Can I really cancel the math class in the first and second grades of primary school?

In fact, canceling math classes in grades one and two is not a recent behavior. As early as 20 13, under the impetus of Li Zhimeng, the experimental primary school has tried to recruit two pilot classes. "Parents can choose whether their children take math classes or not. Instead, the school will arrange a class every week, and the teacher will take the children to play games, such as letting them learn grades with corn kernels and combining mathematics with real life. Courses such as calligraphy, English, reading and Chinese studies are offered in the first and second grades to cultivate children's diverse interests and improve traditional cultural literacy. At present, 24 classes have cancelled mathematics subjects. "

In the face of the interview with the public network, the principal Li Zhimeng slowly revealed his personal connections, and as a local media in Shandong, the public network occupied the advantage of being close to the water, thus drawing the context. Regarding the motivation of educational reform, President Li confided: "It is related to children's logical thinking ability." "Now the students in the first and second grades are all 6 or 7 years old, and their logical thinking ability is poor. Moreover, there are not many mathematical knowledge points in the first and second grades, such as addition and subtraction within 20, and most students are rote memorization. " "But let the children aged 7 or 8 in the third grade learn mathematics, because they have been exposed to it in their lives. After the guidance and standardization of teachers and the concept of mathematization, these knowledge points become relatively simple."

Although the measurement is fixed, it does not mean that it cannot be changed. An exclusive interview with Sina revealed this information: "When President Li went to Shanghai to study in 20 14, he found that another school had delayed the start of classes, but they only stopped offering math classes in Grade One and started classes in Grade Two. After coming back, after discussion, I reached an understanding: by the second grade, I can let my children know some math knowledge and have a math class every week so that everyone can' play math'. " The so-called "playing math" means "in class, teachers lead children to play games, tell stories, do handicrafts and so on. Turn the knowledge in the math textbooks of grade one or two into games in life. Let children combine mathematics with life and let them find the shadow of mathematics from life. "

From 20 13, the first batch of children who participated in the educational reform entered the third grade. What's the effect? Wang Yongping, the math teacher directly in charge, is obviously unable to hide his joy and is willing to share his teaching experience: "These children learn math quickly and they like math classes very much." Even "every time I walk into the classroom, I can hear the cheers of the children." "These two classes spent 10 weeks in a semester and finished the first-grade course. This semester has been less than two months, and the textbook of the first volume of Senior Two is drawing to a close, and 89% of the students can keep up with the progress. According to the teaching plan, when they finish the third grade, they will keep up with the teaching progress of other classes. " More than that, "the children in my two classes are obviously stronger and more confident in calligraphy and oral expression than those in other classes." Nevertheless, as a direct witness of the educational reform incident, President Li Zhimeng has the same cautious attitude. After all, there are only two months of data, and the performance can't explain the problem. "When the third grade rises to the fourth grade, we will know whether this teaching method is successful by comparison."