Parents who have been critnly hit by the "sense of opening ceremony", don't lose your heart because of face
Longing,Longing,The mysterious school park is finally about to set off the prelude to the new semester!However, before the old mother could rejoice, she was overwhelmed by a notice from a parent group.
Parent group.
Let's take this flag-raising ceremony as a practical activity and carefully plan it as a project. ”
Information and other related content, please collect and find it together, and you need to make suggestions together. ”
Seeing this, the parents in front of the screen were a little confused: there is no detailed plan, no specific form, and no clear requirements, what is this asking us to do?Doesn't seem to be able to help much by collecting information, right?
Looking down further, "I don't have any clues on my side, and the school only gives one theme", the teacher also seemed to feel a little helpless.
A search on the Internet revealed that I was not the only one who was hit by the "craze for the opening ceremony"!More and more teachers and parents are wasting their time and thinking power in pursuit of a dazzling "opening ceremony experience".
Balloons, latte art, snacks, teachers and parents have worked hard to decorate the classroom like a party venue, turning the beginning of the school year into a carnival, but the children have eaten and played, but it seems that everything is empty and meaningless.
Some teachers also reported that the school did not have special funds, but strongly asked teachers to plan the opening ceremony, and teachers and parents could only pay out of their own pockets. I just raised money to buy gifts, and then I had to pay out of my pocket to organize the ceremony, and the old mother didn't want to spend another amount of money!
What's even more frustrating is that in addition to pursuing the unique feeling of the opening ceremony, the school also requires the Mid-Autumn Festival, Teacher's Day, National Day, Chung Yeung Festival, New Year and other festivals to have a unique sense of ritual ......
Parents may want to consider stopping their busy activities in the second half of the year and working together to start an event planning company.
Parents have expressed their views on the opening ceremony, and complaining is one thing, but after thinking calmly, we need to think about the pros and cons of the opening ceremony, and what kind of ritual sense children need.
01 Ritual is the key to a good start to the new semester, and the opening ceremony is not a recent phenomenon, but a long history. In ancient times, the opening ceremony was called the "four major rites of life" together with the first ceremony, wedding, and funeral, which shows the importance of the opening ceremony. In the past, when children entered the private school Xi, they were required to dress neatly, bow to the teacher, wash their hands and meditate, and the teacher would dip a brush in cinnabar and draw a little red between the children's eyebrows, which means "enlightenment". Although these steps may seem tedious, they symbolize respect for the teacher, not only reflecting the importance that the ancients attached to their studies, but also marking a change in the identity of the child. According to the famous anthropologist Victor Turner, "ritual is the transitional stage, the intermediate state of people's transition from one state to another." From this point of view, the sense of ritual helps children focus and quickly transition from a state of vacation to a state of school Xi, and prepare physically and mentally for the new semester. In the memories of my generation, on the first day of school, students would clean up the classroom together, the class teacher would organize class meetings, and they would also collect holiday homework and distribute textbooks for the new semester. Students work together and organize their own Xi environment, which can enhance their sense of belonging and identity to the class. Through class meetings, teachers can put forward the requirements of the new semester and carry out education on thinking and behavior Xi. In the class meeting, everyone shared their holiday experiences and new skills learned, which also helped to enhance the understanding of the classmates and enhance the emotion of the class.
The opening ceremony is not a bad thing, as long as the method and form are appropriate, the sense of ceremony is also an indispensable way of education.
02 Don't ignore the connotation for the sake of face Many parents said that what they dislike is not the sense of ceremony itself, but the vanity of the phenomenon in the "sense of opening ceremony", and oppose the sense of ritual that is greater than the form. For example, some classes have fancy classrooms and a lot of snacks and drinks, which look beautiful and the children have fun, but they don't have any educational effect. There are also some opening ceremonies, there is a situation of "the text is not on topic", which is said to cultivate students' ability to find and solve problems, but the form of activities is chat and play. Ask your child what he has learned, only to get a clueless answer. Such a "sense of opening ceremony" is purely a "face project", which not only fails to achieve the effect of transition, but also may lead to the development of bad school Xi and behavioral Xi.
When children enter school, they often only focus on enjoying food, entertainment and games, and turn a deaf ear to the lessons. Schools should be places where knowledge is imparted, and classrooms should be places where learning is taught, not places where celebrations take place. Putting too much emphasis on entertainment can lead children to confuse the real meaning of the classroom and think that they can do whatever they want in the classroom, which makes it more challenging for teachers to manage the classroom.
More worryingly, children may develop the Xi of comparison. Every class has a school opening ceremony, and posts about the "sense of opening ceremony" abound on the Internet, and children are prone to a sense of disparity if they compare with other classes. Some children did not understand the meaning behind the ceremony, and only saw that the next class received a table of opening gifts, while they only had a small greeting card, so they were depressed and reluctant to go to school.
Over time, children have increased expectations for the start of school, but their autonomy and self-motivation have decreased.
Returning to the classroom is the truest "sense of ritual". Even CCTV expressed concern about the chaos of the opening ceremony: "The sense of the opening ceremony focuses on the opening itself, not the ceremony." Indeed, schools are places where character is cultivated, and any activity should be carried out in line with this core goal.
Although the opening ceremony is different from the regular teaching activities, it still needs to serve the cultivation of positive thoughts and morals, and at the same time impart some knowledge that cannot be learned in books. Therefore, the sense of opening ceremony should focus on the task of starting school and returning to the classroom, put the child at the core of the learning Xi and activities, and design the ceremony around the needs of the child.
This sense of ritual is not only reflected in the school, parents can also accompany their children through a series of ritualistic preparations, making the start of school more meaningful:
Talk to your child about school-related matters.
Check the holiday homework and summarize the holiday harvest.
Work with your child to make a Xi plan for the new semester.
Wrap book covers, buy stationery, and organize school bags.
Write a letter to your future self.
Agree with your classmates on what you want to achieve at the beginning of the school year.
Through such companionship, parents believe that their children are capable of meeting the challenges of starting school and preparing for a new life.
There is a popular question on the Internet: "Why do people need a sense of ritual?".One of the high praisers replied: "The sense of ritual demarcates the spiritual connotation behind every ordinary day and action." "The beginning of school needs a sense of ceremony, and children also need a sense of ceremony, to mark its special significance to the school Xi and the campus, but this should not come at the expense of teachers and parents, nor should it ignore the real needs of children. Simple but not simple, solemn and meaningful, is the sense of ritual that parents and children need.
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