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今天，來信人是泰國姑娘Primproud Sarasin。跟很多人一樣，她也在為學(xué)生們?nèi)找嬖龆嗟难a習(xí)感到不安，同時也期望學(xué)校教育可以做得更好。

一起來聽聽她對教育的心聲：

從幼兒園到高中，上補習(xí)班已經(jīng)成為泰國學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)生活的一部分。每個星期天，我看到成群的父母聚集在各個培訓(xùn)機構(gòu)外，等待著他們四到五歲的孩子。因為，父母們相信這樣可以幫助孩子考進頂尖的小學(xué)。周末時間，這些小朋友本應(yīng)在外面開心地玩耍，而不是被困在一個正正方方的教室里埋頭學(xué)習(xí)。我為他們感到遺憾。

大多數(shù)高中生也是如此，他們的周末也不能拿來玩耍。不管愿不愿意，他們都會把周末時間花在輔導(dǎo)班上，希望能提高成績，并在高考中獲得高分。有時，學(xué)生們更看重這些課外補習(xí)而不是正式課堂，甚至逃課去參加補習(xí)。我在高中時報名的補習(xí)班，是坐在教室里，看老師的講課視頻。

我認為，這種說明式的補習(xí)僅僅是為學(xué)生提供考試技巧，幫助學(xué)生“記憶”那些考試重點，而不是教會學(xué)生如何了解一門知識。同時，補習(xí)班也沒有為學(xué)生提供討論解惑的空間。

有些人聲稱，學(xué)生在學(xué)校沒有學(xué)到很多東西。對此，我不想責(zé)怪任何人……但我想強調(diào)的是，正規(guī)課堂對孩子的教育仍然很重要。學(xué)習(xí)不是背考點和方程式。我堅信，一個理想的課堂可以讓學(xué)生投入到真正的學(xué)習(xí)中。對于教育工作者來說，能夠組織激發(fā)學(xué)生思考的活動也是很重要的。

盡管大多數(shù)課堂存在人數(shù)過多的情況，但仍然有不同的方法讓課堂變得更有效率。例如，數(shù)字媒體的運用可以使學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境更加有活力，比如有趣的小游戲、小視頻等。教師應(yīng)該積極探索和充分利用現(xiàn)有的數(shù)字媒體資料 。此外，我希望除了必需的科目之外，一個理想的課程體系應(yīng)該允許每個學(xué)生深入地探索他們感興趣的領(lǐng)域 。除此之外，學(xué)校也是學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)行為和與他人互動的地方。因此，學(xué)校也應(yīng)盡可能地促進社交互動。最后，評價系統(tǒng)應(yīng)該更多元化，能幫助學(xué)生反映他們學(xué)識，而不僅僅是事實記憶。

我堅信，通過創(chuàng)建這樣的理想課堂，可以改變目前的教育現(xiàn)狀，凸顯學(xué)校教育的重要性。

In my country, taking a tutorial class becomes a part of students’ habits since kindergarten to high school level. When I was in my hometown, every Sunday, I saw groups of parents waiting for their 4-5 year-old children who are studying a group tutorial class. The parents believe that this private class help prepare their kids to take an entrance examination for prestigious elementary schools. I feel unfortunate for these young children as weekends should be their play time rather than the time they have to spend in a square room to study very hard.  

In the same way as most high school students, their weekends are not for having fun. Instead, they devote their time (voluntarily and unwillingly) in private tutorial schools aiming to get a better score in class as well as high score on their university entrance examination. Sometimes, they value these programs more than a formal classroom by choosing to skip a regular class to attend a tutorial session. I took one tutorial course when I was in my high school—sitting in a class and watching video of the instructor speaking. I would say that it was an informative session that provided tips and a ready-made guide that helps students to ‘memorize’ key points for the exams, rather than learning to understand about a particular topic. The session did not offer spaces for students to discuss nor ask questions.

Some people claimed that students do not learn much in schools. I would not blame anyone on this… But I would like to emphasize that a regular classroom is still significant to children’s education. Learning is much more than just remembering facts and formulas for the tests. I always believe that the ideal classroom should provide an opportunity for students to engage in genuine contexts. It is also important for educators to promote activities that help foster students to think. 

Although most class size can be large, there are many ways to design effective classes. For example, digital media can help providing more vibrant learning environments by creating fun games or showing video clips that relate to lessons. Teachers should explore and make the most use of the existing media. Moreover, I am hoping that apart from the required subjects, the ideal curriculum should allow each student to explore deeply in the areas that each of them is interested in. Besides that, school is also a place where students learn to behave and interact with others. Therefore, the class should stimulate social interactions as much as possible. Finally, the assessments should vary, not just questions of fact. It should include the type of assessment that help students reflect their perspectives.

It is possible to create this ideal classroom and I truly believe that it can make a difference. Also, I am convinced that this class would highlight the importance of classrooms in schools. 

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