Observation of the first winter vacation after farewell to the "third semester" and "double reduction"

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 11.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter

　　In the first winter vacation after the "double reduction" policy was fully implemented, how were the children doing?

　　Xinhua News Agency reporters found in their interviews in various places that under the strong guidance of policies, this winter vacation is further saying goodbye to the old impression of the "third semester". Most of them are exercising on the sports field, enjoying free reading, and savoring the joy of labor.

Put down your schoolbag and find fun in sports and interest expansion

　　"You don't have to go to the cram school like you used to, you can do what you like," said Dong Mohan, a fourth-grade student at Changbai Island No. 2 Branch of Shenyang Railway No. 5 Primary School in Liaoning Province happily.

　　During the winter vacation, she often came to Baiqingzhai Ski Resort early to start practicing snowboard toe and heel skills.

"Exercise 1 hour a day and you're done!"

　　Get up at 8:00 every morning, do 1 hour of homework first, and then arrange calligraphy, painting, reading and outdoor sports... This is the winter vacation schedule that Ding Yuchen, a fifth-grade student at Binhu Road Primary School in Nanning, Guangxi made for himself.

　　"The child has more free time, can do what he likes, and he feels happier." Ding Yuchen's mother, Sun Jiejing, said that after the "double reduction", he was a little anxious, but found that the child was more conscious. Now, everything can be seriously invested.

Ding Yuchen, who used to be less active, also learned to swim during the holidays and found fun in sports.

　　In the past, winter and summer vacations have always been the "golden period" for off-campus training in disciplines.

At the beginning of the holiday, the Ministry of Education issued a notice, requiring all localities to earnestly do a good job of "double reduction" during the winter vacation, and strictly prevent offline discipline training institutions in the compulsory education stage from illegally opening classes and training institutions for preschool children aged 3 to 6 years old. Problems such as training in the following disciplines (including foreign languages) occur.

　　The reporter recently visited more than 10 discipline training institutions in Yinchuan, Ningxia, and found that the regulation that "off-campus training institutions shall not occupy national statutory holidays, rest days and winter and summer vacations to organize discipline training" has been well implemented, and many training institutions have closed their doors. , looking through the glass is empty.

　　In Huangpu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, some middle school students are walking out of their books, into nature and social life, and participating in winter vacation research activities.

On the first day of the activity, the children came to Gufengyuan Farming Culture Park to observe different types of trees up close and learn about trees.

They can design their own research routes, visit the Guangzhou Maritime Museum, the Beidou Museum and the UAV Exhibition Hall, etc., and experience different wonderful things and gain different knowledge in different places.

　　The Youth Practice Base of the Education Bureau of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region held a three-week "Winter Vacation Interest Class" carnival, which included sunshine football, happy basketball, children's fighting, and six-stringed piano.

"I enjoy every class in the interest class, and I can make a lot of new friends." Student Dan Zengxi said happily while changing his jersey.

Mainly focus on practice, and basically say goodbye to the "sea of ​​questions" for winter vacation homework

　　The reporter found that this winter vacation, under the "double reduction" policy, there is less written homework of "writing and writing", and more novel practice of "playing and playing", children have more time to think, innovate and explore. space.

　　"Morning: folding quilts, sweeping the floor, calligraphy, reading; afternoon: washing dishes, wiping the table, running, cycling; evening: washing socks, mopping the floor, writing a diary..." This is the third grade student of Shenxing Primary School in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Zhu Yanjin's winter vacation worksheet.

　　Meng Xuanya, a fourth-grade student in Beijing, has basically completed her winter vacation homework.

"This is a science assignment that I completed with three classmates, using waste materials and manual methods to design a kinetic car." She said that after many trials, it finally succeeded, and she was very proud.

　　In children's homework, elements such as "Winter Olympics" and "Year of the Tiger" appear frequently and are very popular.

The students of Xinghaiyuan Primary School in Hefei City, Anhui Province received a special New Year's gift "The Year of the Tiger Characteristic Winter Holiday Activity Manual", which is full of strong interest in the Year of the Tiger.

The activity manual guides the "little tigers" to love reading, work more, exercise diligently during this holiday, feel the customs of the new year, stay healthy and prevent epidemics, and care about winter Austria and other national events.

　　In order for the children to learn through practice, the teachers put a lot of effort into the design of the assignments.

　　Zeng Qingyu, deputy dean of the Beijing Chaoyang District Academy of Educational Sciences, said that the teaching and research department has organized teaching and research staff from 15 disciplines to guide the winter vacation homework in each school. It is rich in content, diverse in form, and rich in pictures and texts, focusing on meeting the individual needs of students.

