Starting classes and resuming classes in batches across China

Chunlai epidemic campus reopened

As the prevention and control of the epidemic continues to improve, all parts of China have entered the "School Season". On April 7, the third and third grades of Heilongjiang, Henan, Fujian, Hunan and other places began to resume classes at the same time. After two months of "long vacation", students from all over the world finally returned to campus.

Learning ca n’t be stopped, and the resumption of classes must not be delayed. Dangers still exist, and the “safety string” for epidemic prevention and control must be tight. At the same time that schools of all levels and types are opening in batches, tests such as strengthening campus epidemic prevention and accelerating classroom teaching have just begun.

Take multiple measures and weave together an epidemic prevention safety net

Temperature measurement and disinfection, small class teaching, and the first class of good epidemic prevention and control ... A large number of students and teachers returned to school to return to school, and the pressure of epidemic prevention and control increased sharply. In order to ensure that the campus is free, schools around the country have made adequate preparations and exercises, and have taken multiple measures to weave safety nets.

The first level of prevention and control starts from entering the school gate. At Meixi Lake Middle School in Changsha County, Hunan, the senior high school students who returned to school kept a distance, were disinfected at the entrance of the school gate, and then entered the thermal imaging temperature measurement channel. Only after passing the body temperature can they enter the school. On the campus, schools around the world have prepared disinfectant, alcohol and other disinfection materials for teachers and students to use. Other schools have set up isolation observation rooms for emergency treatment.

In order to meet the needs of the start of school, all localities ensure that the epidemic prevention materials are adequate and in place. The senior high school students in Shandong Province will return to school on April 15. Two weeks before the start of the school, all the necessary materials for the two-week start of the 845 high school graduation grades in the province are in place. The staff of the Qingdao Municipal Education Bureau said that the city has coordinated a group of children's masks through the industry and information department, and plans to place them in schools after the school starts.

In order to prevent too many students from gathering and reduce the number of classrooms, many schools have adopted a "small class" teaching method. In Hefei No. 7 Middle School of Anhui Province, the original teaching class was split into two small classes. During the class, one class is taught by the teacher, and one class watches the live projection and rotates to ensure that the class teaching is synchronized.

In the first lesson after the start of school, the content of "prevention and anti-epidemic" became the common choice of most schools. In Fujian, on the morning of April 7, students from nearly 500 high schools across the province watched "The Power of Growth-The First Lesson of Resuming Study." In the classroom, Chen Wei, the first batch of members who supported the Hubei Medical Team in Fujian Province, shared his own story of anti-epidemic disease. Academician Zhong Nanshan, who was originally from Fujian, made suggestions on how to prevent and control students. "I hope that after the start of school, we will follow the spirit of the vast numbers of medical personnel, scientific and technological workers and logistic service personnel to fight against the epidemic, and will be well devoted to learning and mastering scientific knowledge to better serve our country in the future!"

In addition to creating a safe environment for "learning", the school's care for students' "eating" and "walking" is also meticulous. At Chengdu No. 7 Middle School in Sichuan, students of different grades dine at the noon peak. In addition, the staff also arranged for students to eat one-way and interval meals. After each batch of students finished the meal, they immediately changed the tablecloth to ensure a hygienic dining environment. In Fuzhou, Fujian, in order to ensure the safe travel of students, the city opened a customized bus line for high school students to resume classes, and implemented a "one school, one car" point-to-point shuttle service.

In cities with dense populations and high pressures for prevention and control, the challenges faced by primary and secondary schools are even greater. Chongqing, which will start in batches from April 20th, has recently issued the "Guidelines for the Beginning of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Period (Trial)". The school will start the school from 10 aspects such as teacher and student return, campus management, and environmental hygiene. Provide guidance for work.

Up to now, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and other provinces have not yet announced the schedule for returning to school. On April 7, Li Yi, deputy secretary of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission and spokesperson of the Beijing Education Commission, said that the opening of the Beijing primary and secondary schools has entered a "substantial preparation stage", and personnel preparations and epidemic prevention work are in full swing. The Beijing Municipal Education Commission is making preparations for the start of the school in batches and types, and formulating detailed plans for the start of each batch and grade.

Get back in good mental health class

"After a month of online classes, I kind of missed the feeling of the classroom." In another week, I will see the long-awaited teacher and classmate, Shandong Junior Middle School student Lu Wenxiang, unable to hold back the joy in his heart. In the class's WeChat group, he already chatted with several good friends about his plans after school.

Compared with the expectations of students, Li Zhiying, the class teacher of Lu Wenxiang, was a little anxious in addition to the joy of returning to class. "Although the entrance examination is postponed, the progress of the student's review cannot be delayed. After the start of the school, I will immediately enter the state of preparing for the exam, and my psychological pressure is not small."

Although online courses have played an important role in the suspension of non-stop classes, the learning effect and teaching progress of online courses vary due to the different situations of different regions and students. Many teachers believe that, while continuing to do a good job in preventing and controlling campus epidemics, it is imperative to fully catch up with the progress of learning.

Adjusting the rhythm and helping students enter the learning state is the key to returning to school after class.

A few days ago, Jiangsu Suzhou Tenth Middle School conducted a survey on the effect of online teaching. The results of the survey show that nearly 600 students in the third year of senior high school have 10% of students have slack and irregular work schedule. In response to this, the school plans to make micro lessons or individual tutoring by the instructor according to the weak knowledge points of the students after the official start of school. At the same time, the school will also conduct a touch-up test on the content of online learning, and decide whether to reorganize the online learning content based on the test results.

In order to ensure enough teaching time, some places in Hunan and Sichuan have introduced measures, including changing weekend weekends to single holidays, taking one more class every afternoon, and postponing summer vacations. Beijing, which has not yet started offline, will start online subject teaching in elementary and middle schools from April 13 to ensure that students complete the course standards, and non-graduation grades will not occupy Saturday and Sunday time.

Regarding the teaching arrangement after the resumption of classes, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Education stated that the home learning situation of the students during the postponement period should be thoroughly investigated and diagnosed, and the academic conditions should be accurately analyzed. For grades and classes that have not started online teaching, "zero-point" teaching should be implemented; for grades and classes that have already started online teaching, the online teaching content should be reviewed in series to ensure that each student has a good grasp of all To learn knowledge, on this basis, and then teach new courses.

The experience of the epidemic has brought shocks and tests, and students' psychological counseling is essential. Some experts pointed out that the psychological impact of the epidemic on children is greater than that of adults. It is necessary to help them overcome their inner fears and put the care for the individual level of students always first.

In this regard, Wang Dengfeng, director of the Department of Physical Health and Art Education of the Ministry of Education, said at the press conference of the National New Affairs Office that psychological assistance is a very important aspect in the process of preventing and controlling epidemics. The online education during the epidemic has strengthened the content of psychological counseling, and the content of psychological counseling has also been added to the "first lesson". After the school starts, parents should pay more attention to the child's mental state, care, help and motivate the child in time, and establish good living habits and hygiene habits.

"Relief, comfort, enthusiasm and perseverance-this is an important way to do psychological assistance and mental health at the beginning of the school year and better adapt to the school life." Wang Dengfeng said.

Don't be afraid to challenge and prepare for the new college entrance examination

As many senior high school students resume their studies one after another, the tension of preparing for the college entrance examination is back online. In recent days, at Maotanchang Middle School in Lu'an, Anhui, many senior three students joined the morning reading team on the square. This "famous college entrance examination" located in the depths of Dabie Mountain has already entered the familiar track for preparing for the exam.

A few days ago, the Ministry of Education announced that the 2020 national college entrance examination will be postponed for one month to July 7th and 8th. After a lapse of 17 years, more than 10 million candidates will once again take part in their "Life Test" in July.

The college entrance examination is postponed for one month, and the risk of epidemic prevention and control is relatively small. Some education experts believe that after the epidemic, students from all over the country are generally affected by the review preparation, especially due to the differences in urban and rural online learning conditions, and some students from rural and poor areas are more affected by the preparation. From the perspective of fairness and justice, postponing the college entrance examination for one month will allow candidates to have more time to concentrate on studying in the school according to the teaching plan, thereby maximizing the protection of educational fairness.

For the extension of the college entrance examination, most teachers, students and parents expressed their understanding and welcome. Teachers in the third grade of high school believed that during the epidemic, the teaching shifted to online and it was difficult for students to learn. Some students have problems such as difficulty concentrating, disordered work schedule, and weak self-management skills. The postponed college entrance examination won the time for the students to make up for the shortcomings, and also relieved the pressure on the teachers who had previously tightened the clockwork.

Facing the sudden test, schools, teachers and students are adapting and adjusting to increase the review content, adjust the review rhythm, and innovate the review form.

For the four provinces of Beijing, Shandong, Tianjin, and Hainan that participated in the comprehensive reform of the college entrance examination this year, the epidemic has brought greater challenges. Starting from this year, the college entrance examination subjects in the above four provinces have been adjusted to the "3 + 3" mode, that is, 3 unified examination subjects + 3 optional subjects, and the examination time will increase accordingly. As a simulation exercise for the new college entrance examination, Beijing conducted a new college entrance examination adaptability test in early March, and the exam location was moved from the classroom to the cloud. From April 8th, the volunteer simulation of the Beijing New College Entrance Examination also began.

The epidemic situation is superimposed to prepare for exams, which puts forward higher requirements for the psychological quality of young students. Experts said that during the sprint preparation stage, the mental stress of candidates increased, and schools and parents should do a good job of psychological counseling for students. After the extension of the college entrance examination, how to adjust and maintain a good mentality to meet the college entrance examination with a better mental state is a big test for schools, teachers, parents and candidates.

Education scholar Xiong Bingqi believes that the college entrance examination will initially cause some students to feel anxious, and the epidemic situation, postponement of school start, and adjustment of college entrance examination time will also have a series of psychological effects on them, so schools and teachers should pay more attention.

Liu Yao

Liu Yao