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China Youth Network
A place nicknamed "devil training camp" by the outside world is actually a special school. When all walks of life prescribe prescriptions for problem children, the "devil's school" has become a "life-saving straw" for many families who are helpless to their children. However, the "punishment education" promoted by "devil school" has been controversial since its appearance. Can Devil's School save those lost teenagers?
The "Devil School" of Xinjiang Hualong Youth Growth Research Center recently caused a controversy in the local media. Is "disciplinary education" illegal corporal punishment or "necessary education" Where is the "devil's school" that encounters the survival dilemma?
July 2007 16. Students attending the Long March Little Warrior Summer Camp are waiting in line. It was very hot, and an 8-year-old child frowned. (Source: Red Net)
Devil Training: Right? Is there something wrong?
After the local media reported on Hualong Youth Special Training School, there were different opinions one after another, and relevant departments also "visited" one after another. Is it right or wrong to apply "devil training" and "militarized management" to "problem children"?
Cheng, the founder of Xinjiang Hualong Youth Growth Research Center, said: "Many problem children have the characteristics of excess energy, strange thoughts, bad temper and perverse personality. If we can consume their extra energy, guide their paranoid thoughts, and adjust their psychological state in the rebellious period of youth through' hurting the bones and starving the skin', the effect will be faster and better than simple preaching. "
Although the report came out, Cheng was under great pressure from public opinion, but she still firmly believed that "devil-like" training was correct and necessary to transform adolescent "problem children".
Zhang Ming (a pseudonym), a Shihezi student who quickly entered the training camp, told reporters that the requirements of the school are very strict, and the instructors are all martial arts, which is very powerful. Students who violate the rules and make mistakes will be severely punished. "I don't want to die, not because I am afraid, but because I want to be free."
Another student said that he had the same idea as Zhang Ming when he first came. He tried everything, such as running away, hunger strike, suffering a lot, and tried many ways, all of which failed. "I spend every day in exhaustion, and I don't even think about surfing the Internet, stealing money, falling in love and Warcraft. These used to be my daily life. " The child, just in the first grade, spoke frankly about his past. "At that time, it was really naive. Now, when I walk in the street, I see people who have dyed their hair with strange colors. Their nostrils and lips are covered with things like monsters. I used to love to laugh. "
However, educators believe that it is useless to treat all kinds of "problem of juvenile" simply by beating and cursing, and it may even lead to the misleading of "fighting violence with violence", which is not worth the candle.
Xu, a researcher at Urumqi Youth Education Research Center, said that special training schools like Hualong are effective for some problem children, but the effect is temporary. Some children may learn the idea that force can solve everything from this relatively violent way of education, which is even more dangerous. "Therefore, it is important to let children know that punishment is because they have done something wrong, and never punish them for punishment."
Shao Xizhen, a deputy to the National People's Congress, put forward at the two sessions in 2007 that "education without punishment is incomplete education". Discipline education follows the logic of "punishment for mistakes", thus cultivating students' concept of being responsible for their own actions. If "punishment" is excluded from the scope of education, it is unfair to those students who perform well. Appropriate, moderate and just punishment is necessary for the growth of teenagers.
Problem children, the curse of the exam?
It is understood that Cheng is the founder of China Super Mom Alliance Association, and she herself is the mother of problem children. She said that it was because she realized the despair and pain of problem children's parents that she gave up her enviable job in a state-owned enterprise and set up this special training institution specifically for problem children.
The reporter saw from the video materials of the school that almost all the children before entering the training were so-called "avant-garde youths", with their hair dyed in various colors and various ornaments nailed to their five senses. The boys have long hair and arrogant eyes.
Cheng said that many of these children have a criminal record of being addicted to the Internet, running away from home, stealing money and hitting people, and even pimping for prostitution. And there are more and more such children. "It seems that the better life, the more problems children have."
Cheng believes that the key reason for the emergence of problem children is the current examination-oriented education system. Because both schools and parents evaluate a student's merits and demerits by grades, the development space of students has been narrowed. A single evaluation system is bound to make some students not recognized, and the lack of external recognition is like a virus invasion. "Therefore, problem children are troubled by the exam-oriented education system."
However, some people in education believe that the examination-oriented education system should be criticized, but other influencing factors can not be ignored, otherwise the root cause can not be eradicated and the right medicine can be given.
