With the deepening of the aging trend, universities for the elderly are booming, and more and more young people are stepping on the podium of universities for the elderly. Under the podium were students who listened attentively and their temples were graying, and on the podium were young faces. Although they are still young, they have graduated from professional colleges and become part-time teachers, and have become teachers who are respected by retired seniors.
Young people born in the "90s" and "born in the 60s" become teachers, is this kind of classroom harmonious? Is there a generation gap between teachers and students? In the past few days, the reporter has visited the classrooms of the university for the elderly many times, and interviewed a number of "post-90s" teachers and course students. Here, regardless of age and across generations, the classroom accompanied by "morning" and "night" is both professional and unique.
"Rising Sun":
The "post-90s" teachers are widely acclaimed
At 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a beautiful melody came from the dance classroom of a certain district university for the elderly, and the reporter followed the sound here and saw the students Xi the steps neatly arranged. Wearing brightly colored cheongsams and high heels, they walked tall and gracefully from the end of the classroom to the mirror wall in front of them, and their faces were full of confidence reflected in the mirror.
On the podium, shouting the beat, while posing for the demonstration of the performance of the teacher Zhou Yu, the 29-year-old is tall and handsome, deeply loved by the students, and is even jokingly called the "movable type signboard" of the university for the elderly. Zhou Yu carefully observed and corrected the movements of the students, shouting the beat over and over again, such as the class teacher Liu Limei's evaluation, "Teacher Zhou is very serious in class, and after class, he will help us find **, choreograph movements, and rehearse, and be very conscientious." ”
Such an evaluation can also be heard in the mouths of the students of the Hulusi class and the sketch class, and the teachers of these courses, Liang Lei and Xu Mingming, are also "post-90s". "Although the teachers are young, they are patient and responsible, and sometimes when people don't have a good memory, they will repeat the teaching over and over again. Aunt Liu, a student, said.
The "sunset" does not set:
Break the stereotype of the elderly
When asked if there was a generation gap with older students, the three "post-90s" teachers all gave negative answers.
They said that the class is intergenerational, and the positive and optimistic attitude of the students has also infected them, breaking the previous impression of the elderly group.
Liang Lei recalled the scene of the first time he stood on the podium of the university for the elderly in his sophomore year, and he felt deep pressure in the face of students who were older than him and had rich experience. But when he saw the students who were taking notes carefully under the podium and were still filming their own demonstrations, his hanging heart also relaxed: "They respect the class and the teacher, so as long as I can give a good class, there is no pressure." ”
Zhou Yu also lamented to reporters that in the face of the young-minded, positive and optimistic students, he is often encouraged, and he affectionately calls the students "sister" in and out of class. "In fact, when it comes to the age of the students, everyone will use 'aunt' and 'square dance' to describe it, but when they take off their aprons and put on high heels, they are not only grandmothers and mothers-in-law in life, but also a group of sisters who love life, have the courage to try, and are full of vitality, which infects me to live more positively and optimistically. Zhou Yu said.
"Morning" and "evening" accompany:
The class is professional and dynamic
Getting in touch with new things and learning Xi professional knowledge that interests them is one of the consensus of senior college students. Professionalism and dynamism are the characteristics of young teachers.
Xu Mingming told reporters that when he was a child, his grandfather guided him to get involved with painting, and this growth experience made him pay more attention to the spiritual needs of the elderly, "Now young people don't know much about the life and mental state of the elderly group, in fact, they are also very eager to get in touch with new things." ”
And young people are one of the ways for them to get in touch with new things, "My sisters like to talk to me about some popular fashion elements, such as the latest ** in the show." Zhou Yu said. Aunt Cheng, a student in the class, also told reporters: "Everyone wants to see a young and handsome teacher like Zhou Yu and tell us some of the latest and most fashionable information." ”
At the same time, students who choose various courses driven by interest also hope to "learn from the old and learn something", and have higher requirements for the professionalism of teachers. Young teachers from professional colleges will naturally be favored by many students. According to the reporter's understanding, the three "post-90s" teachers graduated from the School of Arts, the Costume Performance Major and the Sichuan ** College of Sichuan University, and have been engaged in art training since the university, with both professional knowledge and teaching experience. "Mr. Liang is a native of Yunnan, and Hulusi is the musical instrument of the ethnic minorities in Yunnan, and he can also play piano, electric blowpipe, music theory, authoritative and professional, we all admire him. Aunt Liu, a student of the Hulusi class, commented.
The general trend:
Regardless of age, the most important thing is professionalism
In September this year, Chengdu released the "2022 Report on the Information on the Elderly Population and the Development of Aging Undertakings", which showed that by the end of 2022, the registered population of Chengdu was 1,571570,000, with a population of 324 aged 60 and above240,000, accounting for 20 of the total registered population63%。
More and more retirees are choosing to return to the classroom and enter the university for Xi. With the participation of the "post-90s" and even "post-00s" in the education of the elderly, "the elderly learn, the young people teach" has become a new trend.
Xie Shandi, executive president of Qingyang District University for the Elderly, said that this is an era of active aging, and it is a welcome thing to see that the young education team is young and professional, and the vitality of young people has brought more vitality to the university for the elderly, making the "sunset red" more youthful. At the same time, for young people, the wisdom and experience of the elderly, as well as the spirit of "living and learning", can also help them grow better.
According to the staff of Chengdu University for the Elderly, the University for the Elderly attaches great importance to the professionalism of the recruitment standards of teachers, and from the current teaching point of view, the teachers of dance, instrumental music and other courses are younger as a whole. Regardless of age, the most important thing is professionalismThe staff emphasized.
Zhu Yaoyin, a professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development at Beijing Normal University, who has studied education for the elderly for many years, once said: "Education for the elderly is a relatively flexible type of education. If it is difficult to use full-time teachers, social resources should be developed, especially to attract volunteer resources to participate in them, and young, healthy, knowledgeable and literate professionals should be mobilized to supplement the ranks of older teachers. Wu Yushao, deputy dean of the Institute of Aging Research of Fudan University, also said frankly: "We should broaden the channels of teachers and encourage outstanding talents from all walks of life to teach or engage in volunteer services in the University for the Elderly." ”
Chengdu**Jinguan News Reporter** ** Zhu Xinyue, Zhang Weijin, Editor-in-Charge: He Qitie, Editor: Wang Qi.