Qian Liqun, a professor in Peking University, once wrote an article entitled "What kind of Chinese teacher do we really need". He believes that the basic task of middle school literature education is to arouse people's yearning for the unknown world, which is an instinct of human beings, and literature education should arouse people's imagination, enthusiasm for exploration, or a romantic spirit. Children should be given dreams and a "spiritual foundation", which is also the responsibility of a Chinese teacher.
Another excellent Chinese teacher, Guo Chuyang, also gave the answer: independent personality, rich spiritual life, non-utilitarian reading habits, and courage to follow the heart.
There are three Chinese teachers in my primary school, and a book has only a little content. What they say over and over again is inseparable from the articles and poems in the book. Endless homework is to copy words, paragraphs, and repeatedly emphasize the importance of writing. I am stubborn, as long as I can read and write. Why waste so much energy and time? I don't think I can be a calligrapher or writing can make my happiness index soar. Teachers will ask for extra-curricular reading and write their own thoughts on reading, but they will not give guidance and will only give tasks. Every time the composition feedback comes back, the teacher is angry and thunders, and we are numb or crying below. I read a lot in primary school, but it was not induced by the Chinese teacher. Because I am the only child in my family, I spend most of my time alone at home, so those messy novels, magazines and even medicine scraps of paper will be regarded as fun. Later, there was a book, The Power of Reading, which put forward a basic concept called free and independent reading. The so-called free and independent reading means reading without pressure, reading without tasks, reading without after-class exercises and reading without exams. Don't read if you want to. If you want to read comics, you can read fantasy works, even if you are afraid of going to the toilet. This kind of reading is just an effective way to learn Chinese. Not hurdle reading.
I know a teacher in middle school, and it is no exaggeration to describe that short one-year Chinese class with "wonderful". I remember the first sentence he said when he entered the classroom: "Students, I think you have all read this new book. What do you like and want to learn most? Let's discuss it in groups. " So a small number of chapters in the textbook were screened out. Only half of the seven Chinese classes on a Saturday were used, and the rest were about extended reading, novels, poems and movies. Talking about essays is also called free writing.
Poetry is the driest thing for a student, but the teacher will talk about the poet's life gossip to the creative background, and the beauty of poetry will be endless or thoughtful.
Mo Bosang's novel world is sad. Contradictions, tricks, giving up, repentance, understanding ... are all life scenes of little people. For example, in The Necklace, generally speaking, the teacher will tell us that Mrs. Lu is a vain woman, but the teacher has given us a different understanding. She is a story about women's struggle with fate. Cinderella wrote about youth. She lost 10 years of youth because of her love to work overtime, while Mrs. Lu wrote about aging.
This teacher gave me a far-reaching influence in my later life, that is, following my heart, doing what I really want to do and doing what I think is meaningful. And has an inappropriate spiritual world.
Therefore, Chinese education is not limited to language and literature, but also includes moral education and aesthetic education. You can't talk about the education of love, hidden behavior, scarcity and death.