New semester, new atmosphere. This upcoming autumn semester brings us a feeling that can be described with two key words: joy and confidence.
A series of major actions are in full swing. On August 22, the Ministry of Education announced the results of the investigation and handling of illustration issues in the People's Education Press' primary school mathematics textbook. 27 people were held accountable and examples of redrawing were announced. The "poisonous textbook incident" that caused a lot of fuss before has finally settled. In the new semester, students will use new and pleasing textbooks.
html On August 23, the "Three-year Action Plan for Doubling High-Quality Resources for Basic Education in Qingdao" was released. This action plan provides a "big gift package" for the upcoming new semester, and the future vision described in it is eye-catching.Education is no small matter. Children are the wealth of the whole society and the future of the country. Each child is also related to the hopes of several families. No matter how important it is, it cannot be overemphasized. Judging from the results of processing problematic textbooks, it reflects our determination to defend the purity and seriousness of the textbooks. Judging from the development plan of Qingdao’s basic education, its intensity is also surprising, and we are full of expectations for the future of Qingdao’s education.
Of course, these two things are not directly related, but they have a common direction: attaching importance to education is not an empty talk. To run education well, citizens need to see practical results and see hope. In addition to the surprise, some people can't help but ask, where does Qingdao have the confidence to shout the slogan of "doubling" high-quality resources for basic education?
Students taking the 2022 high school entrance examination. File photo
It should be said that the greatest confidence supporting this confidence is the policy of " double minus ". In other words, the "double reduction" policy has become a major "window" for the accelerated advancement of education.
Last year, with the introduction of the New Deal, the "national anxiety" in basic education was eliminated. Among them, the most familiar one is the theater effect. A small number of children enter the off-campus training class, and other children follow suit, causing both parents and children to suffer misery. Now, with the withdrawal of off-campus training and the reduction of students' homework burden, students can finally be relieved of their heavy burden.
Judging from the situation of this year's high school entrance examination, the difficulty of test questions in cities across the country has basically been greatly reduced, focusing on testing basic knowledge. This also conveys a clear signal: in the context of "double reduction", don't do useless work, students can easily , Complete basic education happily.
Before the "double reduction" of enlarged enrollment, there are still some "prelude" measures, such as canceling the enrollment of students with special talents from primary school to junior high school, implementing "citizen recruitment", etc., with a "combination punch", basic education can "cure the disease" .
It is said that this year's high school entrance examination admission results have taken a big step towards balance, and the advantages of many popular middle schools that were "good at competing" in previous years have been weakened. From this point of view, in the future, if you study in a public junior high school near your home, you can still get into a good high school.
This has also laid a good foundation for Qingdao to "promote the action of strengthening junior high schools and improving quality", supplemented by measures such as "adjustment and improvement of the policy for high school entrance examination benchmark students, promoting the reform experiment of education in the whole environment, and selecting and hiring principals through unveiling the list and taking charge, etc." It can be realized as soon as possible to "make the schools at the doorstep of ordinary people a 'good school', effectively alleviate the problem of school choice, and improve social satisfaction with education."
Before, many parents "selected schools" in primary school just to choose a good junior high school. Once the balance of junior high schools is achieved, the "school choice" of primary schools will also "ebb", and the nearby enrollment rate will also increase unprecedentedly.
There are many reasons for making a "good school". Generally speaking, two factors are the most important: one is the source of students, and the other is the teachers.
As far as the source of students is concerned, it is also a kind of Matthew effect . Good grades will attract more students with good grades, so the grades are guaranteed; such a good school will also attract some good teachers, so "strong" The stronger he becomes."
