Labor education is required in China with the purpose of developing students' independence. Since this fall term, students in primary and middle schools have been taking at least one class every week to learn basic household skills like cooking and cleaning. What should you learn in labor education?
First and second graders in primary schools
*Do basic cleaning.
*Wash vegetables and peel fruit.
*Learn to raise one or two kinds of plants or small animals.
Third and fourth graders in primary schools
*Wash underwear, socks and shoes.
*Clean classrooms.
*Learn how to make cold dishes and use simple home appliances(家用电器).
*Try planting vegetables or keeping animals.
Fifth and sixth graders in primary schools
*Cook two or three common dishes, like fried eggs.
*Learn to make a nutritional(有营养的) recipe.
*Raise one or two kinds of common local vegetables or animals.
Middle school students
*Cook three or four dishes independently.
*Take part in local productive labor like potting plants.
*Learn to repair some home appliances.
*Learn how to make one or two kinds of traditional things by hand.
*Get firsthand experience in farming, industrial production or the modern service industry.