　　"In the design of winter vacation homework, we follow the principles of individualization and flexibility, and present students with a 'menu-style' winter vacation homework." said Chen Feiyu, a teacher at Daxing Experimental Primary School of Beijing Institute of Educational Sciences. It is not to do problems, but to guide students to pay attention to mathematics in life.

Students in the lower grades of primary school can pay attention to the New Year’s money received during the Chinese New Year, the shopping list for the New Year’s goods, the price tags of the purchased items, etc. The students in the upper grades can use the knowledge points related to “measurement” by designing school bags by hand.

　　In Taiyuan, Shanxi, Li Xiaoting, the parent of a student, said that in the process of accompanying the child to complete the practical work, the parent-child relationship and family relationship became more harmonious.

"In the past, when children were asked to do their homework, the children were nervous and parents were worried. Now the homework is diversified and flexible, but the knowledge learned is not much at all," she said.

Happier Holidays, More Beneficial Growth

　　"Everyone, pay attention to my demonstration. The two fingers should be aimed at the chest cavity, and then the other palm should be pressed on the fingers. The two hands will start to press down, and the center of gravity of the body should be on the palm..." On the afternoon of January 19, Chongqing More than 80 children from the "Colorful Holiday" 2022 winter vacation public welfare care class in Tongnan District of the city were divided into groups to learn the knowledge of CPR under the demonstration of volunteer teachers.

　　According to Xiong Jia, the person in charge, this public welfare care class is organized by the local youth activity center without any fee. The purpose is to alleviate the problem of "difficulty in nursing care" for primary and secondary school students during the holidays and help children spend a safe and meaningful vacation.

　　Art painting and craftsmanship, Chinese classics reading, safety self-help knowledge, tug-of-war rope skipping competition, rural revitalization research... Here, the organizer has carefully designed a variety of interest practice courses based on the actual situation of the students and the professional characteristics of volunteer teachers. Students and parents welcome.

　　After the initial practice in the summer vacation, the winter vacation trusteeship classes in many schools have become more impressive.

　　Jiulong No. 3 Primary School in Huangpu District, Guangzhou is a rural primary school.

The school's winter vacation care class has cleverly designed a "book restoration class", which combines labor class with art creation.

Principal Lin Qifang took out the old villain book from the school library, taught the children how to paste and repair it, and drew a new cover to replace the old one, so that the old villain book with a sense of age could be replaced with a new look, so that the students could feel that labor is also OK So "live".

　　Under the "double reduction" policy, some parents' attitudes are changing, from overly concerned about academic performance to more concerned about the overall growth of their children, focusing on parent-child interaction and companionship.

　　"I and my children were tired in the past, but the effect was not necessarily good." Li Xiaoting said that in the "double reduction" environment, she is also reflecting on her past educational concepts and methods, "Scores cannot be the only standard for measuring children. , healthy and all-round growth is more important.”

　　A few days ago, Liu Yuqi, a first-year student in Yinchuan, made a "tiger hat" with his mother.

He first drew the tiger's shape with watercolor brushes and orange cardstock, then cut it out along the lines, and finally assembled it into a hat.

Despite several rework and repaints along the way, the little boy didn't lose heart and finally got it done with the help of his mother.

　　Mother Li Yun said: "In the process of making the 'tiger hat' together, I saw his strengths, such as he likes to think about making small things, and also saw his lack of flexibility. As a parent, we must give He has more encouragement and support to accompany him to grow up slowly."

　　In Lanzhou, Gansu, Chen Liang, a parent of a student, said with emotion that the "double reduction" has relieved the children's repetitive homework burden and the fatigue of rushing to work on weekends.

At the same time, a lot has been added: children have more interaction and communication with their parents; children have more freedom to choose their interests... People with clearer minds and more independent development will have more positive and sunny future development.

　　The Ministry of Education wrote in a letter to the parents of primary and secondary school students across the country during the winter vacation: "Life is like a long-distance run. Don't sprint at the beginning, and thin hair requires a lot of accumulation." When the vacation is no longer the "third semester", practical exploration replaces making up lessons. Children will accumulate more energy to grow in an all-round way, so as to better meet new challenges.

(Reporters: Faye Wong, Li Ziwei, Zheng Tianhong, Wang Ying, Ai Fumei, Zhao Wanwei, Bai Liping, Lin Fanshi, Ren Liying, Ke Gaoyang, Zhou Chang, Li Jian, Wu Jiangmin)