Why are children in China not as innovative as those in the United States?

In 21, China sent more than 2 primary and secondary school students from 23 teams to participate in the DI Innovative Thinking Global Competition, and the best team only finished sixth.

According to the data analysis, students in China have strong ability to take exams, but their practical ability, especially their innovative ability, is poor, and there is a clear gap between them and students in western developed countries such as the United States. At present, the innovation ability of Chinese college students, especially those in ordinary colleges and universities, is relatively low.

what is the reason for the great difference in innovation ability between Chinese and American students? Only by seriously thinking about these problems, finding the crux of the problem and "prescribing the right medicine" can China University's original ability and the ability to cultivate innovative talents be truly improved. Of course, there are complicated reasons (such as working environment, social conditions, etc.), and the following is also one of the important factors.

We should note that in the United States, from the beginning of primary school, we pay attention to cultivating students' attitude of "research and exploration", which means that at a certain point, students "delve deeper".

This requires certain preconditions:

1. Students have more time to be at their disposal.

2. The selection system of the school is not only based on scores.

3. There are certain resources (teachers' guidance, books, experiments and other conditions) that can be used.

In China, it is difficult to do this in primary and secondary schools in the near future; In colleges and universities, it should not be too difficult. But in colleges and universities, most students in China often have no interest in research and exploration.

At present, China's innovation level is not optimistic. It is not uncommon that the current basic education ignores the cultivation of students' personality, enthusiasm and initiative, and even ignores or stifles the cultivation of innovative spirit. The key to innovation lies in talents, and the growth of talents depends on education. In the future, school education should pay more attention to foundation, encourage innovation, develop personality and improve personality. With the surging tide of informationization, networking and globalization of the world's science and technology economy, China's education and educational practice will continue to face new situations, new environments and new challenges. The times require that education should be geared to all students and cultivate their all-round quality, especially their innovative spirit and practical ability.

In the era of knowledge economy, originality is the key to determine the success or failure of development, so the cultivation of innovative spirit will become the highest standard to measure education. I remember that Qian Xuesen, a famous scientist, said worriedly in his last conversation with the Prime Minister: "Today, there is no university in China that can run a school according to the mode of cultivating talents for scientific and technological inventions and creations. All of them are just like clouds, generalized, without their own unique innovations, and have been influenced by feudal ideas. I think this is a big problem in China at present. "

Therefore, in China, we must seriously reflect on our education. People's innovative ability is gradually formed in long-term study and training. Innovative education should start from early childhood, and every child may be a small "creative inventor". Teachers should fully understand and carefully cultivate these creative buds. Colleges and universities shoulder the important task of cultivating innovative talents. They should completely change their educational concepts, pay attention to reforming traditional teaching methods, create an environment conducive to the growth of innovative talents, and cultivate innovative talents with good psychological quality. As parents, if we want to cultivate our children's innovative ability, what we can do is not to impose too many extra burdens on our children after meeting the basic requirements of the school (such as Olympic Games, various musical instruments, etc.); Of course, if children really like Olympic math and musical instruments, it is another matter), they should observe their hobbies and then guide and cultivate them more; It would be better if parents could participate.

Compared with the United States, the main gap in our education lies in the cultivation of young people's innovative ability.

"said Associate Professor Xie Chengjun, an expert in education research at Jiangsu Institute of Higher Education.

In an interview with the reporter of Jiangnan Times yesterday, he said that American education encourages the development of personality, and in this respect, there will be no restrictions at all levels, giving teenagers enough room for their personality to develop freely, which leads their children to be more innovative and creative.

Children in China, however, have been occupied by a lot of homework and various training courses since childhood, and have no time to play innovation at all. In addition, even if children in compulsory education in China have creative ideas since childhood, both parents and teachers will restrict them from the perspective of being more conducive to exams and further studies. "For example, primary schools in China have always taught students to add, subtract, multiply and divide before adding, even if the result is correct, but the order is wrong." Xie Chengjun said that this is a typical counterexample.

In addition, Xie Chengjun said that children in China have been controlled by adults and teachers since childhood. For the sake of further education, most of the special classes for children's interests are not what they like and are good at, but decided by their parents. In other words, the starting line for children's growth is not the starting line for free development, but the starting line delineated by parents. It is difficult for children to show their creative talents in such a field that they are forced to adapt. If we want to change this situation, we need not only parents and schools to innovate their ideas, but also to modify and improve the education system.

how do Americans cultivate children's innovative ability

1. <; Let children directly perceive and do it themselves >

American teachers usually give students some wooden blocks and rulers, and they measure the length, width and height of the wooden blocks, and then make some simple objects. In this way, they know the purpose and usage of the ruler in practical operation, and also understand the addition and subtraction relationship between the length of line segments.

Teachers only assign tasks and answer all kinds of problems that students encounter in hands-on operation. In this way, students are always in a specific operation, which greatly exercises students' ability to find problems by themselves and solve problems by themselves, instead of doing it according to the methods prescribed by teachers in advance, which gives students ample opportunities to develop their imagination and creativity.

second, < Learning in nature and society >

American schools pay great attention to let students acquire knowledge from society and nature. Students often travel, and when they learn something, they visit the field and go to factories and farms everywhere. If a student has no money to go out because of family difficulties, the school can advise him to work-study programs to solve his financial difficulties. If parents want to take their children with them when they go abroad or travel abroad, the school will actively support them. They don't think it will delay their study, but think it is the most vivid study and can broaden their horizons. 　

? Whether it's general education? Or higher education, in order to cultivate the creativity of talents, it is necessary to complete the transformation of people's brains from the treasure house of knowledge to the fountain of knowledge in the process of education. No matter how much knowledge a person absorbs, if he can't apply it in practice, he is a typical bookworm. If a person has no creativity, he can only be regarded as a poor scholar who knows something.

however, at present, family education in China? There is a big misunderstanding-teaching children to be "good". Take "being good" as an educational benchmark and do things according to the requirements of teachers and parents. But it is worth mentioning that "good" is in English? There are no corresponding words. ?

? In the process of shaping such groups of "good children", children are often deprived of their independent space to build self-confidence and good self-image, and even their innovative ability is virtually stifled. This is an educational concept that unilaterally emphasizes children's sociality.

? In the so-called "excellent students", why are there never naughty children? This is actually very understandable. Compared with boys who are active, girls are more likely to study hard, make no noise, make no trouble, and fully meet the standards of "good" children recognized by our society.

? Such "three good students" are certainly worthy of recognition, but I think those naughty children who are disobedient also have some merits. For example, those students who love to make small moves in class are often taught by teachers, but after being criticized every time, they can immediately continue to be naughty.

? Therefore, their ability to resist "beating" is much better than those of "good students", and self-adjusting mentality and being able to bear setbacks are also an ability, which can make them face their future life with a positive and optimistic attitude, which is of great benefit to them in the future.

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