"A good principal is a good school", and a good teacher will also "lead" a class well. Letting good teachers circulate so that every school has good teachers and famous principals has also become an important means for improving basic education in Qingdao.
html On August 12, four departments including the Municipal Education Bureau jointly issued the "Opinions on the Balanced Allocation, Sharing and Use of Excellent Teachers in Compulsory Education Schools within the County" to promote the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education within the county. It stipulates that outstanding teachers who have worked in a school for more than 6 years and have been recognized as outstanding teachers for more than 3 years should be included in the exchange and rotation of outstanding teachers within the county unless there are special reasons. Districts and cities that have been praised for their excellent teacher exchange, rotation, sharing and use work for three consecutive years can be recognized as districts (cities) with a high-quality and balanced compulsory education teacher team.Increased teacher rotation is becoming the starting point for many cities to promote education and balance , and has also formed a "new trend".
A few days ago, the relevant person in charge of Beijing Municipal Education Commission introduced that after the fall semester starts in September this year, all districts in the city will carry out teacher exchanges and rotations. In August 2021, Beijing announced that it would promote the exchange and rotation of cadres and teachers on a large scale and in a large proportion. Dongcheng District and Miyun District were the first two pilot areas; in April this year, Xicheng and Chaoyang , Haidian, Daxing, Yanqing, Mentougou6 districts have also joined them.
Beijing’s policies have a demonstration and driving effect on other cities. Many people say that “school district housing” is less expensive. "School district housing" is a product of the stage when education is not balanced enough. With the gradual realization of balanced education, I am afraid it will eventually go into history.
"Practice one breath internally and muscles, bones and skin externally", cultivate both internally and externally, ride on the wind and the momentum, Qingdao's "good school" is getting closer and closer to the doorstep.
"The doubling of high-quality resources must ultimately be implemented in the overall improvement of the quality of student training, and we must truly run every school at our doorstep and teach every student around us well."
There are more and more schools at our doorstep, and Every school opened must be "completed," which is what the three-year plan tells us. "By 2024, the city will build, reconstruct and expand 220 ordinary primary and secondary schools and kindergartens, and add 160,000 new places to better meet the demand for nearby admissions."
The construction of schools is hardware construction, which comes from the emphasis on education and running it well. The wisdom of education ultimately comes from the investment of real money. The city's need to add so many new schools is inseparable from the three-year campaign of urban renewal and urban construction.
We have seen in some reports that in Jimo , "Dexin Primary School Eastern Branch, Twenty-Eight Central Eastern Branch, Xianshan Primary School... As an important part of Qingdao urban renewal, Jimo District 12 new schools The opening of primary and secondary schools this autumn will surely become a highlight in the history of education in Jimo. "Shibei District has continued to promote urban renewal and urban construction in the three-year campaign." Increase the construction of supporting schools, scientifically and rationally arrange construction plans, and comprehensively promote the speed, quality, and efficiency of construction work. This year, Shibei District continues to increase investment in education, expand education degrees, and make up for the shortcomings of people's livelihood. Currently, there are 4 schools. The new school is under construction and is expected to be completed this year Shibei District is expected to build 10 schools in three years...”
The newly built supporting schools in Fushan Housan Community
Leveraging on the three-year urban renewal and urban construction actions, education has also stood at the forefront of development. All districts and cities have strengthened the construction of schools and accelerated the payment of education "debts", so that high-quality education can truly be closer to citizens, closer to every family, and a better tomorrow closer to every child.
More children are also expected to pursue further education. "Support 20 ordinary high schools to become characteristic high schools, and through the implementation of the 'Strong Foundation Plan' and other measures, create more opportunities for ordinary high school students to enter high-quality colleges and universities..."
In the movie "Mozart in Outer Space ", Huang Bo plays a "tiger father" who forces his child to learn piano, while the child's dream is to become an astronomer who studies the universe. For this reason, in order to prevent Huang Bo from killing the child's interest, the "alien" attached itself to a doll and started a "rescue" operation. Eventually, the child will realize his or her dream.On the one hand,
"relaxes" children, and on the other hand, "escorts" them, allowing them to make the most of their talents, grow up according to the rules of education, and reach the other side of their ideals. This is also an ideal education. The "accelerated" development of
education is like the light of the future shining in in advance, hoping to illuminate every child's dream, protect them from growing up healthily, and realize their dreams smoothly. (Text | Wen Qingping)
