There are still 3 days left, and all primary and secondary school students across the country should have entered the new semester.
It may seem like a new semester like any other semester, but something has changed.
At the end of the last term, we experienced:The assessment of the first "examination reform year"., took a very different final exam;
In 2024, our society and life are also undergoing some subtle changes to a greater or lesser extentThe adults who live in it may also have made some adjustments in their future focus.
In fact, these changes will also be fed back to the school's teaching, children's learning and life.
Therefore, in order to help you better adapt to the challenges of 2024 and beyond, the following 5 suggestions for the new semester must be accepted.
- 5 tips for your new semester 2024 -
Please give your child more time to go in the new semester
Exercise and doing household chores
When society changes, we should not spend more time studying hard and hard, when we see more and more children falling into a psychological crisisHopefully, in the new year, we will be able to give our children more time to exercise.
Go outside to play ball, go out for a run, go to various community exercises, and join the family workouts.
In the new era, children need a healthy body, the ability to survive and an upward attitude to be able to cope with the challenges of life and adapt to the changes in life in the future.
In the past 30 years, Ms. Yang Xia, a psychology expert at Peking Union Medical College, has treated 100,000 childrenSaid,The core reason why many children have psychological problems, poor concentration, unconscious procrastination, bad mood, and aversion to learning is that they are too lacking in sports and labor.
A study in the United States called the Zero-Hour Sports Program shows that exercise can help improve academic performance
A middle school in Chicago, requiredStudents arrive at school at 7 a.m. for a run or exercise, and their heart rate reaches the maximum value or 70% of their maximum oxygen uptake, and then they attend cultural classes.
At first, parents were against it, and the children didn't want to get up early to go to school, and then go to the playground to run a few laps, wouldn't they doze off as soon as they entered the classroom?
It was found that on the contrary, the students were more awake, the atmosphere of the class was better, and their memory and concentration were enhanced. At the end of the semester, the reading and comprehension skills of the students in the morning jogging group were 10% higher than those of the students in regular physical education classes.
Because when we exercise, we produce dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine, which are important neurotransmitters that can improve a child's all-round state.
Not only that, exercise can also improve children's cardiopulmonary function, vascular function, improve metabolism, improve body sensitivity and balance, regulate body fat, and make children more energetic.
Children who exercise a lot will really get smarter.
Harvard Medical Professor John ReddyAfter years of follow-up and a lot of research, the answer is given:Exercise can not only exercise and exercise muscles, but also exercise the brain, transform the mind and IQ, and make children smarter and smarter.
Because every nerve cell in the brain is in contact with each other through the "leaves" on the tree-like branches, and exercise can promote the growth of these branches, fundamentally enhancing the function of the brain.
At the same time, the professor also gave three suggestions in his book "Exercise Transforms the Brain", which parents can follow:
Take your child to find a sport they enjoy and stick to it;
Constantly enrich the types of exercise and stimulate brain vitality;
After exercise, engage in challenging mental activities.
At the same time, be sure to let the child participate in the household chores at home as a family member.
Just like the Nobel laureate Steven Chu once said:
"It's hard to imagine that children who can only study, and can't even fry eggs or boil eggs, will know how to do experiments. ”
Children do housework, on the surface it seems to be "hands-on", but in fact they are "using their brains".
Even small things like washing dishes and tidying up desks are shaping children's brains and making them smarter and smarter.
The people** have also recommended the age comparison table for children to do housework, and parents can refer to the implementation.
Since the end of last year, with the changes in the new curriculum reform, Teacher Shen Yi has put forward a very important one with you"Shen Yi's Language Proficiency Pyramid Chart"., which mentions the 5 levels of reading.
As above, the first and second levels are the readings that everyone is doing regularly; However, the "group reading" and "practice development", which are most needed in the new era and will become more and more important for future exams, are almost not being done by families.
So, hopefully, in the next semester, we will be able to incorporate new reading habitsAt least once a week, "group reading" training and "practice development" training are carried out to slowly improve the underlying ability.
How? Little by little, I will tell you (each level can be done at the same time).
First of all, on the first level, there must be a basic reading
The so-called basic reading has a wide range of fields.
We grew up with childrenListen to stories and read picture books, a little bigger must be carried outRead the whole book, the reading of the four famous books, including the Happy Reading Bar done according to the teacher's requirements, and the reading tasks assigned during the winter vacation, these are all basic reading.
