Primary school recommends first-year students to purchase iPad hotly

The school organizes parents' meetings and recommends that first-year primary school students purchase Apple iPads worth more than 4,000 yuan in order to facilitate students to read and write Chinese. The incident occurred at the Nanshan Experimental School Kirin Elementary School. After being disclosed on the Internet, it caused netizens to talk about it. All parties were mixed. Qi Zuzhi, the deputy minister of Qilin Primary School, replied that the unified purchase of the iPad was decided by the school parent committee (hereinafter referred to as the committee) and the school did not profit from it. Shenzhen University education experts believe that the large-scale promotion of this teaching model is really open to question.

Parents: Why not buy iPads?

An unnamed parent of the Qilin Primary School of Nanshan Experimental School said that before choosing the school’s language literacy class, the school used computer teaching and also supported the school’s teaching method. Puzzled. “The child just started school and he can use a normal computer. Why must he choose this high-priced computer?” the parent complained. “And other school students do not use such advanced computers. Once they buy it, it’s easy.” Make comparisons between children."

Mr. Zhang, who lives in Nanshan, said that the iPad is indeed a tablet computer that is currently more popular and has better performance. Let children get up to date with new things and can better adapt to the development of the society. Many such children abroad also have an iPad. Unlike Chinese children who carry heavy schoolbags every day, this teaching method may not be impossible.

School: Most parents agree to buy Nanshan Experimental School Qi Lin Vice Minister Zhang Zuzhi said that the number of students enrolled in language classes this year was 88. In response to the call from parents, the number of classes has also increased from 1 to 2 last year. . On August 28 this year, the school convened a meeting of parents of the students before the school started, emphasizing the need for a computer to teach. Parents did not raise objections at that time.

According to previous years' regulations, children will need to have a unified computer after 3 to 4 weeks of school. In this year's family committee, most parents proposed to purchase the iPad. The school agreed to this practice. After the market survey and trial of the company's committee, they decided to purchase the unit in a unified way. The school’s people did not profit from it. "iPad has many advantages in teaching." Zhang Zuzhi said, "The school requires a unified purchase, mainly from the manufacturers after-sales service, school network maintenance and management perspective."

Zhang Zuzhi also stated that out of a total of 88 students in the language literacy class, only 6 parents expressed opposition. “The experimental teaching in our school lasted for more than 10 years. It is a major achievement confirmed by the China Electronics Education Center and has been radiated to places like Gansu, Shandong, Hong Kong, and Macau,” he said.

Netizen: The iPad is not suitable for primary school students. Shenzhen News Forum Shenzhen Forum “I Say Shenzhen Affairs”. The reporter from Jingbao has noticed that this matter has caused many netizens to have heated discussions. Many of them have raised questions. A netizen named “gmcc01” questioned: “So far, there have been no success stories of primary school students using iPads in teaching at home and abroad. This teaching method is too risky. From the perspective of the iPad itself, the use of tablets affects the spine of children and The development of the eye, which is positioned as a leisure and entertainment computer, is simply not suitable for use by pupils."

However, some netizens think that they should be treated rationally. The netizen “Life Past” said that there are several games for the iPad that are specifically designed for children. It also includes some short movies that learn simple English, which can make teaching fun, and the computer can have many e-books built in, which can expand students’ knowledge. . "As long as it is properly managed, it may be possible to create a new teaching model," he said in his post.

Expert opinion Wang Qingguo, School of Adult Education, Shenzhen University: What is an education expert's opinion on this matter? Wang Qingguo, dean of the Shenzhen University’s Adult Education College, said in an interview with the Jingbao reporter that as an experimental primary school, the school recommends that parents use high-tech means to teach. If parents agree and cooperate with the school, it is possible. This issue must be analyzed in many aspects. We must not over-see the benefits, nor can we excessively emphasize the drawbacks.

Wang Qingguo said that society is developing in the direction of informatization, social changes are getting bigger and bigger, competition is also constantly escalating, and children are in touch with high technology as early as possible, which is conducive to the children adapting to the development of the entire society as soon as possible. The use of advanced computer teaching can improve teaching efficiency, contact with more new things, and better realize the communication between teaching and learning. However, he stressed that this approach is not suitable for promotion in the entire society, because from an economic point of view, the unified use of the iPad will bring about no small financial burden on ordinary families. At the same time, children may be misled by games, bad websites, etc. It is not conducive to fostering children's ability to communicate in real life.

"In this 'experiment,' the most important thing is for parents and school officials to correctly guide their children's growth, avoid negative aspects as much as possible, and have control and management from the perspective of benefiting children's education," said Wang Qingguo. "Overall, in many ways, the cultivation of hobbies and interests is crucial in the process of your child's growth."