In December 2023, the Ministry of Education, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the Ministry of Finance jointly released statistics on the implementation of national education spending in the previous year. Among them, three data are very noteworthy: in 2022, the total investment in national education will exceed 6 trillion yuan for the first time; In the past 10 years, the country's total investment in education has tripled; Education has become the number one expenditure in public finances.
Someone has made an analogy about this: if the whole country is compared to a family, then the largest annual expenditure of the family is spent on the children's education.
The metaphor of the image also reveals a profound truth: a century-old plan, education-oriented; In urban development, education comes first. Only with first-class education can there be first-class people's livelihood and first-class cities.
Say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year. When the chapter of time turned a new page, for Chengdu educators, it is not only a look back on the past, but also a question for the future
In the new year, what kind of first-class attitude should Chengdu education take to continue to maintain the same frequency with first-class cities?
On January 11, after more than a month of declaration, publicity and selection, the 7th Chengdu Education Annual Ceremony of "Education Influence City" was gloriously unveiled under the joint guidance of Chengdu Municipal Education Bureau and Chengdu Media Group, and sponsored by Chengdu Business Daily, Red Star News and Red Star Education.
With glory, to the past. It's the highlight of the year for the city's educators. 5 major awards and 77 trophies will witness the hard work of Chengdu educators in 2023;
Tree value, to the future. This is another stargazing exploration of Chengdu education. Experts talk about it, and role models tell it, jointly polish the star of education, and anchor the navigation beacon of urban education development.
Star Shine People's Livelihood.
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Promote practical results with efficiency, and promote people's livelihood with practical results.
People's livelihood is the most palpable and tangible urban temperature of a city. Education, as the greatest livelihood of the people, carries the dreams and hopes of millions of families.
On the afternoon of the 11th, before the announcement of the first blockbuster award of the annual ceremony, "Top Ten Livelihood Facts of Chengdu Education", Lai Shimei, president of Chengdu Education Society, shared her thoughts on the relationship between education and urban people's livelihood.
Lai Shimei, who was born in mathematics, used a vivid mathematical formula to analyze the relationship between administrative efficiency and urban people's livelihood. "The workload of an area is the efficiency multiplied by the working hours. The more efficient you are, the more work you can do and the more you can do for your children, principals, teachers, and parents. Therefore, the efficiency of education administration determines the level of education and people's livelihood in a city. ”
Lai Shimei, president of Chengdu Education Society.
Lai Shimei specifically mentioned one of Pujiang County's explorations in 2023 - "the director enters the classroom, and the principal goes to the podium". "On the surface, it is to increase the burden on the director and the principal, but in fact, the education system in Pujiang County has taken this as an opportunity to cut a large number of unnecessary administrative meetings and leave enough time for the principals to study the classroom. In one year, the number of principals and school officials who returned to the podium reached 242, bringing better classroom teaching to more children. ”
As one of the judges of the 7th Chengdu Education Annual Ceremony, the inspiration brought by Pujiang has also become one of the important considerations for Lai Shimei when evaluating the annual livelihood facts. "For example, Tianfu New District is subtracting teachers, Longquanyi District is subtracting parents' anxiety, but Chenghua District is adding science and technology education, and Eastern New District and Dujiangyan are also adding high-quality resources to first-line schools. Addition and subtraction are only the appearance, and the important thing is to improve the service efficiency of urban education. ”
At the same time, Lai Shimei also mentioned that "effectiveness" is also another important criterion for the jury to evaluate people's livelihood, "For urban families, these jobs can bring real livelihood services." ”
Star Innovation.
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The premise of innovation is integrity, and education needs to be constant.
No innovation, no education. But why are some innovative ideas confusing for frontline educators? In the award ceremony of the "Top Ten Innovative Practice Cases of Chengdu Education Year", Luo Zhe, professor and doctoral supervisor of Sichuan University, shared his thoughts on educational innovation.
Luo Zhe, professor and doctoral supervisor of Sichuan University.
Luo Zhe mentioned that in recent years, he has also noticed the confusion of some front-line principals and teachers, "For example, some specious and ambiguous Internet language has also begun to enter the field of education, giving some educators the illusion that they can't keep up with the times." In this regard, Luo Zhe made it clear that educators do not need to panic, "From the perspective of axiology, what education needs most is not the concept of changing day by day, but a constant value orientation, for example, making the class good, simple and simple, is the most important duty of educating people, and it is also the essence of education." ”
Luo Zhe also said, "From the perspective of Fang **, what education needs is not a fast sprint, but a constant speed of endurance running, patience and concentration, which are the core elements that can support educators to go further and more stable." ”
Taking the theme of the 7th Chengdu Education Annual Ceremony "Seeing the Stars in the Fireworks" as a guide, Luo Zhe sent a message to the majority of educators, "If you want not to get lost, every educator should find the value star in your heart, respect common sense, respect the law, and don't forget at any time that the premise of innovation is integrity." ”
Symbiosis of the stars.