Especially for whole book reading, if you want to lay a solid foundation for your child's reading ability, it is essential to read the whole book from childhood to adulthood.
The second level of reading, single text reading
Single-text reading, also known as "single-text intensive reading", what is single-text? It's a gonibal reading one by one.
For example, the teacher in the class gave us many ancient and modern articles, "The Story of Yueyang Tower", Zhu Ziqing's "Back", "Moonlight on the Lotus Pond", Lu Xun's "Social Opera" and a large number of ancient poemsTeachers often give an in-depth explanation of an article in terms of content, structure, deep meaning, writing techniques, words, rhetoric, and social and cultural symbols behind it, which is called "single-text intensive reading".
And Shen Yi's "The World Speaks New Language" and Shen Yi's "Ancient Literature and Meditation" are also intensive reading.
As we mentioned earlier, the trend of the college entrance examination is that the reading volume of the paper alone is getting larger and larger, and at present, the reading volume of the college entrance examination mock test paper alone has exceeded 8,000 words; Including our findings,This year's Chinese final exam for the fourth grade of primary school also has 4,000-5,000 words.
In this kind of situation, where there is a large amount of reading in the exam and there is a great need to analyze the text accurately, intensive reading training is necessary for the usual reading of one article at a time.
The third level (most important) is group reading
"Group reading" is a reading concept that Shen Yi Reading has been vigorously promoting under the changes of the new era and the "new curriculum reform".
If basic reading and single-text intensive reading are what we can still train at school and home, then in group reading, from parents to teachers, there is almost no awareness of this, and there is almost no mastery of relevant methods to train students.
But it's really important.
First of all, group reading is the key to success in the exam.
If you have learned about this year's junior high school exam papers, you will find a phenomenonA test paper is a group reading, from modern reading + ancient poetry reading + writing, all in series under the same theme.
For example, this fifth-grade exam paper in Haidian, Beijing,One test paper is a group reading on the theme of "museum";
Exam papers in Fengtai, BeijingFrom the basic questions to the final writing, almost all of the test papers revolve around the history, culture and regional characteristics of Fengtai District.
Examination papers in WuhanIt is based on the theme of "Wuhan Impression", from Wuhan's poetry, history, scenery, university, culture, charm, etc., to "group reading", and finally to the writing practice, it returns to "the impression of Wuhan in the eyes of the children themselves".From multi-text reading, self-thinking and writing, a complete closed loop of "group reading" has been completed.
It's a coincidence if the form of a test paper is "group reading with a theme", but if every recent test paper follows this "group reading" mode, it is very revealingThat is, the era of "group reading" has really come.
We need to learn to read in groups, understand the thinking of group reading, and find ways to read in groups, so that we can do a good job in this kind of group reading test papers.
Secondly, group reading is the key to training language ability and thinking.
Think about it, why did the format of our test papers change to "group reading"?
This is because the EDB is well aware of the importance of group reading – it is the key to training language ability and language thinking.
Why is group reading essential for developing language skills and thinking?
This requires an understanding of the meaning of group reading.
The so-called group reading is to read a group of 3-5 articles together in a short period of time, and these articles may be on the same topic, or by the same author, or by the same way of writing, and several articles are read together.
So why do you have to read them together?
If the reading of a single text, it solves only a single task; What if it's a group text? It can quickly refine the key points, and intentionally complement each other, compare, analyze, and identify.
It can compare different points of view in different articles, who is right and who is wrong? Which view is more appropriate for which aspects?
This kind of group reading can help us understand a person or event from multiple perspectives, and let us form a more comprehensive view.
For example, the very famous figure "Xiang Yu" in history, Sima Qian's "Historical Records" spoke highly of him, and put him in the "Benji" chapter, thinking that he was a hero; So:
What does the "boatman" who helped Xiang Yu cross the river think of Xiang Yu?
What does Yu Ji think of Xiang Yu?
What do Jiangdong's fathers think of Xiang Yu?
How do future generations view Xiang Yu from their own political or life standpoint? For example, what do Wang Anshi, Du Mu, Su Shi, and Li Bai think?
You will find that after seeing so many perspectives, your views on a character or event are multi-layered, richer and more comprehensive, and at the same time, they are becoming more and more objective.
Therefore, group reading plays a very important role in training our understanding of the world, understanding all things in the world, and activating our thinking.
This is also why Shen Yi has always emphasized the matter of group reading.
