Affected by the epidemic situation in COVID-19, the start of school was postponed all over the country, and the senior high school entrance examination and college entrance examination were also postponed. This newspaper (www.thepaper.cn) noticed that many parents of junior high school students are worried that students will stay at home for a long time and lack physical exercise, which will affect their physical performance in the senior high school entrance examination, and then suggested "canceling the physical examination in the senior high school entrance examination".

In fact, local education departments have adjusted this.

In an interview with the newspaper on April 13, Hu, a special teacher in Zhejiang Province, said that whether to cancel the senior high school entrance examination should be "adapted to local conditions", but for some areas with mild epidemic situation, it is "unnecessary" to cancel the physical examination.

Parents' "entanglement"

The paper searched for "senior high school entrance examination sports" on the leader message board of People's Daily Online. As of April 15, there have been 29 related messages since 2020, and 8 have been processed. These messages involve Henan, Tianjin, Guangdong, Anhui and other provinces, and most of them suggest "canceling or postponing the physical education examination for the senior high school entrance examination".

In April 1 1, a netizen named "parents of ninth grade students" in Nanyang, Henan Province, said that during the epidemic, children took online classes at home, which solved the learning problem of cultural classes to some extent, but due to various factors, "it is difficult for children to exercise normally."

"During the period of studying at home, the school still requires students to take physical exercise, but due to the limitation of the venue, it is difficult to reach the intensity of physical education entrance examination training." Parents suggested that the physical education subject test in the senior high school entrance examination should be cancelled, referring to the practice in some areas with severe SARS epidemic in 2003.

A student's parents in Tianjin said that due to the epidemic, the senior high school entrance examination has been postponed, and "the examinee's mentality has collapsed". "The purpose of physical education examination is to make children work and rest, but many children don't go out for activities, just stay at home and study." Parents believe that if the senior high school entrance examination is only postponed to May and June, "every child will wear a mask", which is hot, tired and "very painful".

Zhang Hao (a pseudonym), the parent of a junior three student in Anyang City, Henan Province, told this newspaper that from the perspective of parents, he was in favor of "canceling the physical education in the senior high school entrance examination". Zhang Hao said that children have poor self-control at home, and the training effect is average without the supervision of teachers. Coupled with the pressure of online classes, "sitting in front of the computer is a whole day."

The newspaper noted that in the messages related to the "physical education senior high school entrance examination" in the aforementioned People's Daily Leaders' Message Board, several parents also requested that "the physical education senior high school entrance examination be conducted as usual". One of the parents thinks it is unfair to cancel the senior high school entrance examination this year. In addition, the physical education in the senior high school entrance examination can also widen the gap. The child is good at sports, and I hope to continue the exam.

Liu She E, the parent of a junior high school student in Henan, told this newspaper that he had been "entangled for a long time" about the physical education of the senior high school entrance examination, and the physical education scores among students were "not less than one point", which had a "great influence" on the overall scores of the senior high school entrance examination.

"For my own child, I still hope that she will take the exam because her sports performance is slightly better, but from the overall situation, the time for students to train is really too short." Liu Shezhen said.

Education departments in different places have different attitudes.

The newspaper previously reported that the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission announced the "New Deal" for the senior high school entrance examination on April 9. It is clearly mentioned that the framework and score of physical education examination remain unchanged, and it still consists of two parts: daily assessment and unified examination, with a total score of 30 points. Among them, the unified examination will be suspended due to the epidemic in 2020, and the corresponding score will be included in the total score of students' senior high school entrance examination according to 15.

Many parents mentioned this practice in Shanghai when making suggestions on the People's Daily Leaders' Message Board, and thought that the education departments in local cities should "refer" to the implementation of similar regulations.

Local education departments have different attitudes towards parents' "suggestions".

The newspaper noted that in the replies from local education departments, Quanzhou Education Bureau, dengzhou city Education Bureau and Tianjin Education Bureau all stated that the relevant departments will seriously study and formulate the physical education subject examination plan for the senior high school entrance examination according to the development of the epidemic.

Among them, the Tianjin Municipal Education Commission responded on April 9 that it was "very concerned about the physical examination of the senior high school entrance examination affected by the prevention and control of the epidemic" and is actively investigating this. As long as the relevant work plan is approved by the municipal prevention and control headquarters, it will be notified to the district education bureaus as soon as possible, so that students can prepare for the test and assessment in advance.

