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This issue of "Talking about the School of Confucianism"
Visiting a special education school for the first time
--Guangzhou School for the Deaf
Let's talk with Principal Ma Li about the development of "Integrated Education for the Deaf".
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【Special Education, Walking with Love】
Founded in 1946, the first principal, Ms. Cheung Wing Yee, founded the earliest school for the deaf and dumb in Guangdong Province with the original intention of "Boundless Love and Care for Deaf Children". The current principal, Ma Li, has carried out special education work in ordinary schools for nearly ten years, and is well aware of the difficulty of carrying out special education and the importance of professionalism. When she learned that there was a job opportunity at the School for the Deaf, which could provide professional education for children with special needs, she did not hesitate to go. Talking about her understanding of education, Principal Ma Li believes that "benevolence, teaching students according to their aptitude, and professionalism" are the core of education.
"As educators, we need to be loving, understand the needs of each child, and educate them in a way that suits them. ”
The development of special education is closely linked to the progress of social civilization, and the degree of civilization of a society depends on how it treats the disadvantaged. Principal Ma Li said that in the past, the development of special education faced many difficulties mainly stemmed from the lack of awareness of special groups and special education in the society, but with the development of society, people gradually understand this group from various channels, and have more understanding and tolerance. Now not only has the government introduced a number of policies to support special education, more and more teachers are willing to work in special education, and more enterprises are also willing to accept special groups of people for employment and provide them with opportunities for development.
At the School for the Deaf, teachers are faced with more complex educational methods and requirements. In the classroom, they not only need to use both oral and sign language to teach, but also need to use listening aids and information technology to help children understand knowledge and master skills in various forms. Each teacher at the School for the Deaf will receive a three-year post-employment special training in special education, covering professional sign language training and professional training in special education.
Principal's golden sentence dialog box: "Special" in our object is special children, "special" in our special needs, to give them the corresponding professional education
【Integrated Education and Common Development】
Since 2019, the School for the Deaf has begun to recruit some ordinary students in the primary school to carry out the experiment of "integrated education for the deaf". Faced with the difficulty of recruiting ordinary students, Principal Ma Li explained that it is necessary to continue to preach and explain to dispel parents' concerns. The integrated class adopts small class teaching, with 20 children in each class, including 3-4 hearing-impaired students, who have been scientifically assessed to be able to learn Xi with ordinary children, and the teaching materials and class progress are exactly the same as those in ordinary schools.
"Let every child get high-quality development" is the core tenet of integrated education. Principal Ma Li further elaborated that for special children, the school will explore the most suitable learning and teaching methods for Xi them according to their specific conditions, and the advanced hardware facilities of the school's smart classroom also meet the development needs of different children. In addition, it provides opportunities for special children to communicate and play with ordinary children, and can also improve their confidence in entering social communication in the future. For ordinary children, through interaction with special children, they can learn to care for others, understand differences, and tolerate differences, which is conducive to the cultivation of good character.
Principal's Golden Sentence Dialog Box: One of the core concepts of our integrated education is to enable every child to get high-quality development
【Enlighten with beauty, integrate with the United States】
The good development of integrated education in the school for the deaf is inseparable from the guidance of the "Tongmei" school philosophy. According to Principal Ma Li, the "Tongmei Culture" includes the beauty of human dignity and humanity, the beauty of the whole person with the simultaneous development of five educations, the beauty of the integration of individuality and commonality, and the harmonious beauty of self-improvement and sharing.
Under the guidance of the "Tongmei" educational concept, the school has set up a systematic "Tongmei Curriculum", including five types: "Morality", "Science", "Language", "Art" and "Career". After being assessed on multiple intelligences, students are able to choose courses based on their strengths. "Virtue" refers to moral education courses and social practice activities; "Ke" refers to scientific and technological innovation and participation in science and technology competitions; "Yan" refers to the cultivation of children's language communication and language arts; "Yi" refers to art courses, and special children can also participate in dance and music training with ordinary children
"industry" refers to cultivating their vocational skills and having a job that they can stand on in the future when they enter the society.
The School for the Deaf respects the characteristics of each child and is committed to finding the most suitable and best development path for each child, so as to build a solid foundation for their life. Principal Ma Li is full of expectations for the future of the school, hoping that Guangzhou Deaf School will be at the forefront of special education in the country in the future.