We must first analyze what "effort" is. "Bitterness" can be hard work or pain. The word "bitterness" contains both hardship and pain. But it is partial to say that learning is bound to be painful. How can learning be painful? Gauss is immersed in the world of mathematics, and Einstein is immersed in the world of physics. Do they feel pain? What they feel is incomparable happiness and satisfaction. The reason for this is that they regard the pursuit of knowledge as their own pleasure and devote themselves to enthusiasm unimaginable to ordinary people. Besides these great geniuses, we ordinary people can also enjoy endless happiness in the process of pursuing knowledge. The so-called success is the result of unremitting pursuit of the goals you are interested in. If you are interested, you can inspire incomparable enthusiasm and tenacious will and win the final victory; If it is not out of self-interest, it is difficult to succeed only by external supervision and coercion. Even if it succeeds, what's the point for itself?
Happy education is put forward in view of the disadvantages of exam-oriented education. Examination-oriented education simplifies people's all-round education into knowledge education, knowledge education into Chinese, mathematics and foreign language education, and education beyond the number of languages into doing questions and exams. Isn't this kind of education getting narrower and narrower? Childhood used to be colorful, but now education makes children soak in textbooks and test questions all day and become dull yes-men. Is this still the original meaning of education? Happy education tells us that students are the main body of education, and we should respect children's physical and mental characteristics and cultivate their interest and thirst for knowledge, instead of instilling knowledge blindly or restraining children by external means such as exams. While imparting knowledge and skills, we should pay more attention to children's mental health and let them grow up happily. This is the ultimate goal of education.
Wang Xiaodong said: "When it comes to the rate of return on education, the better the school you attend, the higher your education level and the higher your future income level-probably all over the world." "From the perspective of the whole group or the average level, the income of college graduates is definitely higher than that of non-college graduates, and the income of college graduates from prestigious schools is often higher."
Talking about academic qualifications and income is a one-sided understanding of education. Since higher education has brought higher income, we will try our best to cram knowledge into our minds, practice exam-taking skills and squeeze into famous universities. After all, I still haven't left the exam-oriented education. If I say that the higher the ability, the higher the income, and everyone will agree. Only in this way can we guide everyone to increase their ability and get rid of the preaching of exam-oriented education. Therefore, experts always have a choice as to what kind of arguments to provide and what kind of conclusions to draw. Simply measuring academic qualifications by income is actually looking down on education. If income is king, why do you want to open so many unpopular majors? What is general education for? What do you do in college? Wouldn't it be better to be a mechanic? Not going to college doesn't hinder being a boss, does it? In this case, the university might as well be a training institution, offering any popular and profitable major. If education is like this, how easy it would be, but it has never been like this.
Wang Xiaodong said: "It is worth noting that in recent years, the' Western Happy Education Theory' has been widely circulated on the Internet and even in the media, misleading many parents and children who don't know the truth. For those admirers of' happy education', I actually have one question: how long do you want to be happy, and how many years? Or for a living? The tightness, advantages and disadvantages of basic education not only affect the national quality as a whole, but also affect people's lives individually. "
Wang Xiaodong said that the theory of "happy education" is rampant on the internet and even in the media, and I can't agree with it. After all, there are not a few people who advocate happy education on the Internet and in the media. Many parents have to bow their heads because of the arrogance of exam-oriented education. How can they call themselves "noisy"? This is a typical exaggeration. In my opinion, it is exam-oriented education that makes a lot of noise. Wang Xiaodong does not criticize the disadvantages of exam-oriented education. On the contrary, he has many special comments on happy education, and he is really arrogant. Wang Xiaodong said that "reading is bound to be hard" covered up the ugliness of exam-oriented education and cleared up the responsibility of educators. Education is an all-round education for people and an important means to enhance human well-being. It is the lofty goal of education to let people spend their lives happily. I worked hard for knowledge, got high marks in the exam and entered a famous university. With a job that everyone envies, I can make a lot of money and be happy all my life? We can't forget that the real education is to cultivate people with independent spirit, pursue their own ideals, treat life positively, take risks and be brave in creation.
