(Interview between the two sessions) The director of the National Art Museum of China talks about aesthetic education: to ease the pressure on students should involve more social resources
China News Service, Beijing, March 4 (Reporter Yang Chengchen) On the eve of the opening of the National Two Sessions in 2021, Wu Weishan, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the National Art Museum of China, was interviewed by a reporter from China News Service and talked about the recent hotly discussed youth aesthetic education.
He believes that the importance of aesthetic education should involve more social resources such as art galleries and museums.
At the end of 2020, the "Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening and Improving School Aesthetic Education in the New Era" issued by the Central Office and the State Council stated that by 2022, breakthroughs will be made in school aesthetic education, the aesthetic education curriculum will be fully opened, and the education and teaching reform will have achieved remarkable results. .
Up to now, four provinces and cities including Hunan and Jiangsu have fully launched the high school entrance examination for aesthetic education, and included relevant subjects as the content of the examination.
This policy immediately aroused heated discussions: if the emphasis on aesthetic education means the increase of related courses, it will inevitably make some students and parents worry about the burden.
In Wu Weishan's view, aesthetic education should not be a burden placed on the shoulders of students and parents. It is also not only the responsibility of schools and teachers. The participation of social resources can allow more students to join it.
"Every weekend and holiday, you can see many elementary and middle school students copying paintings at the National Art Museum of China." He said that there are more than 1,000 art galleries across the country, and the art courses of elementary and middle school students should be encouraged to cooperate with local art galleries and museums. Combine.
"At least in a month, there is an art class in these venues. This will ensure that aesthetic education is not done behind closed doors, but also make better use of these institutions."
Wu Weishan said that the Chinese nation is a nation that loves beauty, and the beauty of ideas and the beauty of realm can be found in the people and things of Chinese history.
Attach importance to aesthetic education. Textbooks such as Chinese, history, and fine arts in primary and secondary schools are particularly important, and classic fine arts should be included.
For example, he pointed out that a Chinese textbook for elementary school published by People's Education Publishing House, a text about Lei Feng, also published a statue of the protagonist beside the text.
The text and the statue complement each other, making the students feel more emotional when they read aloud.
"We should study the composition of teaching materials in primary and secondary schools, and explore how to better use classic works. In addition, if conditions permit, we can set up aesthetic education rooms and aesthetic education centers in schools." Wu Weishan said, such places do not care about the size of the area, the quality of equipment, it is important The purpose is to allow students to have direct access to classic aesthetic education works.
Wu Weishan also said that aesthetic education in primary and secondary schools is a project related to beauty. It belongs to a century project and a historical project, and its importance is self-evident. Cultural self-confidence comes from the country’s profound and broad historical traditions, from the unique red history, from the rich and colorful national culture, and from the new generation of youth’s true knowledge and emotions about the motherland’s culture. (Finish)