Recently, the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government announced that WanJie and 40 other people to be commended for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, and in terms of education, Cao Yan, as the "pioneer" and "witness" of Shenzhen special education, was selected as a candidate for commendation. Yuanping Special School is the first special education school in Shenzhen and a banner in the field of special education in China. As one of the first batch of special education graduates in the country, Cao Yan has been teaching since 1990, and her teaching experience is just 30 years. Of those 30 years, 28 years were spent at The Yuanping Special School. In the past 28 years, she has grown from an ordinary teacher to a vice principal to a principal, and has served as a member of the provincial and municipal CPPCC committees, actively advocating for the rights and interests of special students and women and children. On June 6, 2020, the Special Education Professional Committee of Shenzhen Education Association was established, and Cao Yan was elected as the chairman of the board, which is well deserved.
The first batch of special education students for 28 years of peace
Cao Yan was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and has been "someone else's child" since she was a child. When he graduated from junior high school, he was sent to Nanjing Special Education Normal School with excellent grades. This is the first comprehensive special education normal school in China, and she has the honor of becoming the first batch of special education students in China. In 1990, when the construction of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was in full swing, Zhang Lianfa, then director of the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Education, led a team to Shenzhen for exchanges and inspections, and at the request of the Shenzhen side, he strongly recommended a number of outstanding educators to "go south" to support the education of the special administrative region, including President Sun Zhendong, who went to Shenzhen in 1991 to establish the Shenzhen Yuanping Special Education School.
In 2005, I participated in the CCTV foundation laying Chinese party, and performed songs and dances on the same stage with deaf and mute students" From 1991 to 1991, borrowing a site to run a large-scale class in 1994, until today, what I am most proud of is Yuanping's excellent teacher team. The spirit of selfless dedication and hard work laid down by President Sun Zhendong and others when the school was founded is the root and soul of Yuanping's development. As the "elder" who followed Sun Zhendong to found the school in 1992, Cao Yan is particularly precious to this Yuanping "gene". She said that although there were not many old teachers who founded the school at that time, the spirit of founding the school has influenced a batch of yuanping new forces.
If you work hard with your original intention, you will be able to succeed
In 2005, he was named one of the Top Ten Outstanding Youths of Shenzhen
Cao Yan studied hearing impaired education, she worked as a language teacher and class teacher for deaf and mute students in Yuanping, and soon explored a unique set of teaching methods for dealing with disabled children, coupled with the love of children and strong affinity, she quickly stood out and became one of the most popular teachers among students. "Shenzhen Outstanding Teacher", "Shenzhen Disabled Person's Work Advanced Individual", "Shenzhen Advanced Individual who Loves Children", Guangdong Province "Excellent Teacher of Teaching and Educating People in Southern Guangdong", "March 8th Red Flag Bearer Pacesetter of Guangdong Province", "National March 8th Red Banner Bearer", "Shenzhen Top Ten Caring Figures", "Guangdong May Day Labor Medal", "Shenzhen Top Ten Outstanding Youth"... All kinds of honors came pouring in.
In 2006, he was named "Ten Masters of Southern Guangdong" to accept the condolences of the leadership, but there were also difficulties and even confusion in his career. In 2006, Cao Yan was promoted to vice principal of Yuanping Special School. "In the past, I was a teacher in a hearing impaired class, which was a professional place, and I could say that I was handy. But after becoming a vice principal, you are faced with various types of special children. Cao Yan said that when she saw the teachers working diligently, making great efforts and achieving little results, confusion and suffering followed. It is gratifying that in recent years, the school has made many breakthroughs in educational concepts, curriculum settings and teaching methods, and gradually formed Yuanping characteristics and models. "This allows us to see a better tomorrow for special children and to multiply confidence." The three words "children" have a very heavy weight in Cao Yan's heart. Over the years, many positions have thrown an "olive branch" to her, but she has always been unmoved. "When I calm down, especially with the kids, I know they need me. And as long as I persist and work hard with my original intention, I will definitely be able to make achievements and realize the value of life. ”
The new mission of Yuanping in the eyes of the new principal
Cao Yan, who has been working in Yuanping for 28 years in 2019 student military training and student cordial exchanges, is currently in charge of the school's work, and the burden on her is heavier. Frankly speaking, compared with many developed countries, China's special education cause started late and still has many shortcomings. For example, china's curriculum standards for special education were not promulgated until 2016. Prior to this, Yuanping's teachers taught and studied at the same time to create a school-running model of "integration of education, rehabilitation and employment", winning the reputation of "a banner of Special Education in China". However, in the new era, at the moment when Shenzhen is building a "pioneering demonstration zone of socialism with Chinese characteristics", how can Shenzhen's special education achieve breakthroughs, guidance and demonstration? And what kind of historical mission should Yuanping Special School consciously undertake? Cao Yan believes that in the future, Shenzhen special education has great potential in integrated education, student life planning education, vocational education for special students, potential development of autistic students, application of modern information technology and rehabilitation of severe students, and is expected to explore the experience and paradigm of leading the country. On the other hand, with the improvement of Shenzhen's emphasis on special education, especially the increasing number of district-level special education schools and special education classes, and the establishment of the second special education school in Shenzhen, Yuanping Special School, as a "bellwether", is facing the transformation of vocational education to special students and the opportunities and challenges of empowering brother schools. Cao Yan said that in the final analysis, it is still necessary to settle on the "life-oriented". "Only by adhering to the principle of putting all work on life can we have new breakthroughs, new developments and new models."
Children's smiles are the biggest motivation
Over the years, in addition to the intense education teaching and management work, Cao Yan has also served as a member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and has drummed and shouted for "children" on more platforms. She has conducted research and proposals on educational equity, inclusive education, and the care of severely disabled persons. In the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Supporting Shenzhen to Build a Pioneering Demonstration Zone of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Cao Yan was pleased to see the expression "the weak have the support of the masses". "The most important thing is to form a good social atmosphere of caring, supporting and helping children with disabilities." This is not a slogan, there must be real investment in all aspects of manpower and material resources. "All efforts are made for a common desire: for special children to be accepted, cared for and supported, to grow, recover and integrate into society better."
In the conversation of Shenzhen's top ten outstanding young people entering the campus to visit special children, Cao Yan mentioned a small detail. One year, on the first day of school, she saw a student crying in the school cafeteria looking for her mother. "I walked over to the child and said, 'You have a good meal, you're well fed, and you can see your mother on Friday.' At school, me and the female teacher are your moms! "The child listened to her and really happily ate the meal in one bite." From 30 years of teaching, there are too many similar scenes. But it is these details, the teacher's love for the children, the trust and gratitude of the children and parents to us, and the support of all walks of life for us, which touch me every day. In fact, this is where the value and motivation of our lifelong work lies. ”