Liao, a middle school teacher who has long been concerned about the topic of "problem children", said that the phenomenon of "problem students" is more common in the eastern region. "Open network and turbid information not only broaden students' horizons, but also expose them to a lot of unhealthy, illegal and unhealthy information. Students with strong imitation ability copy it into life, which leads to a series of problems. "
Xu believes that the family environment is also an important incentive. Due to the lack of adaptability and good mentality of some parents to the increasingly complex society itself, coupled with the "over-indulgent" one-child family environment, and the family education method with "achievement" as the first priority, children exposed to internal and external pressure will inevitably have psychological problems of one kind or another.
In addition, there are also great problems in school education. Because every school is under pressure to enter a higher school, parents of students have the instruction of "no corporal punishment or corporal punishment in disguised form", and teachers' "power" is limited to "teaching". Students can't touch or say anything, or they may lose their jobs if they are complained. In this way, children's mental health and emotional intervention are basically gone. "In short,' problem children' are still in' problem education'," Xu said.
Devil's School: For profit? For righteousness?
Cheng told reporters that in fact, before the news report, "Hualong" faced some doubts. "These questions are not only the sorrow of the school, but also the sorrow of education."
The reporter saw from the "Hualong" enrollment profile that the annual tuition fee of the school is 32,000 yuan, and the half-year tuition fee is 1.6 million yuan. The training will start in half a year. Unlike some "special training schools" in the Mainland, the school's capital construction fees are temporarily exempted. Compared with the fees charged by ordinary primary and secondary schools, the fees charged by Hualong are almost astronomical. Therefore, some parents and people in the society think that schools are for making money, not for saving problem children.
A parent in Urumqi told reporters that he has been paying attention to the information of "Hualong" and intends to send his children to training, but for working-class families, the annual expenses of 20,000 to 30,000 are not small. "We can understand the school fees, but we feel that the pricing is a bit opaque and there is a great possibility of profit."
According to the Provisional Regulations on the Registration Management of Private Non-enterprise Units, private non-enterprise units are social organizations engaged in non-profit social service activities. Then, special training schools like "Hualong" are expensive. Is it like the local media reported that "the world is bustling, all for profit"? What is the profit-seeking nature of the "special training school" with special enrollment?
Cheng listed in detail the expenses since the school was founded: school rent, site construction expenses, instructor's salary, handyman's salary, accommodation for all, publicity expenses, network maintenance expenses, hidden expenses behind various procedures, etc. Although the school is the largest special training school in Xinjiang at present, the number of students is far less than 100, so everyone will share a lot of expenses.
The biggest dilemma of "Hualong" today is not that the outside world doubts whether it is "fame-seeking", but that it lacks the support and guidance of some scientific majors. Since its establishment, Cheng has been calling on education experts to give some guidance and suggestions to the school. "Although many experts came, except for some worries and pleasantries, basically no constructive opinions and suggestions were given."
"Those so-called experts and professional departments not only don't have their own opinions and methods, but also follow others' advice and come to school for treatment every three days. Check this card today and check that card tomorrow, saying that the school will temporarily ignore the culture class, and then say that the school can't make up the culture class. " Cheng said to him.
"Devil's School" is about to be standardized.
According to incomplete statistics, "Hualong" is the first special training school with selective enrollment in Xinjiang, but there are hundreds in China. They are facing similar problems now. There are indeed more and more juvenile problems in society, and more and more families need training institutions for "problem children".
The reporter learned from the subordinate units of private schools such as the Civil Affairs Department and the Science and Technology Department of the autonomous region that they will strengthen the supervision and management of subordinate administrative units and standardize the development of such schools from the rigid requirements.
Existence is reasonable. The dispute between the preservation and abolition of Hualong and the righteousness and benefit itself makes the road of education shrouded in fog gradually clear.
Xu said that because the so-called "devil's school" meets the needs of some families to a certain extent, disciplinary education is necessary, then relevant government departments, media opinion and all sectors of society should be concerned about the development of such an institution that specializes in intervening in juvenile problems, provide authoritative and scientific information for it, explore more effective and long-term intervention methods, and make up for its "congenital malnutrition" with professional and scientific theories and methods.