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Expand the boundaries of education and grow with the city.
Education influences cities, and cities empower education. If we break the constraints of the classroom, break through the barriers of the school wall, and turn the whole city into a big classroom for children, what kind of education will be derived? In 2023, Chengdu will continue to bring abundant exploration.
Wang Kang, a staff member of Chengdu 12345**, shared a set of data on the spot, and in 2023, Chengdu 12345** will process a total of 719210,000 calls and letters, of which 21 are related to children and education990,000 pieces.
Chengdu 12345** staff Wang Kang.
While reading the contents of these calls one by one, Wang Kang and his colleagues noticed that parents are not only concerned about education policies and rules for further education, but also about how to let their children know and understand the city they live in more deeply. "For example, some parents want to take their dolls to visit the waterworks and ask if there is any contact**.
This also brings inspiration to Chengdu 12345**: life is full of learning, and the city is full of classrooms, so why not turn the city into a big school for children?
In 2023, 12345** will become a children's urban practice classroom, and 1,126 citizen representatives and student representatives from primary and secondary schools will walk into the 12345** answering center. They sat in the reception seat and immersed themselves in the work of 12345**.
In fact, in 2023, in addition to the 12345** answering center, Chengdu will also have a number of units, institutions, venues, etc. to join the ranks of education, opening up the best urban resources to children, "In 2024, we also look forward to more city partners joining." ”
Tribute to the exemplary.
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Let every role model be seen
With perseverance, see the stars. When educators step on the earth and look up at the starry sky, every educator, every student, and every vivid educational face is also a star worthy of being seen.
In this year's Teacher of the Year selection, the jury said that keywords such as "focus, concentration, simplicity, guidance, and return" have become important criteria. Let the school return to teaching, let the teacher return to the classroom, starting from the origin of value, "let the most simple value of education be highlighted".
The organizing committee also echoed in the award ceremony, allowing the 30 annual teachers to walk on the stage one by one, "so that every star of education can be seen". Therefore, at this ceremony, the award of the annual teacher has also become the longest part of the awarding of all awards.
However, although the whole award ceremony lasted about five minutes, when the teachers took the stage one by one and loudly expressed their confessions to education, the audience burst into warm applause many times. Among them, Wang Jiang, a teacher from Chengdu Foreign Chinese School, who won the award, said, "Giving the stage and time to each award-winning teacher individually really gives us the feeling of 'being seen by urban education', and I am very grateful to the organizing committee for its intentions." ”
Group photo of the "Teacher of the Year" of the 7th Chengdu Education Annual Ceremony.
Zhao Yichen, a student from the Affiliated Primary School of Chengdu Normal School, paid tribute to the 2023 teachers with a poem recitation.
The starry sky shines, and the glimmer of light from the stars gathers. The glory of urban education also comes from the reflection of different characters in the education scene. In fact, in the past 2023, in addition to the "Teacher of the Year", there are also many students, school (kindergarten) principals, etc., who also shine the galaxy of Chengdu education with their own light.
If you know where you are going, you will know where you are going. In the past year, what are the important development trends of urban education, which education events are particularly worthy of attention, and what is the future education vane? At the 7th Chengdu Education Annual Ceremony, the jury of Chengdu Business Daily, Red Star News, and Red Star Education Joint Ceremony jointly selected and released the "Top Ten Keywords of Education in 2023", and the work and rest order, teacher burden reduction, mental health, high-quality development, career planning, science education, shared education, artificial intelligence, degree supply and all-age learning were selected together.
The experts of the jury commented that "although it is not the award award of the grand ceremony, the top ten keywords of the annual education have become a major focus and highlight of the annual ceremony of education in Chengdu." In 2023, for example, these keywords come from both outside the education industry and from the industry itself. We also hope that educators can look up at the sky, see the direction of development, identify the stars of value, and create a better and warmer education in Chengdu when they are in a hurry. ”
The children's chorus of the Primary School Affiliated to Chengdu Normal School is "As Wished".
Red Star News reporter Yin Jian Li Yuxin.
Edited by Yu Mange.
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