A few days ago, at the dismissal ceremony of Baishi Primary School, Baijiao Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong, the students received 1,600 catties of "year-end bonuses" with their strength - 300 catties of white radish, 250 catties of banana taro, 150 catties of rice, 100 catties of celery, 100 catties of thick leaf vegetables, etc. It is understood that the school has a "ploughing and reading garden", and the children use labor classes and spare time to plant a variety of grains and vegetables in the garden, and now these down-to-earth agricultural products have become their "year-end bonus".
The dismissal ceremony, also known as the closing ceremony, is not a graduation ceremony, but as the last lesson of the semester, it also contains a wealth of educational significance. At the end of the semester, it is a basic action to take stock and summarize and commend rewards, but there is a lot to be done about how to distribute the "year-end bonus".
Due to the limitations of material conditions and concepts, most of the traditional rewards are certificates and some stationery. With the continuous improvement of the level of economic and social development, in recent years, many schools and teachers have actively explored diversified reward methods: a primary school in Yiliang, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province rewards outstanding students with a little pig each; The head teacher of a primary school in Ninghai, Ningbo, prepared Chinese cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, kohlrabi, etc. for each child as a final reward; An 8-year-old boy in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province carried sugarcane and picked pork belly for the winter vacation ......The chic prizes are always refreshing.
Rewards are not just a formality, but also an incentive and education. The above-mentioned ingenious rewards highlight the characteristics of "eating", which is in line with the shopping needs of Chinese people in the New Year's season, and has been praised by netizens as "the reward for eating and eating".
There is no small matter in school, and education is everywhere. The reason why many schools and teachers are committed to exploring diversified reward methods is not only to convey beautiful meanings and blessings, but also to achieve different educational effects through special forms. Prizes are distributed at the end of the semester, of course, in the form of "scholarships" or stationery, and the operation is simpler and more convenient, but at the moment of "not bad money", if you still directly find money or daily school supplies, it is estimated that it is difficult to stir up any "ripples".
One person wins the award, the whole family enjoys - food, vegetables, pork belly and other "food is there" prizes, not only let the children receive the award both surprised and happy, leave a deep impression, take the prize home also let the parents have a real "sense of gain", really feel the joy of children's growth and the teacher's good intentions.
Those who are not lazy are also teachers of all good. Baishi Primary School in Baijiao Town, Doumen, Zhuhai gave students a 1,600-pound "year-end bonus", which is a heavy incentive and expectation. The crops sown and cultivated by the students themselves became prizes, and the organic integration of labor education and rewards was not only interesting, but also meaningful.
In March 2020, the Communist Party of China issued the "Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening Labor Education in Universities, Primary and Secondary Schools in the New Era", which clearly requires the establishment of compulsory courses for labor education in primary and secondary schools. Labor education is an important part of the national education system, which has the comprehensive educational value of cultivating morality, increasing intelligence, strengthening the body, and cultivating beauty, and has a unique role in the harmonious development of students' intelligence, body and mind. Although labor education in some localities and schools is sometimes a mere formality due to many factors, we have also seen some explorations and innovations in labor education, and have achieved good practical results.
How hard it is when you pay, how happy you are when you reap. In order for labor education to be fully effective, it is best to let students really work hard and feel the complete labor experience. In this sense, the practice of Baishi Elementary School is not without inspiration, and the students naturally understand the preciousness of food while reaping the fruits of their labor.
Farming and reading have been passed down to the family for a long time, and poems and books have been passed down from generation to generation." The ancients had a tradition of half-ploughing and half-reading, and of course there was no need to draw gourds in the same way when the world changed over time, but this spirit is worth inheriting and carrying forward. The "year-end bonus" of Baishi Primary School is quite valuable for promotion, and I hope that there will be more eye-catching practices and experiences in this regard. (Hu Xinhong).
*: Beijing Youth Daily.