Students of primary and secondary schools need to learn life skills at school from this term. They can learn many things from housework to farm work. It encourages students to take part in physical work besides book learning. As a result, they can grow healthily both in body and in mind.
Students can learn different real-life skills in different grades. Take cooking as an example. Students learn home cooking from preparing vegetables to finally cooking a meal alone. The students in the first and second grades learn to wash and prepare vegetables. In the third and fourth grades, they learn to make Chinese cold dishes and cook food like dumplings. The fifth and sixth graders learn to cook two to three meals, such as the quick and easy dish—fried tomatoes with eggs. The students in Grade Seven to Nine learn to make three to four dishes for lunch or dinner. An educational expert said, "We should care about students' all-round (全面的；多才多艺的) growth and progress, instead of only paying attention to their grades." "This reminds me of my life in the primary school. I learned to make dumplings and do simple housework. It's a super-good memory of my childhood." one teacher said. "I believe the new labor (劳动) classes can teach students lifelong skills and help them become all-round people."
