found that there are a lot of things that people want to protect.
Billboards have thorns to prevent pigeons from landing, steel nails are placed on the steps to prevent pedestrians from sitting, and even traffic cones are protected by barbed wire.
I went to interview a "collector" who had a pair of high-heeled shoes that were treasured, but because they had the idol's signature on them, they were kept in a protective case and never worn.
Maybe it's in people's nature to protect what they like. However, "valuing something too much can make you less happy." ”
It's like a friend who bought a new car, because he didn't find a contactless car wash, and the mood of the whole day was ruined.
When he got home, Wilson removed the sofa film and decided to enjoy it as it was, "All the damage that happens to the furniture is a trace of a full life." ”
But is OCD really so easy to cure? Apparently not!
It turned out that Wilson had reproduced an identical sofa, and the one at home was actually an imitation, and the "genuine" was locked in a constant temperature warehouse by him, "Now I can finally feel at ease." ”
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With Wilson, finding unknown answers is always a lot of fun.
Some questions can be answered, such as why there is a group of memory confusion? It may be that people have seen different versions on social media, so although the memories are different, they are all correct;
But more often than not, there is no traditional answer, for example, it is difficult to find a decent public toilet in New York, and it is not clear how to recycle batteries to be safe and harmless.
Perhaps even more important than finding the perfect answer is taking action.
During the pandemic, Wilson wanted to cook a meal for his landlord who had been taking care of him.
At first, he wanted to make a delicious dish, but the result was very bad, according to the chef's instructions, the cooking was so bad that he didn't want to eat it, and he consulted the locals, bought authentic pots, authentic rice, but still felt that it was not good.
But Wilson didn't expect that while she was researching how to make the perfect risotto, the landlord suddenly fell ill with a stroke, and the ambulance took her to the hospital.
That's when Wilson thought, "Instead of spending so much time for the surprise, maybe instead of perfecting the risotto, it would be better to give it to her the first time it was ready." This time, this bowl of rice may never be delivered. ”
So when the landlord returned, Wilson immediately used the tools he had at hand to make a hot meal that was not fancy, but could express his heart.
Therefore, sometimes we unconsciously take a perfect answer too seriously, and when we don't know where the answer will lead, "just follow the feeling", the important thing is to start. Even if you can't find the answer, it's much better than staying where you are, because there will definitely be other things to gain along the way.