Chao News Planning Shi Lei Trainee Reporter Zhang Jingcong.
A few days ago, Jinhua primary and secondary schools ushered in the first semester of the Year of the Dragon. Now that a week has passed, in addition to the excitement of the start of school, have students successfully switched from "winter vacation mode" to "campus mode"? In the past few days, Chao News reporters have gone deep into Jinhua's campuses to carry out field visits.
Teachers from Yiwu Longhui Experimental Primary School prepare for the start of school. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
In Yiwu No. 2 Middle School, Yang Shu, a senior high school student, also told Chao News reporters: "I didn't study well at the beginning of school, and now I am slowly devoting myself to it." In order to prepare for the upcoming college entrance examination in June, most of the senior high school students in Jinhua started school about a week early.
As a "battle-hardened" senior high school student, Yang Shu was still very nervous before the start of school: "The first few days before school are the most uncomfortable, I will think about it, what if I don't eat well or sleep well when I go back to school?" Despite an extra week of adjustment, Yang Shu also said that some of her classmates still had difficulties in class, found reasons to ask for leave, complained about the teacher's school, and so on.
Chen Si is the head teacher of the third junior high school in Dachen Town, Yiwu City, and in her observation, most of the students are not very attentive in class in the first two or three days of school. "The first week of school is mainly about discipline and restoring students' sense of rules. Chen Si said.
A similar situation is even more pronounced in the lower grades. "In addition to crying at school and being in a daze in class, study habits and writing habits must be corrected. Li Xinyue, a second-grade mathematics teacher at Longhui Experimental Primary School in Yiwu City, said.
The returning students of Yiwu Longhui Experimental Primary School signed in according to their fingerprints. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
According to Wang Li, a full-time teacher at the Mental Health Education and Development Center of Zhejiang Normal University, these phenomena are actually typical manifestations of "school opening syndrome". "However, the so-called 'back-to-school syndrome' is not a medically diagnosed name, but a figurative designation, mainly referring to the adjustment of students from vacation life to school life. Wang Li introduced.
Wang Li told the Chao News reporter that the transformation of the human body to the environment will activate the adaptation mechanism, both physiologically and psychologically. At the beginning of the school year, students switch from a casual and free holiday family life to a campus study life with tight tasks and clear rules, and it is normal for some adaptation problems to occur.
In order to let students get rid of the "school opening syndrome" as soon as possible, teachers and schools are also "eight immortals across the sea, each showing their magical powers".
Before school starts, our homeroom teacher will tweet the guidelines for 'school-opening syndrome' in the parent group of the class. Yang Fan, the second class teacher of Fotang Town Junior High School in Yiwu City, introduced her method, "After the start of school, pay close attention to students, conduct targeted individual conversations, and communicate with students' parents if necessary." ”
In addition, in terms of teaching, Shen Qianqian, a second-year Chinese teacher at Yiwu Middle School, said that the classes and assignments at the beginning of the school will not be difficult to design: "This can have a transition and allow students to adapt to the rhythm of the new semester." ”
During the visit, the Chao News reporter learned that most schools in Jinhua now have full-time psychological teachers, and students can go to psychological counseling and ** anytime and anywhere. Some schools also have regular mental health classes and a dedicated mental activity room for students to relax and regulate their emotions.
The first lesson of the junior high school in Fotang Town, Yiwu City. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
It is a good thing that psychological problems or some psychosomatic reactions are becoming more and more important. Wang Li said that she also cautioned against the need to avoid excessive pathologization and labeling of the "school opening syndrome", "If we blindly label the temporary psychology as a disease, it will reduce the dynamic vitality of the individual's creative adaptation and adjustment." ”
Wang Li believes that the focus of overcoming the "back-to-school syndrome" is to improve students' own adaptability, and teachers, parents and schools are more likely to do companionship and supportive work. To this end, she gave three suggestions from the perspective of the main body of students:
The first is to adjust work and rest and eat regularly; the second is to carry out positive psychological hints and adjust the mentality; The third is to be familiar with the campus environment, create a sense of ritual in learning and life, and reward and strengthen your positive behavior. If the adverse effects of adaptation are still severe and persist for more than two weeks through self-regulation, professional help should be sought promptly.
Jinhua Vocational and Technical College Normal College New Semester Safety Education Theme Class Meeting. Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
It is worth mentioning that the "back-to-school syndrome" is not only in students. A number of front-line teachers also expressed their anxiety and exhaustion in the days before and after the start of school to Chao News reporters in interviews, and one teacher who did not want to be named half-joked: "I guess I don't want to start school more than students." ”
The reason for this is that long working hours, heavy teaching tasks, and a variety of training, meetings, projects, competitions and other non-teaching affairs encroach on teachers' rest time, and teachers also need to adapt to the change from vacation to work environment.
Unlike students, who receive more and more support from the outside world, teachers are often left to cope and adjust on their own, "looking at the calendar every day and counting how many days are left until the next holiday." A teacher said helplessly. Therefore, some teachers also told Chao News reporters that in the increasing discussion of "school opening syndrome", our vision may not be limited to students.
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