Schools to put bigger focus on life skills
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In the local school education base, 12-year-old Duan Jiayang learned how to properly place mulch film over vegetable fields.
鈥淚 learned how to place the mulch film independently,鈥 said Duan, a student of Tanglai Hui Primary School in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China鈥檚 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not easy.鈥
In China, many parents place a heavy focus on their children鈥檚 academic grades, while vocational skills have largely been ignored.
鈥淪ome parents do everything for their children,鈥 said Yan Mei, an official with the primary school. 鈥淔or instance, during the school鈥檚 general cleaning, some parents could be seen doing all the chores, and their children were just sitting around.鈥
With fewer and fewer chances to develop practical skills, many students lack basic skills needed in their daily lives, Yan added.
Since March last year, Chinese authorities have issued a variety of guidelines, requiring that colleges, middle schools and primary schools pay more attention to teaching students practical skills.
Following the rollout of these guidelines, Tanglai Hui Primary School launched an 鈥渁gricultural class base鈥 on one of its campuses. Students plant fruits and vegetables in the base that spans about 0.4 hectares.
In the days leading up to the May Day holiday, students of various grades in the school worked together to sow seeds, till the soil and place mulch film over the fields in the base, said school principal Yang Bo. They planted watermelon, spinach and corn, among other crops. May Day, also known as Labor Day, is observed on May 1 in China.
鈥淲e will ask students to be involved in the entire process of the plants鈥 growth,鈥 Yang said. 鈥淟ife skills education is not simply about working in the fields but also experiencing and observing life.鈥
The school hopes that students will develop an understanding of just how precious food is so that they will better appreciate the hardship their parents went through, Yang added.
On a campus of the No. 21 Primary School in Yinchuan, students were attending a special life skills class: making steamed buns in various shapes.
鈥淚 really love my life skills course. It鈥檚 my favorite class,鈥 student Lian Yan said. 鈥淲e can learn to make steamed buns and grow succulent plants.鈥
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