Liu Zhipeng: There is also a red line in the Basic Law, expecting the National Security Department to provide information to facilitate teacher teaching

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Written by: Zheng Cuibi

2021-04-03 09:43

The last update date: 2021-04-03 11:13

The Education Bureau has decided to rename the Senior Secondary Liberal Studies Subject to the "Civilization and Social Development Subject" and set up a new curriculum framework. The new subject will be implemented in S4 from September this year.

Liu Zhipeng, chairman of the subject committee responsible for "Community Science", said on the radio program this morning (3rd) that part of the new subject is to teach about the development of the country after the reform and opening up. As for the part before the reform and opening up, it has been taught in junior high schools. Not to avoid talking about it.

I was asked whether the recent Xinjiang cotton dispute can be taught in this reformed subject.

Liu Zhipeng said that it is possible. The teacher may even take the students directly to Xinjiang to "look at the cotton."

The Education Bureau has decided to rename the Senior Secondary Liberal Studies Subject to the "Civilization and Social Development Subject".

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Liu Zhipeng stated on the commercial program "Politics and Economics Saturday" that the liberal arts subject was changed to the civil and social development subject, and there was no "killing subject".

He believes that the original intent of Liberal Studies was positive, but later it became more practice-oriented, unable to discern and broaden your horizons. After changing the name and course content, you can reduce class hours and increase space, so that students no longer practice for exams, and can have a broader perspective. Know yourself, your country, and the world.

When asked why the subject was not named "National and Social Development", he said that after consulting more than 400 schools, 96% of the schools responded, and more schools chose "citizens" instead of "nationals."

At that time, it was also deliberately named "Civil and Social Studies", and because the knowledge involved in this subject was constantly changing, it was decided to add the word "development".

When asked whether the Xinjiang cotton dispute could be taught in this subject, Liu Zhipeng said that it was possible. The teacher might even take the students to Xinjiang directly to "look at the cotton".

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Liu Zhipeng said that the curriculum framework of the new subject has three learning themes, one of which is "country since reform and opening up."

When asked why the curriculum does not involve the situation of the country before the reform and opening up, is it because the "decade of catastrophe" and other incidents before the reform and opening up did not allow students to understand the negative side of China?

Liu Zhipeng explained that since the compulsory course of Chinese history in junior high schools has already covered the part before reform and opening up, it is possible to arrange commune science to teach only the part after reform and opening up.

The host also asked whether the recent Xinjiang cotton controversy could be taught in Commune Science under this learning theme. Liu said that "it will be part of the discussion," or "or the teacher can directly take the students to Xinjiang to inspect and see the cotton."

The Education Bureau has decided to rename the Senior Secondary Liberal Studies Subject to the "Civilization and Social Development Subject".

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Liu Zhipeng: I don’t think the reform of general education will lose academic freedom

Some teachers think that the commune science will be implemented in September, but it is too late to have a detailed curriculum guideline, and it is difficult for teachers to prepare for teaching.

Liu Zhipeng said that although the curriculum framework has changed, it is not a new subject. Some of the content is also involved in general education. "Textbooks can be used well." It is recommended that schools can teach the parts of general education textbooks that are still applicable.

He also said that the Education Bureau will work hard to prepare teaching resources and reference books for teachers in the next few months, and is also preparing sample test papers so that teachers can master the assessment methods.

Liu Zhipeng also said that the knowledge of the commune professors is constantly changing. Teachers can absorb new information on the Internet, which is expected to help teaching, such as the Suez Canal freighter stranded incident or the Xinjiang cotton dispute. "Use international brands" and bluntly say "Teachers should gossip." If you can pass customs in the future, you can also travel to various places.

He also believes that the change in communal science is not just about releasing class hours, but "a revolutionary change in the department." Teachers should also take this opportunity to let go of their professional habits, not just teaching students to take exams and enter university.

In addition, some teachers worry about the issue of the scale of speech and the red line.

Liu Zhipeng pointed out that illegal remarks should never be spoken. In the past, there were also rules that stated that teachers should not bring politics to campus. He believed that teachers were professional and would not easily step on the red line.

He emphasized that academic freedom is very important. He doesn't think that curriculum reform will make academic freedom lose. "We will definitely stick to it."

He continued that teachers should also read the text of the National Security Law first. "We should talk about it and talk about it." Teachers have professional judgment, and there are red lines in the Basic Law in the past. If you reiterate that violations of the law should not be announced to students.

Liu also hoped that in addition to law enforcement, the National Security Department could also provide information to facilitate teachers.

He pointed out that in the past, the Independent Commission Against Corruption had been promoting and educating on the anti-bribery regulations, and he hoped that the National Security Agency would do something similar.

The Chairman of the Curriculum Development Council, Tan Jiayin, said that the four core subjects of high school have been reformed to free up class time so that students do not need to spend too much time in core subjects and cannot participate in other learning.

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Tan Jiayin: It is not recommended to use the teaching papers for the reform of core subjects

The chairman of the Curriculum Development Council, Tan Jiayin, said that the four core subjects of high schools have been reformed to free up class time so that students do not need to spend too much time in core subjects and cannot participate in other learning.

He explained that core subjects currently account for 50% of class hours. After the reform, 250 hours can be released. Students can use the free time to study one more elective subject, which requires 250 hours of class; or choose "Applied Learning", which requires 180 hours of class. ; Those who are interested in mathematics can read M1 and M2 again, which requires 125 hours of class time.

Tan emphasized that it is not recommended that students use the vacated class hours as exercise papers. He also pointed out that in the past it was difficult for students to study physics, chemistry, and biology at the same time, but now students who are interested in STEM have the opportunity and time to choose three subjects.

He also pointed out that the removal of the listening and speaking test papers for the Chinese papers and changing to school-based assessment can reduce students' practice and emphasize that the learning content will not be reduced.

The changes in mathematics also increase flexibility, allowing students to choose whether to study non-foundation topics.

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