The fourth layer, above the reading of group texts, is comprehensive practice
The so-called comprehensive practice is after the child has to use his brain to thinkGet your hands on it and "do it".For example, to find content in society, including our small lecturers, our cultural tourism, and research-based learning are all called integrated practice.
Why do you need to do an integrated practice?
Because only when you practice it yourself, do you know what you are learning knowledge, learning methods, and learning thinking for? Only then can you know how to combine what you have learned with practice to benefit yourself and society.
To a certain extent, let children out of the "ivory tower" and "utopia" of the school, let the children have a look at the real society, and exercise their underlying abilities.
Back to education, if we look at the final exam papers of this year, in fact, the Education Bureau has arranged a lot of flexible practical questions in it, such as the following one, which allows students to design the "exhibition signs" of museum exhibits, which is actually encouraging students to apply language to practice and real life practice.
Including the following, it is a practice to have students write a propaganda slogan and a microblog for students.
Therefore, if you want children to be good in language and literature, if you want to exercise your language ability, and if you want to apply your ability to solving practical problems in life, practice is essential.
The fifth level is the success of the exam
In addition to the previous basic reading and single-text reading, plus group reading, and comprehensive practice, there is an important foundation for language success.
That's when heLearn a little more about the rules, methods, and precautions of the exam, then it is natural for him to succeed in the exam.
This is what Teacher Shen Yi proposed"Language Proficiency Pyramid".
At the same time, it should be noted that these five levels are not added layer by layer, but can be carried out at the same time, we usually have to have the whole book reading arrangement, but also have a single text intensive reading arrangement, and at the same time at least once a week also have a group reading and comprehensive practice arrangement, so that the comprehensive interspersed is a reasonable way of learning.
Therefore, in 2024, if your child wants to grow up by leaps and bounds, I hope you will take your child to study with Shen Yi and use the "language proficiency pyramid chart" learning method together.
Help the child together
Set goals for the new semester
James Allen once said:
"The motivation to dream is the seed of reality, the greatest achievement.
With a good goal, children will know better what they are learning for, and they will also know what they want to learnDon't underestimate this one step, it can change your child's learning values and learning efficiency.
The firmness of the goal is the root of all efforts, and it can root the belief of hard work in every corner of the child's body, prompting him to persevere and keep moving forward. ”
A ship without a goal, the wind in any direction is a headwind.
Therefore, if you want to raise an excellent child, parents must know how to help their children set goals early and find the anchor for the future.
1.Set the right goals
Don't be ambitious, but don't be presumptuous.
Parents must remember not only to refer to the opinions of those around them or to act arbitrarily, but to discuss with their children, and set goals according to their children's abilities and their own wishes, such as which high school, which university, what major, etc., to avoid children from rebellious.
2.Learn to disassemble goals + make a schedule.
When the big goal is set, the most important thing is to set a phased goal, such as this year's goal, this quarter's goal, this week's goal, and so on.
When the goal is refined, it is easier for the child to achieve it, and there is a greater motivation to continue to persevere.
Drucker, the father of management, put forward it in the book "The Practice of Management".DoAM's target decomposition methodWe can use this method to break down personal goals, so that children are more aware of their goals and motivated to achieve them.
d (direction): The first step of goal decomposition is to know what the child's big goal is, and all behaviors must be carried out around the big goal. For example, if a child's goal is to become a teacher in the future, we can tell him that he needs to learn a lot of knowledge to become a teacher in order to educate students. After knowing the direction, he is likely to study hard.
o (objective): Each small goal decomposed from the big goal is the specific expression of the big goal at different stages, such as annual goal, monthly goal, weekly goal, and daily goal. After the child has a certain big goal, let him know that it is impossible to achieve the goal in one step, and in the process, it is necessary to set goals at different stages, and these small goals are to better achieve the big goal.
A (action): Many children want to be soldiers, scientists, entrepreneurs, no matter what their future goals are, let them have a clear focus and put the most important and urgent things first. For example, the most urgent task at present is to seriously study cultural knowledge or professional knowledge.
M (Measure Assessment): After setting a goal, it is necessary to evaluate the achievement of the goal with the child after a certain period of time. If the work is done well, give appropriate rewards, and if the goal is not reached, carefully analyze with the child and summarize the improvement plan. In the process, children's expressions are mainly used to make them more proactive. Children who have goals are highly motivated. In the process of completing the goal, they will automatically improve their learning efficiency and reserve more knowledge and skills, which is better and more efficient than parents constantly urging their children in their ears.
