Specifically, death education should not only be limited to imparting relevant knowledge, but also focus on cultivating students' emotional cognitive ability and psychological adaptability. For example, students can explore the meaning and value of death and understand the finiteness and preciousness of life through classroom discussion, reading and watching movies. At the same time, the school can also provide psychological counseling and support for students to help them better cope with the emotional troubles and challenges brought about by death.
Although death education may cause some discomfort or negative emotions, it can also provide students with a positive and healthy perspective to face death and life, so that they can better understand and cherish life. Therefore, under appropriate circumstances, schools can consider giving students death education to help them become healthier, stronger and more responsible people.
For example, in a middle school in the United States, students took a course called "Death Education". This course helps students better understand the meaning of death and life by reading literary works and studying religious beliefs and human history, and provides them with necessary psychological support and guidance. The course also includes case studies in real life, such as how to communicate with classmates and friends who have lost their loved ones, and how to deal with their emotions and challenges. With the help of this course, students' cognition of death is more mature and healthy, and at the same time, their emotional cognitive ability and psychological adaptability are cultivated.
For another example, in some elementary schools and kindergartens in Japan, students usually participate in activities called "funeral experience". By simulating the funeral process, this activity makes children feel the seriousness and importance of death and helps them better understand and cherish life. This activity usually includes collecting garlands, preparing flowers, paying homage and praying, so that children can experience the perfection and peace of death and life. Through this activity, children can not only better understand death and life, but also get the necessary emotional and social support and guidance.
These examples show that under appropriate circumstances, death education can help students better understand and cope with death, and at the same time provide them with necessary psychological support and guidance. Through these education, students can cultivate healthy attitudes and concepts, cherish life better and become healthier, stronger and more responsible people.