Research on cultivating students’ sense of social responsibility

Research report on “cultivating students’ good environmental protection habits and enhancing their sense of social responsibility”

With the advent of the 21st century, people are becoming more and more aware of Recognize that positive and effective personality education for students is the key to quality education, and the formation of good behavioral habits is the foundation of perfect personality. Based on this understanding, in June 2002, under the guidance of the "Success Plan"-Shaanxi Project Office, our school began research on the topic of "cultivating students' good environmental protection habits and enhancing their sense of social responsibility". Through the research on this topic, we try to help students correctly understand the relationship between "me" and others, "me" and the environment, and me and "nature", gradually establish environmental awareness, develop environmentally friendly habits, and correct themselves through self-discipline. In the process, it enhances their sense of social responsibility and promotes the formation of students' healthy personality, thereby serving students' lifelong development.

1. Proposal of the topic

The famous special teacher Si Xia once said this thought-provoking words: "Poor intellectual education is a defective product, poor moral education is a dangerous product, and poor health is a Waste products, unhealthy mental health are fragile products. "Responsibility is the foundation of children's sound personality and the catalyst for ability development, so the cultivation of responsibility is the key to solving many problems. But in the face of reality, many children’s highest requirement for themselves is to “read the books of sages with all their heart”. Under the influence of the idea of ??"intellectual education first", children's self-care and self-protection abilities have declined, their awareness of caring for others has disappeared, and there are many children who are self-centered. We can't help but ask, "What's wrong with today's children?" The healthy growth of adults is the responsibility of us adults. How to cultivate students' sense of responsibility is a brand-new and contemporary topic. Therefore, our research is based on the actual situation of our school and uses the new concept of ecological moral education. , starting from the perspective of environmental ethics, through surveys, case studies, summarizing experiences, etc., we guide children and adolescents to consciously develop the awareness of protecting the natural environment and ecological systems and corresponding moral and civilized habits, and at the same time, we cultivate good environmental protection habits in children and enhance their sense of responsibility. Educational strategies to promote the development of school education and lay the foundation for students’ lifelong development.

2. Research process of the project

(1) Basic ideas of the research

The research on this project mainly started in June 2002 and lasted for three years. It mainly went through three stages: investigation and research to understand the current situation - theoretical study and practical exploration - rational thinking, summary and improvement. During the implementation process, we relied on the activities of the Young Pioneers, followed the principle of inclusiveness, adhered to the combination of traditional education and modern education, and carried out a series of special activities of "education through learning" and "edutainment through entertainment". Experience in various activities and situations promotes students' understanding, and by improving the campus environment and building campus culture, we guide students to participate in the design and beautification process of their own living and learning environments, allowing students to continuously correct their words and deeds in personal practice, Promote the formation of healthy personality and enhance their sense of social responsibility.

(2) Basic research methods

1. Action research method: This is the main research method used in this topic. Members of the school's central project team combine the education and teaching work of our school with the actual situation of students, and follow the implementation plan of this project, using classrooms, activity classes, and various practical activities inside and outside the school as the main channels to cultivate students' sense of responsibility and responsibility in a planned and step-by-step manner. The education of good behavioral habits penetrates into the school education and teaching work, and students study and act at the same time, so that students can experience in independent activities, grow in correcting their words and deeds, cultivate civilized habits, and enhance their sense of responsibility.

2. Case study method: It is mainly used to study the correction of students’ bad habits and the impact of family education on the development of responsibility and behavioral habits.

3. Questionnaire survey method and observation method: The questionnaire survey method is used to understand the opinions of teachers and parents on the cultivation of students' sense of responsibility and the pre-test of students' sense of responsibility level. Teachers use observation methods to understand students’ behavioral habits related to responsibility.

4. Experience summary method: In the research of the topic, we must carefully summarize our own experience, learn from the experience of others, improve our work, thereby exploring the objective laws of education, so that the research on this topic is indeed effective. Effective.

3. Measures for the project research

Only when children’s hearts are the most sincere, the most beautiful works will flow from their hearts.

——Isabelle (French artist)

Art is like this, and environmental education is also like this. Only by allowing children to truly identify with it mentally will they be able to Show your best in action. To this end, we introduced the concept of management into the research project.

First of all, set the training goal as "shareholding system". While we present to everyone the content of environmental education in past schools, we encourage teachers and students to incorporate their own wisdom into it and give school goals a new era content. As a result, we received a thick pile of proposals. We summarized, discussed, summarized, and discussed these proposals again. There was no way to count how many rounds it had gone through, and there was no way to figure out which content came from whose hands. But There is one thing that everyone generally agrees on, and that is the final result. In the "cake" of the topic "Cultivation Target Indicator System", there are my "sugar", your "noodles", and his "salt". Every teacher and student in the school is her author, and every proposal is An important support for the formation of new school education goals. In this way, the "collective property" of the school, which may have only been talked about by school leaders in the past and "empty" things that were often regarded as "slogans" by teachers and students, has finally been "sold" to everyone in East Primary School. , and become a guide for everyone to practice consciously.

If we only operate our environmental protection concept on campus, it is far less affordable than going public. In contrast, it is easier for people to see the huge benefits after "going public". As soon as you enter our campus, you will see two lines of golden characters "Cultivate good habits and lay the foundation for a successful life". This is our school's moral education declaration. "Habit is really a tenacious and huge force that can dominate a person's life" (Bacon). In order for this view to be recognized by students, it must first be recognized by society, especially parents. Therefore, using various opportunities and using various occasions (school newspaper, East Primary School website, parent meetings, tutoring lectures, etc.) to sell the school’s moral education concept to everyone we come into contact with has become an important strategy for us to carry out moral education work. . Parents who bought our "moral education stock" passed it on to East Primary School students at the dinner table or bedside. What parents like to say to their children is often: "Have good habits." "It's more important than anything else." