The Ministry of Education recently released a new curriculum (课程) standard for labor education in compulsory education.
Primary school students in first and second ( grade ) need to do basic cleaning wash vegetables and peel fruit, and learn to raise one or two kinds of plants or small animals. Third and fourth graders should clean their classrooms, wash their underwear, socks and shoes, know to make cold dishes and use home appliances. Fifth and sixth graders should master skills of cooking two or three common dishes, such as fried eggs, or scrambled eggs with tomato.
For middle school students, they ( encourage ) to rook three or four dishes ( independent ), learn how to make one or two kinds of traditional handicrafts experience one or two types of industrial labor, new technologies, modem service or volunteer work.
The new curriculum calls for the ( participate ) of families in students' labor education. Schools should use various means ( help ) parents realize the importance of labor education and help parents make household lists to improve students' independence.
The curriculum has been discussed on social media. Netizens welcomed the inclusion of such courses and said is necessary to teach young students basic skills. Some have regretted not ( learn )such skills during their school days.
