This year’s government work report proposes to thoroughly implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and strengthen the basic support for high-quality development.
Science education has also become one of the hot topics of deputies at the two sessions of the National People’s Congress this year. How to better promote science education and teach the first lesson of science education? Let’s listen to the deputies.
Stimulate interest in learning and cultivate scientific spirit.
In recent years, science education has been incorporated into all stages of basic education, and the Ministry of Education and other departments have introduced a series of measures to promote science education to take root. Primary and secondary schools around the country have explored various ways to promote science education to blossom and bear fruit. Science education has become a powerful starting point for cultivating students’ scientific spirit.
"Science education can not only help students to establish a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values, but also cultivate their innovative spirit and practical ability. It can also sow scientific seeds, stimulate young people’s curiosity and imagination, and cultivate young people who have the potential of scientists and are willing to devote themselves to scientific research." Deputy Zhang Yanqiu, vice president of the second primary school in Dachang Hui Autonomous County, Langfang City, Hebei Province, said so.
In the view of representative Zhang Yanqiu, the importance of science education has become a social consensus, and some achievements have been made, but there are still some problems that need to be solved urgently in actual teaching. "Some primary and secondary schools are difficult to provide high-quality science education due to the limitations of teachers and equipment. At the same time, some contents of science textbooks have lagged behind the development of science and technology, and some teachers’ teaching methods are traditional, lacking innovation and interaction, which makes it difficult to stimulate students’ interest in learning. "
Member liu ling, President of China Private Education Association, has long been concerned about the reform and development of science education. In his investigation, he found that the top-level design of science education in primary and secondary schools is not fine enough, and the leading role of planning needs to be further strengthened; The development of science education resources is not enough, and the system and mechanism of social forces participating in science education need to be further improved.
"The software and hardware construction of science education needs to be continuously improved." Member Gao Jinfeng, president of Jiangyan Experimental Primary School Education Group in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, said that at present, the proportion of science laboratories and experimental resources in primary and secondary schools is insufficient, the imbalance between urban and rural areas and regions is obvious, and the lack of experimenters has greatly reduced the experimental effect of students. At the same time, the full-time rate, professional rate and counterpart rate of science teachers are low, the stability of part-time teachers is poor, and teachers are not willing to take the initiative to teach.
Add more science and technology interest groups and innovation laboratories.
How to teach the first lesson of science education well and sow the seeds of science in students’ hearts?
"Planning first." Committee member liu ling pointed out that the relevant state departments can formulate special plans for the development of science education, and incorporate them into the planning outline for building a strong country through education, so as to give full play to the leading role of top-level design.
Member Gao Jinfeng said that the allocation of science education resources should be included in the government supervision project to supervise the allocation of science education resources in primary schools in various provinces and cities.
"Diversified actions and cooperation inside and outside the school" is the key point pointed out by member Ni Minjing, curator of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Member Ni Minjing pointed out that the school should set up more scientific and technological interest groups and innovative laboratories, and try to use various emerging teaching technologies and methods. At the same time, the science curriculum in school should emphasize knowledge, systematicness and foundation to form students’ basic thinking ability; Off-campus courses should pay more attention to practicality, modernity and diversity in order to cultivate students’ personality and specialty. It is suggested that primary and secondary school students should go out of the campus every week to investigate and practice in social classrooms, and encourage the society to carry out various scientific and technological practical activities and competitions.
Improve software and hardware to avoid "doing experiments on the blackboard"
Stimulate teenagers’ curiosity and imagination, and strengthen the teaching material system of science education courses and the construction of teachers.
Deputy Zhang Yanqiu suggested further improving the curriculum textbook system and strengthening the revision and improvement of curriculum standards and textbooks to adapt to the development trend of science and technology and increase students’ knowledge reserves. Increase investment in science education, improve the level of teachers, update experimental equipment, and provide good hardware conditions for science education.
"Based on the new goals and requirements, we will revise the textbooks for science education in primary and secondary schools, innovate the curriculum system, and urge all local schools to implement the experimental training conditions for textbooks and courses to avoid’ doing experiments on the blackboard’." Commissioner liu ling said.
Committee member Ni Minjing agreed with this: "It is impossible to cultivate real science and technology innovation ability only by listening, watching and speaking. It is necessary to further increase investment in experimental teaching and change the scientific education mode focusing on telling stories, watching experiments and doing exercises."
Commissioner Gao Jinfeng focused her attention on the construction of the teaching staff. She said that it is crucial to build a team of science teachers who "love, adapt and enjoy teaching". "At this stage, we can enrich and optimize the team of science teachers by means of’ on-campus job transfer, regional training and off-campus crowdfunding’. Establish an initial vocational allowance for science teachers and a’ continuous teaching award’ for part-time teachers to enhance the professional identity of full-time and part-time science teachers and encourage them to continue to engage in science education. When conditions are ripe, it is suggested that experimenters be included in the teacher title promotion system. " (Reporter Jin Haotian Zhang Xiaohua)
