Chinese government released an artificial intelligence development plan in 2017, calling on primary and middle schools to promote coding (编程) education, preparing kids for the future artificial intelligence (AI) development. In response to the policy, coding and programming education have exploded amongst Chinese young students creating a large-scale market worth 3 to 4 billion yuan, according to a report released by iReserach in 2018. In contrast to the upward developing trend, Xia Lixin, vice president of Central China Normal University cautions that the industry is facing many problems, including how to evaluate trainers, assess teaching effects and develop effective courses. Programming teachers for children requires not only professional proficiency but also basic teaching skills, Xia noted. In addition, it’s better to guide students hand in hand rather than via video. | At an after-school training center. Son: I don’t want to sign up for any more classes. I am already juggling piano, calligraphy and English lessons. Mother: Piano lessons are out. Coding is the new trend now. It helps with enrollment (录取). A lot of schools value such skills. Son: But I don’t know a thing about coding. What if I’m not interested? Mother: A lot of your peers are taking programming lessons. I bet you will develop an interest. Just give it a try. Son: F-i-n-e. |
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It doesn’t take long to see that the curriculum born from this collaboration makes for a much different experience than the traditional high school biology classes. For starters, it has a comic book for a workbook. Secondly, students are getting their hands dirty growing plants. MSU researchers are also studying the plant. The high schoolers are asking some of the same questions professional plant scientists are trying to answer.
“We’re getting them engaged with science in science practices, not just having them learn about science,” says Hildah Makori, a researcher at MSU. “They learn to look at things differently. That’s a life-time impact.”
The main characters of the comic book are a pair of young field scientists. They invite the high school students to help with plant research inspired by a real project at MSU. By growing their own plants, the students learn about genetics, evolution and how these interact with the environment.
The team has seen how this practice could keep students in the driver’s seat of their learning. To help the characters out, students set up different experiments to test their ideas.
The program is working. “This comic personally gave me a click that sparked my curiosity,” reads one student’s survey response. “The comic book put a lot of creative atmosphere into the story instead of just looking at words, instead of just listening to the teacher talk,” says another.
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I hated math and was really bad at it when I was young. I showed no interest in it. My head would touch the desk the moment the math teacher began his class. But I didn't want to fail the math tests. Luckily, I found others used to allow me to copy their answers. Even though they knew they were harming me, there were many classmates who were glad to provide "help". In this way, I got through a few tests.
But one day something terrible happened. Our teacher changed our seats for the exam and I was sitting beside a boy that I seldom talked with before. As I could only answer a question or two, I had to turn to him if I didn't want to have a sea of red crosses in my paper.
I signaled to him and managed to get his attention. When he asked me what I wanted, I immediately asked him for the answers. To my surprise, he refused me without any hesitation. Of course, I was really annoyed at his behavior and thought badly of him.
After the test he came up to me, telling me that I could get good grades in math and that all I needed was to put more effort into studying the subject. I was still mad with him, but I couldn't get his words out of my mind. Why couldn't I improve math with my own ability? Why couldn't I shine in math like him?
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From that day on, I began to devote more time to my math.
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Social media and teens’ anxiety
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It’s a question that worried parents. Some research has observed a relationship between social media use and anxiety in kids, but it’s difficult to know if and when social media causes anxiety or whether kids who are anxious turn to social media as a way to seek support. How kids use social media matters, too. Social comparison and feedback-seeking behaviors have been associated with depressive symptoms, which often co-occur with anxiety.
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