A new semester is approaching, and many primary and secondary school students have begun to make up for their homework in a crazy manner. A black technology product is quietly sold online - a "writing robot". It is said that it can imitate children's handwriting to help do homework. Recently, Ms. Zhang from Harbin City discovered that her daughter, who was in the third grade of junior high school, ordered a "writing robot" with New Year's money. It can not only imitate the child's handwriting to copy texts and new words, but also draw handwritten newspapers. Her daughter's Chinese homework was written by a robot. In anger, she broke the "robot" and scolded her daughter.
Surprisingly, after Qianbao WeChat official account "Schooling Bao" reported this "black technology", many parents were not disgusted with this "black technology", but instead thought: "How good this design is!" They were also quite envious of it: "Why didn't there be such a good thing when I was a child!" They even "seek a link" in the message area.
"Extracurricular copying homework should be less than more." Liu Fajian, a fourth-grade Chinese teacher at , Anji Road Experimental School, said: "Parents have a lot of voices about 'robots', which is essentially dissatisfied with the large amount of copying homework during the holidays."
"Naked Kids" online shopping for writing robots
During the winter vacation, the teacher left homework such as copying texts, writing essays, math papers, and memorizing words. Because travel and holidays delayed doing homework, Ms. Zhang asked her daughter to make up for all winter vacation homework before February 24. Unexpectedly, my daughter completed her copying homework in two days, and her handwriting was neat and there were no typos or alterations.
But while sorting out her daughter's room, Ms. Zhang accidentally discovered a "copying artifact": a packaging box with a "writing robot" written on it was filled with two metal shelves, and the instruction manual said that "it can imitate various handwritings to copy the text."
It turned out that my daughter used New Year’s money to buy a “writing robot” online, which cost more than 800 yuan. In order to arrive as soon as possible, a express delivery fee of more than 30 yuan was added.
How can two metal racks be used to do homework for my daughter? Ms. Zhang found it incredible until she witnessed the robot writing the text copying homework left by the teacher on paper using her daughter's handwriting. "I said why do you write your Chinese homework so quickly? It turns out that you use this as a 'writer'. Can it do your homework for you? Can you take the exam for you?" Ms. Zhang smashed the robot in anger, "This design is so scamming."
is indeed selling hot online
. Is there really such a magical robot? The Qianbao reporter was very curious and hurriedly searched the Internet. He was shocked by the wide variety of "writing robots": Enter "writing robots" in the search bar, and there were dozens of results that popped up. The price ranges from 400 yuan to 1,200 yuan, and is also labeled with words such as "all metal", "laser engraving", and "imitation handwriting". One of the best-selling "writing robots" is priced at 1,099 yuan, and the monthly sales are close to 200 units.
According to the online store customer service, the "writing robot" is actually a set of pole-shaped electronic metal kits. It only requires simple assembly and downloading of software to allow the robot to recognize the user's handwriting, import the text content that needs to be written, and then place a pen on the front end. Pen, neutral pen or pencil can be used. It can imitate the user's handwriting on paper and write the specified content. The writing speed is relatively fast, with about 40 words per minute, and continuous pen letters faster.
People who know how to know believe that although "writing robots" can imitate user handwriting, they are limited to copying that requires low writing and repetitive. After all, in terms of writing methods, robots are different from humans. Robots are relatively standardized in terms of word spacing, font size, etc., and when people use pens to write, it is difficult to achieve complete consistency. If the teacher observes carefully, he can still distinguish it.
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Qianbao reporter briefly sorted out the backend message of "go to school treasures". There are roughly three types of parents who want to buy "writing robots" for their children:
first, I feel sorry for the heavy burden on their children.
Parents: "During the winter vacation, the teacher assigned too much homework. Not only Chinese and English, but also math teachers asked to copy the whole book, but also computer teachers asked to copy formulas. Children do homework every night at around 11 o'clock, and it would be better to have a robot to write on their behalf."
The second type is to have a negative attitude towards copying homework.
Parents: "The copying homework that has been copied ten times and twenty times is itself a low-quality, meaningless mechanical homework. It not only takes up children's time, but also does not help children's learning. It is better to find a 'writer' to deal with it. "
The third type is that there are doubts about the way teachers correct winter vacation homework.
Parents: "The amount of homework during winter vacation is relatively large, so some teachers will not correct them seriously. Children finish homework seriously but cannot get feedback, so they simply use a 'writer' to do it for them. "
People in the education industry saw some problems in school education through this "black technology". Zhang Feng, deputy director of the Teaching and Research Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education, forwarded the WeChat push and said: "This is boring homework. Children's learning should challenge more high-level cognitive problems. There are also a large number of low-level repetitive so-called learning tasks, which is really unnecessary. "
"boring" homework does exist in large quantities in
So, is this kind of "boring homework" a common phenomenon in primary and secondary schools in Hangzhou? A reporter from Qianbao randomly interviewed 6 senior Chinese teachers in primary and secondary schools, and the results of the four said: There is indeed a large amount of copying homework.
A junior high school teacher recalled that once he saw a stack of copy paper piled on the podium. He flipped it around and found that it was full of computer formulas. "It was said that the computer teacher copied it and asked the students to copy it hundreds of times. Nowadays, copying homework is not limited to copying Chinese new words and English words, but also mathematical and chemical formulas. "
Why do some teachers assign a large number of copying homework? Feng Zhuoheng, a Chinese teacher at Chaohui Experimental Primary School, analyzed that, first, it is inseparable from the teacher's mechanical and non-selective assignment of copying homework; second, some copying homework has a "punishment" nature. No matter what the reason is, it will ultimately increase the burden on students. Can copying homework like
be reduced? "Of course. "Teacher Feng gave an example: in the low, middle and high stages of primary school, copying homework for new characters, words and sentences is essential. However, in daily teaching, experienced first-line Chinese teachers will filter the new words that need to be copied in each text in advance. For example, characters and words that are used frequently in life will be copied by students; while the number of rare and unpopular new characters and new words is controlled 3-5 times. On the contrary, teachers who do not pay attention to screening new characters and help students actively ‘reduce the burden’ will easily exceed the standard of copying.
Qizheng Middle School A third-year Chinese teacher also agreed with this view: "Parents’ call for ‘writing robots’ is to remind teachers to reflect on whether the amount of homework assigned by themselves is scientific. The teachers' seriousness in correcting homework has also affected students' attitude towards winter vacation homework. "
"Writing Robot" emerged. How teachers deal with the winter vacation homework assigned by a fourth-grade Chinese teacher in High-tech Experimental School is mainly extracurricular reading, including reading notes and a writing exercise. "During the holidays, you have to visit relatives and friends, and there are children who have to travel, so there is no need. ”
In order to prevent students from copying homework heavy burden, Liu Fajian, a fourth-grade Chinese teacher at Anji Road Experimental School, avoided the "copying homework" item, but asked students to "check in" the tourist destination during the holidays, and recorded their travel experience in the form of photos and viewings. Let children go out of books and understand the world.
, and Lu Jiajia, a Chinese teacher at Yongxing Primary School in Fuyang District, suggested that parents should try to arrange their study time while formulating winter vacation plans for their children and never sprint in the final stage. "Before children develop good learning habits, parents should pay attention to controlling the learning process of each stage of their children, especially during the holidays. ”
