Reviewer Observation ｜ Reasonable viewing elementary school students' thesis defense meeting "

"Primary school student" and "thesis defense", what sparks will this seem to be unsatisfactory? Recently, a graduation thesis defense meeting in Kunming No. 1 Primary School has caused a lot of controversy. According to reports, the contents of these papers include "the importance of protecting the ecological environment", "the impact of short videos on elementary school students", "discussion of the changes in Chinese women's clothing", "the impact of Qin Shihuang's achievements on Chinese history" and so on. For primary school students, these topics seem to be a little "super outline". From the relevant videos, students who participate in the defense are all from the manuscript. (Surging News on July 5)

Facing the external doubts, the school responded that the defense and traditional cognitive colleges and universities were different. It was not allowed students to get a deep research result. Collaborative ability and verbal expression ability. The so -called defense is essentially a project -based learning display. The content of the defense began to prepare in the fifth grade of the student. The result of the defense is not linked to academic performance. Moreover, it is precisely because the first event was recognized by many parents that the second session continued.

Since the original intention is good, some parents are recognized, and at the same time do not take up too much learning time, and finally do not link with grades. Why do many people feel uncomfortable? There is no reason for him, "violates peace". Perhaps, starting from the school's decision to borrow the form of "graduation thesis defense", it is destined to cause controversy.

Regardless of whether the participating students can truly understand the school's good intentions -study and exercise in such activities, from the current significant supernatural paper topics, I am afraid that it has exceeded the cognitive category of most elementary school students. If the school's original intention- "does not achieve results, only the process", there is no need to let students cooperate with the role of the "thesis respondent", such a role that does not match their age and ability. As some netizens said, there are many ways to show children, but the way of answering the paper is adult.

Moreover, from related videos, the so -called papers defense will not be pure. Originally, it should be a project -based study display for small topics, but it was packaged into large -scale results reports -the defense meeting was held in the auditorium, the audience was full, and the short guns of the camera were all available ... Like the specifications of a literary party to hold a dissertation defense, it is not only out of reality, but also easily misleading students. Such a "graduation thesis defense meeting" is not only unrealistic, but also suspicion of innovation gimmick.

Therefore, what people question are never the original intention and purpose of the school to do such activities, but their expression forms. When the form is greater than the content, no matter how good the starting point is, it may be missed, which should be reflected. It is true that education and innovation is not easy to go. It is also positive in the way of education innovation in elementary education to borrow university education. However, the key is to combine the objective laws and needs of the characteristics of elementary school education to achieve pragmatism. Instead of forming a form, letting children please adults.

Text/Guangzhou Daily commentator Chen Wenjie Guangzhou Daily · Xinhua City editor Zhang Dongmei

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