Little life skills are a big help. Starting with the upcoming fall term, students in primary and middle schools will have at least one class every week to learn basic life skills like cooking and cleaning. These skills will help them for the rest of their lives. What will students learn in labor education (劳动教育)?
ØHousework labor: cleaning, cooking, using and repairing home appliances (家用电器).
ØProductive labor (生产劳动): farming, making traditional handicrafts (手工艺), experience and use of new technologies like 3D printing.
First —and second—graders in primary school
*Do basic cleaning. *Wash vegetables and peel fruit.
*Learn to raise one or two kinds of plants or small animals.
Third —and fourth—graders
*Wash socks and shoes. *Learn how to make cold dishes and use simple home appliances.
*Clean classrooms. *Try growing vegetables or keeping pet animals.
Fifth—and sixth —graders
*Learn to make a healthy recipe (食谱). * Cook two or three common dishes.
*Grow one or two kinds of common local vegetables.
Middle school students
*Cook three or four dishes independently. *Learn to repair some home appliances.
*Take part in local productive labor like potting plants (盆栽植物) and fishing.
*Learn how to make one or two kinds of traditional handicrafts.
Topic: What will students learn in ? | ||
Why | Life skills will help for the rest of their lives. | |
How | Primary school students * Do basic cleaning. * Wash socks and shoes. *Learn to make a healthy recipe. . . Middle school students *Cook three or four dishes independently· * some home appliances . . . | |
Productive labor | Primary school students *Learn to raise one or two kinds of plants or small animals. * or keeping pet animals. * Grow one or two kinds of common local vegetables. . . Middle school students *Take part in local productive labor. * Learn how to make one or two kinds of traditional handicrafts. | |
