◎ Fu Xiaobo
Recently, Wuhan University's open class "Love Psychology" was on fire, and the classroom was full of classrooms and the student pictures crowded outside the doors and windows once brushed the screen, and some netizens laughed and said that "the small classroom can't fit the students' yearning for 'love knowledge'." ”
Image source: Wuhan University's official Weibo
In fact, it is not new for colleges and universities to offer love classes, and students seem to yearn for more than just "love knowledge". In recent years, there have often been colleges and universities that have unexpectedly become popular because of some "unconventional courses". Previously, Nanjing Agricultural University's "Sports Fat Loss Class", Central South University's "Detective Conan and Chemical Exploration", Xiamen University's "Tree Climbing Class", Sichuan University's "Farming Class" and other alternative courses were loved and sought after by students as soon as they began, and also attracted social attention and controversy.
"Just use a special class to learn?" In the face of the teaching content of "unconventional courses", some people think that they are commonplace, over-the-top, and difficult to climb the hall. However, contrary to expectations, this type of course is very popular with students.
Behind the repercussions of "unconventional courses" is not only the strong demand of students for such teaching content, but also reflects our educational deficiencies and educational needs in the reform of quality education.
All along, the intense pressure of further education has led parents, teachers, and students to pay too much attention to scores and spend a lot of time learning subject knowledge, thus losing the cultivation of "soft power" such as interest, personality, and sentiment. Interpersonal communication, aesthetic education, and even sports were once considered unprofessional and a waste of time. It is not surprising that young people entering the university, full of vitality, like to try new things, break free from the shackles of long periods of high pressure, and show a strong preference for these "unconventional courses" that broaden their horizons, cultivate interests, and break taboos.
"Unconventional courses" are a useful attempt to reform university curricula, and such educational content should be gradually promoted to the whole stage of quality education. Of course, it may be more difficult to open an "unconventional course" than a good "regular course", from the topic selection to the teaching plan needs good teachers to guarantee, to ensure that fun, creativity and knowledge are compatible, in order to avoid gimmicks over content. All of the above put forward higher requirements for quality education.
Life is full of scenery, and everything encountered is learned. Knowledge itself is not antithetical to our lives, if there are more categories to choose in the classroom, more interesting and useful courses, not only can improve the comprehensive quality of students, but also help future students to go out of the classroom, explore the world and experience life in the case of knowledge protection.
Source: Science and Technology Daily