Staring at the screen, I looked at the words "Zhongyan" on "Wei" for a long time. At first, I was just confused about the first word. I didn't know what to read, was it "Yu" or "Wei"? Later, I asked my mother-in-law and I figured out that the word "玊" is pronounced "sù", which means jade is defective. Look, even the name is so difficult to pronounce, it is very similar to those old things that we have almost forgotten.
In fact, it’s not that I forgot, it’s that I didn’t have the chance to know.
The article written by teacher Cai Jihua comes from the No. 1 Central Primary School in Tangkeng Town, Fengshun. It talks about how to integrate traditional culture into the "Morality and Rule of Law" course. While reading the article, I couldn't help but recall my own experience as a child. At that time, the ideological and moral class was just about reciting a few rules, and then it was occupied by the main subject teacher. There is no such thing as singing "Love Me China" in unison.
How could we have such a class at that time?
At that time, I felt that the four words "national unity" were part of the content printed on the textbooks and were the standard answers to be written down during the exam.
But look, in the content written by Teacher Cai, students were arranged to sing that song in class, which is "Fifty-six Nationalities and Fifty-six Flowers." When the song sounds, certain situations take on a different aspect. You can't explain the feeling clearly, but it penetrates deeply into your heart. This is more effective than saying "love the motherland" a hundred times.
Law can also have temperature?
I admit that I was poked. The sixth-grade class teaches "Experiencing the Law in Life". This content is combined with the "Civil Code". Oh my God, that is the "Civil Code". There are so many articles that even adults will find it annoying to read. However, Teacher Cai's perspective is "respect the elderly."
The law says that you have to support your parents, which is an obligation. However, traditional culture tells you that this is a virtue and a matter of course. When the legal provisions and the content contained in the blood overlap each other, the law has warmth. This entry point is excellent.
Names that are about to disappear
When searching for information, I discovered that this school itself is a book that writes history. It was built in 1905. Its previous name was Lantian Academy. It was initiated by a man named Ding Richang during the Westernization Movement.
More than a hundred years ago.
They compiled their own school textbook called "Exploring the Ancient Village" and took their children to Zhongyan Shangwei and Weilong House to explore the subtle secrets hidden in the old houses. There are also "Taste of Tea Country" and "Conversations with Ancient Sages", which include the places Zhu De visited and the deeds of the Chinese heroine Li Jianzhen.
It is necessary to make children understand what kind of characters have appeared in this land and what kind of things have happened.
I recalled the ancestral hall in our village that held special significance. When I was a child, I thought it was eerie and scary, so I didn’t dare to step into it. Now when I went back again, I found that the door was locked tightly, and the grass in the yard was much taller than people. What is even more sad is that no one will lead children to tell the stories hidden behind the tablets.
The Puzhai Fire Dragon and the old man making paper flowers
I found another detail, which is the Puzhai paper flowers. There is an inheritor, his name is Zhang Weilin. This Zhang Weilin will teach children to make paper flowers. Flowers made of paper can look real and fake. This craft still exists, and there are still people learning it.
And the fire dragon, when it burned, the whole village lit up.
If they are not deliberately placed in the classroom, they may indeed only exist in tourist promotional videos. Children know every Marvel hero, but they don’t know that there used to be a fire dragon in their hometown, which lit up the sky with sparks on the night of the Lantern Festival.
I don't know what I want to say either
Maybe I just think it’s good that someone is doing this.
When a child is not completely overwhelmed by the exam, take him to sing a song, let him watch a documentary, go to an old house together, and reach out to touch those paper flowers with warmth. These things will not appear on the test paper, but they will take root and grow in the child's body.
No matter how far I go from now on, my heart will move when I hear a certain song or see an old object.
That's the root.
The last sentence of Teacher Cai’s article is: “Innovate and carry forward the excellent Chinese culture.” Innovation is a word of great magnitude, and it feels like a heavy burden when I hear it. However, placing it in the classroom actually means that a child, at a certain moment, will have the knowledge that these things are related to himself.
As long as it feels relevant, it will not stop.
This school will be rated as a national civilized campus in 2025. I think it's worthy. Not because of the brand, but because of the people who sow something in the children's hearts.
It's almost dawn outside the window. I can read the words "Zhong Yan Shang Wai" now.
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