Regarding the suggestions of parents in Nanyang, Nanyang Education Bureau also responded in April 14 that the adjustment of specific examination time and subjects will be decided and released by the Provincial Education Department after scientific argumentation. "The next step will be to pay close attention to the changes in the senior high school entrance examination policy, make corresponding arrangements in time, and announce them to the public in time."

The Education Bureau of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province clearly stated that the physical education examination for junior high school students has been implemented for many years, and will continue to strictly follow the relevant arrangements and arrangements of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, and earnestly do a good job in physical education for the senior high school entrance examination. "Parents are advised to guide their children to do a good family physical exercise plan and maintain their physical fitness and skill level on the premise of doing necessary protection and ensuring safety."

Physical education examination may affect students' further studies.

As the general manager of a junior high school in Henan and the head teacher of grade three, Liu Yong (pseudonym) asked students to do physical training every day during the epidemic period, and "punched in" at home, such as leapfrog, push-ups and skipping rope. "The initial effect was not bad, and the students actively cooperated, but most of the students were dealing with it later." On April 14, Liu Yong told the newspaper that students stay at home for too long and can't go downstairs for training. Training at home is easy to disturb the people and "very ineffective".

All junior high school students in Henan Province started school on April 13, but their physical training did not return to normal. Liu Yong said that the planned practice between classes was "temporarily cancelled". "I feel that the students are wearing masks and have difficulty breathing because they were told by their superiors not to run this week".

In Liu Yong's view, under the epidemic situation, intensive activities will be very risky, and at present, "physical education in the senior high school entrance examination is a kind of torture for students", and time is pressing, so students miss the best exercise time. "The exercise is almost two months late, and most parents are willing to let him cancel it. I personally think that for most children, it is better to cancel. " Liu Yong said.

Chen Yue (a pseudonym), the head teacher of a senior three in a school in Xinxiang City, said that the physical education examinations for senior high school entrance examinations in previous years were scheduled for mid-April. "Basically, the physical education test for junior three students in the city will be over in about half a month", but no specific notice has been received this year.

"Sports scores still have a certain impact on students (going to school)." Chen Yue said that some students will get full marks in sports, but students who are not good at sports or usually don't like sports "can hardly get excellent grades". "(Whether the physical education test can be conducted) may affect the overall scores of students in the senior high school entrance examination, and then affect whether they can be promoted to key middle schools or key classes in key middle schools." Chen Yue said.

Whether to cancel or not should be "adapted to local conditions"

How do experts view the cancellation of physical education senior high school entrance examination?

On April 13, Hu, a special-grade teacher in Zhejiang Province, told this newspaper that there was little difference in sports scores in the senior high school entrance examination in Zhejiang Province. "For the top students in the senior high school entrance examination, (sports scores) may affect what kind of schools they go to, but for students with low and middle scores, the impact is not great.

"Whether or not to cancel the senior high school entrance examination sports in various places should be adapted to local conditions, especially in areas with mild epidemics, and there is no need to cancel." Hu believes that the unified physical education examination of Shanghai senior high school entrance examination is "included in the total score of students according to 15" because of its special situation, that is, "the pressure of overseas input is great"

"Ideally, sports should not be exam-oriented. It is best to develop good exercise habits at ordinary times. However, from a realistic point of view, if the physical education in the senior high school entrance examination is not tested, it will weaken the concept of' love sports'. " Nonsense, ideal and reality often fall into "entanglement and dilemma"

Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, believes that under the epidemic situation, if you want to enter physical education class, you will face great risks, and the treatment like Shanghai is "relatively more favorable".

"The sports scores in most areas are generally 40 points, but it does not mean that the gap between students is 40 points, and many children can get more than 35 points." Chu Zhaohui said that compared with the safety of students, "the difference is not a big problem."

"For children, the most important thing is good health. Due to the heavy academic burden of students, many children have already had physical problems, such as high myopia rate and obesity. " Chu Zhaohui said that the focus of school physical education curriculum should be "paying more attention to students' physical health, rather than' how many points can be scored in the senior high school entrance examination'. "Reporter He Liquan Intern Li Jiayue

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