Chinanews.com client Beijing, April 9th. Parents "pull out seedlings to help," preschool "savage growth", and over-standard teaching in the first grade... In recent years, the problems in the field of preschool education have been criticized.
A few days ago, the Ministry of Education issued the "Guiding Opinions on Vigorously Promoting the Scientific Connection of Kindergartens and Primary Schools". The document clearly stated: Primary schools shall strictly enforce the exemption of entrance examinations, and kindergartens shall not teach the content of primary school courses in advance or set up preschool classes!
Data map: The students of Shuangshan Experimental Primary School in Dadukou District, Chongqing City wear masks to keep a distance for the opening ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Chao
Primary schools strictly enforce the exemption from examinations, and enroll in nearby kindergartens. Preschool classes are not allowed
The "Guiding Opinions" emphasizes that primary schools strictly enforce the exemption of entrance examinations nearby. It is strictly forbidden to use various examinations, competitions, training results or certificates as the basis for enrollment, and insist on zero-start teaching according to the curriculum standards.
Where kindergartens meet their needs, elementary schools may not hold preschool classes.
Kindergartens are not allowed to teach the content of elementary school courses in advance, do not assign reading and writing as homework, and do not set up pre-school classes. If kindergartens experience the loss of children from large classes, they should promptly understand the reasons and whereabouts and report to the local education department.
The education department should, based on relevant clues, seriously investigate and blacklist out-of-school training institutions that accept pre-school children to conduct training in violation of regulations, include the blacklist information on the national credit information sharing platform, and implement joint punishments in accordance with relevant regulations.
For kindergartens and elementary schools with serious violations of school rules, the principal, headmaster and relevant teachers shall be held accountable.
Data map: Students take their classmates back to the classroom with the teacher.
Photo by Wang Yizhao
Prevent the content and methods of elementary education from being simply moved to kindergartens
The "Guiding Opinions" issued this time also clearly stated that it is necessary to change the situation of excessive emphasis on knowledge preparation, over-standard teaching, and advanced learning, standardize the educational and teaching behaviors of schools and off-campus training institutions, make reasonable preparations for school admission and school adaptation, and do a good job of science Convergence.
It is necessary to further guide teachers to establish the concept of scientific convergence, and the next semester of large classes should help children to prepare for life, society and learning in various aspects, and establish positive expectations and yearning for primary school life.
In addition, it is necessary to prevent and correct the wrong practice of simply moving the environment, educational content, and educational methods of elementary schools to kindergartens.
Data map: The opening of primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Beijing.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
The first semester of the first grade is set as the adjustment period for admission. Do not compare freshmen horizontally
The "Guiding Opinions" proposes "Primary schools implement school adaptation education."
Primary schools set the first semester of the first grade as the entrance adaptation period, focusing on the implementation of entrance adaptation education. Local curricula, school curricula and comprehensive practical activities are mainly used to organize and carry out entrance adaptation activities to ensure class schedules.
In addition, to reform the first-year education and teaching methods, the national curriculum is mainly implemented in gamification, life-oriented, and integrated methods to strengthen children's exploratory and experiential learning.
It is necessary to effectively change the phenomenon of neglecting children's physical and mental characteristics and receptive ability, and resolutely correct the wrong practice of exceeding standard teaching and blindly catching up with the progress.
Along with the "Guiding Opinions", the "Guiding Points for Primary School Admission and Adaptation Education" is also proposed to fully understand and respect the differences in the original experience, development speed and level of development of the freshmen, and to provide individualized information for each child in a targeted manner. Guidance and assistance, through positive affirmation and encouragement, support children to continuously gain positive school experience, promote them to gradually adapt to primary school life at their own speed and method, and must not raise high uniform requirements or make horizontal comparisons, so as not to frustrate children's school enrollment Positivity.
Data map: Children from the No. 1 Kindergarten in Pingxiang County, Hebei Province, play the game of "standing eggs" and feel the cultural interest of the equinox.
Photo by Yao Youliang
Relieve parents' stress and anxiety
Regarding the issue of improving the home-school co-education mechanism, the document issued this time also has clear guidance.
Kindergartens and elementary schools should regard parents as important partners, establish an effective home-school coordination and communication mechanism, and guide parents to actively cooperate with kindergartens and elementary schools to jointly do a good job in connection.
It is necessary to keep abreast of the problems and opinions and suggestions of parents in school preparation and school adaptation, actively publicize relevant national and local policy requirements, publicize and display the scientific concepts and practices of the two-way connection between young and primary schools, and help parents recognize excessively strengthened knowledge preparation and study primary school in advance The harm of the content of the course, relieve the pressure and anxiety of parents, create a good family education atmosphere, and actively cooperate with kindergartens and primary schools to make a good connection.
Data map: A teacher in a kindergarten in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province measures the body temperature of children.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia
Encourage elementary schools and kindergartens in the school district to build learning communities
It is worth noting that the "Guiding Opinions" announced this time also proposes to "establish a joint education development degree."
Teaching and research departments at all levels should make the connection of young and primary schools an important part of teaching and research work and include them in the annual teaching and research plan, and promote the establishment of a joint teaching and development system for interoperability and content integration between preschool and primary schools.
Teaching and research personnel should go deep into kindergartens and elementary schools, determine research topics based on practical needs, guide regional teaching and research and kindergarten (school)-based teaching and research activities, and summarize and promote good practices and experiences.
Encourage elementary schools and kindergartens in the school district to establish learning communities, strengthen teachers' research and exchanges in child development, curriculum, teaching, and management, and promptly solve outstanding problems in school preparation and school adaptation practices.
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