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CONCEPTS PURSUED PRAGMATICALLY,
METHODS PRACTICAL,
RESULTS IMPLEMENTED
The Excellent Winter
Vacation Homework Exhibition of
Huamei Foreign Language School
The "overtaking in the curve" during the Spring Festival was very popular this year, but in fact, Guiyuan Middle School started doing this ten years ago. Principal Deng Dengjiang and Vice Principal Hu Shaoming deployed the plan a month before the holiday. Each subject group carefully selected holiday assignments and materials. The school issued several WeChat articles to call on parents, and class parent committees actively cooperated. Winter vacation assignments covered every subject, down to each day, with teachers providing daily feedback on assignment completion.
▲On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Ms. Liu Haijun, the math teacher of classes 901 and 902, used Tencent Classroom to resolve doubts and explain assignments for the children.
▲Ms. Liu Qiao, the head teacher of class 401, compiled assignments from various subjects into tables and sent them to parents. On the fifth and sixth days of the Lunar New Year, teachers for Chinese, Math, and English corrected assignments and provided feedback. The math teacher shared Geogebra (GGB) courseware, fostering mutual growth with children and parents.
▲On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Ms. Yang Xia, the teacher of class 701, corrected assignments with the children. Parents signed and confirmed their children's learning status on the assignment registration form without fail every day.
▲The English teachers used the "Together Homework" website to assign daily practice exercises for listening and speaking, and the majority of students were punctual.
Parents and friends, as well as the children, showed outstanding performance. All students in class 901 completed all assignments diligently. In class 401, student Jiao Sige completed and submitted assignments meticulously even on New Year's Eve. Lin Jianni's mother, representing the parent committee along with the math teacher, discussed how to arrange winter vacation assignments. Parents and friends urged children to complete, correct, submit, provide feedback, discuss, and actively participate, offering suggestions and advice together.
The winter vacation assignments are creatively designed. For example, in mathematics, students use their mathematical knowledge to interpret Liu Qian's magic performances; in labor, children make dumplings, clean up to welcome the New Year; in dance, they watch the Spring Festival Gala and try to perform some of its programs; in music, they evaluate the music programs and festive melodies of the Spring Festival Gala; in fine arts, they explore the folk customs of the Spring Festival and the stage design of the gala.
Special mention must be made of Vice Principal Hu Shaoming, who guided the children to vividly depict spring, beautiful scenery, delicious food, the strong flavor of the Spring Festival, and the deep-rooted human sentiments and culture using beautiful language. The children's writings have been included in nationally recognized publications and widely circulated. Principal Hu's essay teaching has greatly promoted the establishment of the PBL international curriculum at Huamei Foreign Language School.
Class 401's math winter vacation assignment is to preview new lessons and complete corresponding exercises. Some students have completed half of the content from the next semester's textbook. By learning before teaching, teaching without teaching, and then re-learning after school starts, students can aim more accurately, improve learning efficiency, and make learning easier. As a result, students' confidence in learning has greatly increased.
The biology teacher assigned practical homework where children nurtured seeds at home and observed the growth process of plants. While cultivating their abilities, the children marveled at the power and wonder of life, which played a positive role in the formation of their wholesome personalities. Classmate Hu Yibo made an electronic calendar, and Information Technology teacher Liu Weijia praised it repeatedly, full of admiration.
On the first day of school, the opening ceremony solemnly honored the Winter Vacation Learning Model. On the second day, the school showcased some outstanding winter vacation assignments. Children stopped by the display boards to comment and appreciate. Thick stacks of assignments from the ninth-grade students bore witness to the diligence and achievements during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon. In Class 501, student Zhong Tongyin painted a vivid dragon. She visited it several times a day to maintain it, afraid it might get damaged.
Not only has the holiday homework exhibition become a cultural feast and a prescribed menu for Huamei, but this semester the school will also launch a series of homework exhibitions. These will showcase the learning qualities and work styles demonstrated by all teachers and students in completing and grading assignments. The exhibitions will comprehensively display student assignments, including all assignments from each class and subject, written and practical assignments, in-class and after-class assignments, regular assignments and stage tests, PBL project inquiries, accuracy rates, and homework habits (learning qualities), independent completion and timely corrections (error collection), and so on.
Principal Deng Dengjiang proposed that "practicality, pragmatism, implementation, and effectiveness" should be the main criteria for judging work. In education, there are no trivial matters; every small matter should be handled well to achieve educational excellence. Sincerely hoping that parents and friends, together with the school, will cultivate good learning qualities in children through every detail, shape wholesome personalities, achieve outstanding academic results, and create a splendid chapter in life's symphony.