Wang Xiaodong said: "The' happy education' in the United States is mainly aimed at those students whose family conditions are not good enough, and they really can't study or don't plan to study. They don't force you to study, you can learn anything you want. But behind this is class division. What do you mean? In other words, as a child of a poor family, if you don't have special talent, the system basically gives up on you. "
Wang Xiaodong is full of misunderstandings about American education. Only people with poor family conditions can engage in happy education? Play if you like, and study if you like? Never heard of it. In his view, children from rich families should study hard, while children from poor families are muddling along. In fact, really rich people still care about whether their children work hard or not. What does it matter whether you go to college or not? Won't it be okay to inherit the family property in the future? Isn't it easy to live on dividends? Family conditions are not good, it is not easy to turn over. Are all the poor people giving up on themselves? Meaningless! Give up without special talent? How did you come to this conclusion? Indeed, the United States pays more attention to gifted education and gives children with special talents a small stove. But this does not mean that ordinary children will be abandoned. Public education in the United States implements inclusive education and does not exclude or discriminate against any child. For example, disabled children also attend classes with ordinary children and receive special counseling. Therefore, they spend a lot of money to equip specialized personnel and facilities. Happy education is essentially democratic education, which can be described as the same strain from Rousseau to Dewey. This educational concept is aimed at all citizens, rich or poor, high or low, not at the so-called poor class at all. The argument that happy education deceives the poor and solidifies the class simply does not hold water. Read more western pedagogy and you won't come to such a ridiculous conclusion.
Wang Xiaodong said that many parents in China sent their children to the United States because they failed in the college entrance examination. He also said that the basic education in the United States is not good, and it is better to receive education at home. I have seen some people say that American mathematics education is not as good as China's, but I haven't heard that American education as a whole is not as good as China's. Generally speaking, basic education in the United States is taught in small classes, rarely relying on textbooks, emphasizing understanding rather than rote learning. There are various teaching methods, such as group teaching, teamwork, inquiry learning and apprenticeship, which are all worth learning in China. In addition to the open political system, advanced educational concepts have also contributed to the strength of the United States. It is an insult to bring American education to a level worse than exam-oriented education.
Wang Xiaodong said: "Under the' loose education', Japanese public opinion believes that students' learning ability has generally declined and their learning attitude is not correct enough. After graduation, they also highlighted the problem of getting along with colleagues in the workplace. Therefore, the Japanese generally believe that people of the' easy generation' are not as good at learning and competing as the previous generation. " "British schools should adopt Chinese-style teaching strategies, such as increasing self-study in the evening and eliminating the waste of time between classes, so as to improve the academic performance of British students in key disciplines. "
Will "loose education" really bring down the quality of education? Is it necessary for students to study day and night for higher grades? It depends on how we look at school education. Generally speaking, after the industrial revolution, school education appeared, so that all sectors of society could receive cheap education. Prior to this, family education has always occupied a major position. Today, although school education still bears the main educational responsibility, it is not the only way. With the improvement of people's living standards, the development of information technology and the continuous improvement of public welfare system, family education, social education and other educational methods are playing an increasingly important role. In addition to getting knowledge through school, you can also get knowledge at home, which is more relaxed and free than at school. Family education plays an increasingly important role, which can make up for the shortage of school education and provide a more personalized growth environment for children's growth. Increasing school time can certainly improve grades, but are grades all about study? Is learning only by reading textbooks and doing problems? In addition, is it necessary to sacrifice social time and develop hobbies in order to study? Is it worth it? You know, these are all aimed at children's learning. We shouldn't understand learning so narrowly and bind children tightly in a small circle.
Wang Xiaodong said: "A mature and well-developed society should minimize class solidification. Excellent students, especially children of the lower classes, should have the opportunity to move up, especially the middle class. The current practice suppresses the middle level. Now it's not 1% versus 99%, but 1‰ versus 999‰, blocking 999‰ of roads. "
At present, it is reasonable to set a paper for life, but this is not the reason why exam-oriented education is lingering. In order to give children from poor families a so-called ascending channel, we should let examinations dominate our education and cultivate generations of students with high scores and low abilities? Education is to cultivate all-round high-quality talents, not to protect backwardness. Besides, it doesn't mean that most people in China can't afford quality education. Luxury aristocratic education is powerless. It's always possible to expand some hobbies, right? At this stage, I suggest that the practice of adding points according to ethnic groups should be abolished, and appropriate points should be added according to the level of regional economic development or family living standards to take care of those poor but excellent children. However, there are also many people who advocate that the whole country should be admitted according to scores, and any extra points should be cancelled. On the contrary, it will encourage social injustice. To improve the living conditions of the people at the bottom, we should try our best to invest in national policies and education instead of sticking to the crooked tree of exam-oriented education.
Wang Xiaodong said, "Don't demonize the exam any more." Is the exam still demonized? We all know whether the exam can test the real level and promote real learning. China people have experienced a lot of battles, trained too many test-taking skills, and achieved the reputation of "a big country in examinations", but have we become a big country in education? Reducing the difficulty of exams can help children face their studies calmly, have time and energy for diversified development, and live a happy childhood that truly belongs to them.