From "Win at the Starting Line" to "Win the Future"

Source: People's Daily - People's Daily

Big data, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things... The endless stream of new technologies and new applications is unveiling the future world step by step. Facing the future, many parents expect their children to "win at the starting line". But what is the real "starting line", and how to look at the "starting line" objectively and rationally? Only through careful thinking and scientific analysis can we make the right choice.

The first thing that should be paid attention to is the starting line of the child's physical health. The body is the capital of life's struggle for success. At present, some parents are too spoiled for their children, unwilling or afraid to let their children carry out physical activities, some children have limited time to engage in physical exercise, and "small fat mounds" and "small glasses" have appeared one after another, which lays hidden dangers for the healthy growth of children's lives. Attach importance to the "starting line" of physical health, help children plan and coordinate the time of learning and sports, encourage children to engage in various types of physical exercise, gradually cultivate and develop their sports interests, form sports habits, and improve sports literacy, in order to lay a solid physical foundation for long-distance running in life.

You should also pay attention to the starting line of your child's character. No matter how the future changes, excellent moral character is an indispensable and important condition for children's future development and success. Whether it is family education or school education, it is necessary to cultivate people who are useful to society, who have a sound personality and good moral character. Especially in the critical period of the formation of children's world outlook, outlook on life and values, schools, parents and society should make great efforts to guide students to show their personality and respect the rules in the process of building themselves; they should pay attention to self-realization and be willing to serve the society; they are rooted in China and look at the world, and build a foundation for life with beautiful moral behavior.

Also pay attention to the starting line of ability and habit. With the rapid development of new technologies, the necessary conditions for the survival and development of young people in the future are their own literacy and ability. Therefore, it is crucial to develop children's abilities from an early age. It is particularly noteworthy that ability includes not only the ability to learn knowledge, but also imagination, creativity, logical thinking ability, practical operation ability, interpersonal communication ability, ability to perceive love and happiness, and ability to resist setbacks. Of course, related to it, it is also necessary to cultivate children's habits, pay attention to care for and stimulate children's wide interest, so that children always maintain curiosity about the unknown and the spirit of exploration, and use good behavior habits and positive attitudes to life to insert "invisible wings" for children to fly to success.

In the face of the future, as long as we grasp the critical period of children's growth from a rational perspective, lead children to run on the correct "starting line", and move forward firmly all the way, we will surely create a wonderful future.

(The author is the principal of Beijing Hujialou Central Primary School Education Group)

People's Daily ( 05/10/2021)