3.Determine the reward and punishment mechanism.
Appropriate rewards are the motivation for children to start the next stage of learning, and certain punishments are reminders that children have not completed their tasks.
Only when parents carefully supervise, rewards and punishments are clear, and children actively cooperate and distinguish priorities, can the initial dream become a reality.
Tell your child that the road is far, but the journey is coming. It's hard, but it's done.
Even if you are a small snail, as long as you climb up step by step, you will eventually reach the top one day.
Boost your child's self-confidence
There is a very popular movie in the Spring Festival file - "Flying Life 2", in which Shen Teng played Zhang Chi, because he thought that he was a "failure" in the car 5 years ago, which caused him to languish for a long time, and even lost confidence in himself, feeling that he was just not good and had poor ability.
In fact, this kind of lack of confidence in oneself may be experienced by you, me, and children every day.
There is a psychological term that explains this state of mind, ie"Learned helplessness".
It means that when a child encounters successive setbacks, but finds that he is powerless to change, he will gradually lose confidence and fall into a helpless state of mind.
If this state is not intervened in time, it may lead to negative reactions such as depression, low mood, and self-abandonment.
Parents must reassure and respond in a timely manner, rather than thinking that their children are "making a big fuss" to avoid adverse consequences.
1.Encourage your child to believe in himself.
Learning is important, but it's not the only measure of a person's excellence.
Everyone's talent is different, if you don't learn well, you may have strong hands-on ability, and if you don't do math, you may have good writing skills, and the most important thing for parents to do is to help their children find their own methods, their own shining points, and become confident and cheerful.
2.Help your child reflect in a timely manner.
For example, if you have a poor Chinese score, it is because you don't understand the reading questions or you can't write the essay, because you are careless or you don't understand which part of the knowledge, find the specific reasons for the error, prescribe the right medicine, and practice special exercises will naturally improve your grades.
Please tell your child: I was born to be useful, and I will come back when my wealth is gone.
Don't be trapped in the cage of emotions, believe that tomorrow is still a new day, and everything is arranged for the best.
Change impetuousness with focus
Montessori said:
"A child's attention is not cultivated, but protected. ”
A class teacher once shared the story of a proud student in his speech.
That kid has been a top student since he was a child, and no matter what the subject, his grades are always at the top.
Even when he participates in some extracurricular activities, such as calligraphy, painting, piano, etc., he learns very quickly.
After observing for a while, the head teacher found that the root cause was that his concentration was very high. It may take at least 10 minutes for other children to calm down, but he is almost instantly in the learning mode.
Later, at the parent-teacher conference, his mother shared her education experience:
"We didn't really do anything else, we just talked less at home. If he is studying, we will not interfere or disturb, and even when the meal is ready, we will just wait silently for him to come out of the room. ”
This mom is undoubtedly doing the right thing.
Concentration is the foundation of all children's learning, which affects children's learning ability and learning efficiency.
If your child is constantly disturbed, you won't be able to calm down at all.
It is only by having a "quiet" environment to the greatest extent possible that they can gradually achieve concentration, even deep concentration.
Parents who really understand education know how to protect their children's concentration from the following two points.
1.Provide a simple, clean home environment.
For example, don't put anything on your child's desk except stationery and books to avoid distraction.
Set up a separate play space in the living room or other room to separate the study area from the play area.
When your child is concentrating on something, eliminate other distractions, such as mobile phones, TVs, computers, etc., and quietly accompany them.
2.Do some mini-games to train your concentration.
For example, building blocks, puzzles, walking mazes, finding differences, etc., exercise children's ability to concentrate during the game, cultivate children's patience and carefulness, and also deepen the interaction between parents and children, and make family relations more harmonious and harmonious.
Tell your child that the rope is sawn and the wood is broken, and the water drops are worn by the stone.
Even if you are not smart, if you can have a strong focus, you will definitely achieve something.
Finally, I don't know if you are anxious, anxious or full of anticipation when your children start school.
As a teacher, I'm not polite to say that good teachers are especially excited when school starts.
I'm excited for the students because I feel that there are so many things to do, so many gaps to fill, and so many mountains to climb.
Therefore, please adjust the state as soon as possible, in the new semester, there is still so much knowledge waiting for us to learn, and these knowledge may be used by us, isn't it a beautiful thing
* |Led by Shen Yi.