In modern society, entertainment has permeated all fields, and even serious topics have been entertained. People chase the pleasure of short-term entertainment, but ignore the seriousness of life. This phenomenon is particularly evident in the field of education. Take the Xinyang incident on February 7, 2024 as an example, a father tried to urge his children to write their winter vacation homework, but found that the children were not enterprising and were at ease. He was furious, but considering the "success of MLM education" that is now prevalent, he did not use the authority of parents to solve problems like his parents when he was a child, but reprimanded his children in a critical tone. However, the child, who was deeply loved by the family, had never experienced such a reprimand, and seeing the stern gaze of his maternal grandparents, the child exploded emotionally and began to cry loudly. The child's maternal grandparents were very distressed, and the grandfather, without saying a word, threw the child's schoolbag into the snowdrift and symbolically "buried" it. The child's mother is smiling at her mobile phone and recording it all. She was firm in her heart, because she knew that in this family, her children could not be wronged. The ** of this incident quickly spread on the short ** platform, **, the mother's commentary revealed a full smile, she praised her grandfather's kindness and love for the child, and the child also said happily: Finally someone avenged her! It's all about protecting the child and keeping her out of harm's way. After the incident, after my mother edited the relevant ** and posted it on the platform, it did not cause the official ** to add fuel to the fire, nor did it become a representative of "positive energy". Mom's brother also admits that he is too eager to tap into his sister's commercial value. The incident was eventually quelled and faded out of public view.
In the current education ecosystem, teachers are facing huge challenges and problems. In primary and secondary education, it is not a competition between teachers and students, but parents of students, regardless of their own influence and cultivation on their children's education, excessively pursue their children's academic performance, and criticize teachers for failing to cultivate outstanding children. However, the real "involution" only occurs outside the nine-year compulsory education, and when faced with the pressure of the college entrance examination, parents of students really involute their children. They over-pamper their children, provide the best material conditions, and worry about the teacher's misdirection, but they do not consider the child's own efforts and the impact of family education. They have confused the object of education and distorted the whole educational process. In the compulsory education stage, students' attitudes towards learning have declined significantly, resulting in frequent problems in learning and morality.
Such dilemmas and problems seem intractable in today's world. For example, in a recent incident, a first-year junior high school student scored only 66 points, and even failed 8 subjects, with an average score of less than 9. In fact, such an achievement cannot be called hard work, but it turned the student into an Internet celebrity, trying to carry out live streaming and get a commission for merchandise. This incident has attracted the attention of the official **, who believe that this is not the so-called "positive energy". This also caused the student's older brother to reflect on himself, who realized that he had been too hasty in tapping into his sister's commercial value.
Faced with such a dilemma, how can we solve it? Perhaps, education needs more complements. The phenomenon of "involution" is only a small part of education, and we cannot ignore the occurrence of other situations. The deformed parenting style of the grandfathers has been formed, and it is difficult to change it easily. Teachers will face greater challenges, and may encounter resistance from their grandfathers or even be injured by shovels. Therefore, in the process of education, we need more positive energy, pay attention to the all-round development of students, pay attention to students' moral cultivation, and not just blindly pursue academic performance. At the same time, parents of students should treat education in a more responsible manner, provide correct guidance and education, and do not only focus on students' grades and ignore students' inner growth.
Education is a complex and vast system with a variety of problems and challenges. We need to realize that education is not only about learning knowledge, but also about cultivating students' healthy psychology, good moral character and sense of social responsibility. The goals of education can only be truly achieved while developing students in all aspects. Therefore, we need educators, parents and all sectors of society to work together to provide a good educational environment for students so that they can derive real growth and value from education.