Top News·Henan Business Daily Reporter Zeng Lingtong Intern Li Jiazi
"One minute left! It's about to open and grab it, please help me stare, 5, 4, 3, 2..." Zhang Haoyang stared at the screen nervously while constantly refreshing the interface with his mouse.
Zhang Haoyang is a student from Henan Normal University . The "baby" he is so nervous that he wants to get urgently is the school's course selection - "Social and Etiquette" and "Marriage and Love and Family". This course is also affectionately called "Love Class" by the students of the school.
"This course is simply the 'baby' of our school. Many students who have not won the class will even stand in the aisle to listen to the lecture." Zhang Haoyang said.
Coincidentally, recently, the Ministry of Education said in response to the suggestion of the National People's Congress representative, that colleges and universities are encouraged to strengthen love psychology education and family ethics education, improve students' expression, communication and communication skills, and guide students to establish a correct view of love and marriage.
Behind the call of the National People's Congress representatives is actually the confusion of many college students when they first face ignorant feelings. "Behind the popularity of college 'love courses' actually reflects the confusion and desire of many classmates about love, family and friendship. We also hope to use professional knowledge to help most students establish a correct outlook on love and outlook on life at the right age." said Liu Ying, a young teacher at the "Love Class" of Henan Normal University.
College students holding the alarm clock and grabbing the "love class"
For students like Zhang Haoyang, choosing this course is indeed very beneficial. He has accidentally seen a video of teacher Liu Ying's teaching at the school on the Internet. Liu Ying's analysis of students' outlook on life, morality, love, and related emotional problems encountered by students, which made him feel that he gained a lot.
"And I did have some questions about Teacher Liu at that time, and there were some confusions in my relationships, so I think this course is very important to me." Zhang Haoyang said.
In addition to students who choose Liu Ying's course when encountering emotional difficulties like Zhang Haoyang, some students who are confused by problems caused by their original family will also choose this course, eager to find the answers.
Henan Normal University student Zhang Yue (pseudonym), because of the problem of 's original family , grew up with relatives. Due to the lack of care and companionship from parents since childhood, Zhang Yue often feels bored while developing the habit of independence. Sometimes she encounters some problems in her study and life, and it is difficult to communicate with her parents like other classmates. Even though I long for the care of my parents in my heart, I always feel that I cannot overcome a hurdle in my heart.
Children who grow up in such families are more cautious when they get along with their classmates and dare not reveal them. Zhang Yue said: "But by studying Teacher Liu's courses, I can slowly change some of my ideas. It is not so much about learning, but rather about healing my childhood." The core of
"Love class" is essentially a guide to students with correct outlook on life and values
. Shortly after Teacher Liu Ying was uploaded to the Internet by classmates in the class, because of her simple and authentic language, coupled with a unique perspective on problems and a high professional academic quality, she quickly attracted a number of off-campus netizens to discuss and like.
According to Liu Ying, "Love Class" itself is not to teach students how to fall in love, but aims to be guided by values and start from popular life cases, help students establish sufficient self-awareness, establish a healthy outlook on love and life, learn to properly handle various intimate relationships, understand and be familiar with the importance of social relationships, know how to assume life responsibilities, learn to live, and learn to love and be loved.
"In fact, at the beginning, this course in our school did not teach emotional related issues."Liu Ying introduced that since Liu Ying took over the course in 2014, many students will ask him privately about emotions, family, studies, love and other issues during class. They may not know how to deal with the problems of their original family, or they may not understand how to get along with classmates and teachers, and many students will also ask him when to fall in love and what kind of people to fall in love with. The confusion of the students also made Liu Ying clearly realize the ignorance and desire of college students for love, family, and friendship.
"The core of the 'Love Class' is essentially a guide to establishing correct life values for students. "Liu Ying said.
Zhengzhou Normal University "Love Psychology" course lecturer Liu Guoqing has taught this course since 2015. When he was in class and consulting students, he found that most of the problems that college students care about and troubled are related to love, so it is necessary to open a course related to love.
Expert: Colleges and universities should strengthen psychological education in love
Facts At the beginning, the "love class" offered by universities is not a sudden emerging product in recent years. Top news· Henan Business Daily reporter found that in 2008, after Wuhan University of Science and Technology first opened the "Marriage and Family Law" course nationwide, 14 years have passed so far. The course also moved from offline classes to online in 2020. Nearly 12,000 students have registered in two years.
2014, Henan Agricultural University introduced in the "Marriage and Family Law" elective course, the course teaches the content from love to managing marriage. The original 306 people are set, and the applicants are However, the number once reached nearly 2,000 people.
The "love class" in colleges and universities is sought after by many students, but also reflects the students' confusion about emotional issues at this age.
In addition, the Ministry of Education publicly responded to the NPC deputies' call for colleges and universities to strengthen psychological education on students' love. At the same time, the Ministry of Education has also issued documents many times to attach importance to psychological education in college students' psychological education. In the " Guidance Outline for Mental Health Education for Higher Education Students in 2018, " released, mentioned that the Ministry of Education requires colleges and universities to vigorously advocate opening for all students Mental health education elective and minor courses.
21st Century Education Research Institute Dean Xiong Bingqi believes that for college students, it meets the urgent needs of college students. Since most college students are still in their adult stages, they lack knowledge about love and gender related knowledge. They are often prone to misunderstandings and cannot let go when they suffer difficulties.
"So, we should not only offer 'love classes' but also explore how to better improve the existing 'love course' system and strengthen romance psychological education. "Xiong Bingqi said.
In Xiong Bingqi's view, attach importance to college students' love education. On the one hand, we must strengthen college students' mental health education , encourage college students' to offer relevant courses, and on the other hand, we must pay attention to the establishment and planning of college students' outlook on life and values, and pay more attention to the combination of online courses and offline activities. Under the guidance of offline activities and related teaching teachers, we must establish correct outlook on life values and love.
