1, solve the problems around you first. This starts at the age of 3, regardless of age. Try to choose the question of children's cognitive boundary and stimulate curiosity. It is necessary to teach children about wave-particle duality, Heisenberg uncertainty and wave function, even though these may be beyond the cognitive scope of some college students. The curriculum system of South China University of Technology Qixing started at the age of 4.
2. The foundation is to solve problems happily. Herbert spencer, England, has proved the importance of happy education to children in more than one hundred years' practice. Of course, many people firmly believe that learning must be painful, and new cognition is a denial of what is known. But it must be admitted that truly excellent students are happier to learn, or that they are excellent because they are happy.
3. The key point is to discover/explore/learn the knowledge of various disciplines in solving problems, draw less boundaries and explain less, and jointly discover and explore. This requires higher curriculum design and teacher teaching. The new "Outline" emphasizes that "children's science education is scientific enlightenment education, focusing on stimulating children's cognitive interest and exploration desire. Science education should come from life, draw materials from life and promote the cultivation of children's inquiry ability. "
The short-term goal is to develop potential, intelligence, habits, efficiency and overall improvement (including achievements). In China, educational courses that can't improve grades are not popular and good courses. No matter how capable you are, no matter how innovative you are, you can't escape the fact that you are young and the final exam is coming in the monthly exam season. Children and parents can't wait five years 10 to see the effect of the course.
5. The long-term goal is to cultivate innovation, cooperation, communication and social skills. On the basis of short-term goals, the cultivation and exercise of these comprehensive abilities are like running, pull-ups and push-ups day after day. Although you can't see the effect for the time being, it will enhance your physique and be useful in the future.
6. The ultimate ideal is to make children better cope with future challenges. In the past few days, the 055 flood was launched, and Director Zhang of the Strategic Fudge Bureau felt that China came from behind and made great strides forward, and the old navy was blind. Who knows what China will be like in the world in 20 years? It's completely unimaginable. Therefore, whether it is our own initial exploration and practice in kindergartens, pre-school institutions, playgrounds and families, or the launch of STEM courses in 24 kindergartens in Shanghai, it shows that STEM education is gradually developing in the pre-school stage in China. Of course, the application and practice of STEM education in a small scale cannot be inferred that it will be widely promoted in China in the future.