What are the similarities and differences between "calligraphy education in primary and secondary schools" and what is often called "writing teaching in primary and secondary schools"?

1. Similarities and differences in teaching content between calligraphy classes and writing classes

Primary school writing classes are mainly a small teaching content attached to the big Chinese course. The content of writing It is mainly about the new characters that are required to be memorized and written in Chinese textbooks, and it is a question of cultivating students to write and use Chinese characters correctly and standardly. The calligraphy class has special teaching materials, which are arranged step by step according to the writing technique, writing posture, strokes, radicals, structure, and composition of Chinese characters. In addition, there are certain calligraphy stories and calligraphy works appreciation content. Students are required not only to write correctly and standardly, but also to master the strokes and lines of Chinese characters and the rules of character formation. What is cultivated is the problem of students writing Chinese characters beautifully and cultivating beauty. The fonts used in writing classes are generally standard italics, which are neat and uniform, reflecting the instrumental and popular nature of Chinese characters. In order to reflect the diversity of calligraphy, the fonts in the calligraphy class, especially the brush fonts, include European style, Liu style, Yan style and other distinctive teaching materials, which reflect the diversity of Chinese character writing and the expression of individuality in the process of learning to write.

2. Similarities and differences in writing methods between calligraphy classes and writing classes

Both writing classes and calligraphy classes require students to persevere and have a certain amount of time to practice every day to cultivate their skills. Develop good writing habits. Since the content of writing and the direction of training are different between the two, of course there are also differences in the writing methods. The writing class is mainly about writing new characters in Chinese textbooks. Because the new characters appear according to the content of the text, they are mainly arranged according to the frequency and difficulty of using Chinese characters in daily life. Each learning period has a certain amount of memorization, so Students are required to memorize a certain number of Chinese characters every day. Writing is an important way to memorize Chinese characters. If you want to memorize a certain number of characters, you must write at a faster speed. Writing in writing classes and Chinese classes means writing a large number of different characters, which is an accumulation of quantity. But faster writing speed and beautiful handwriting are contradictory.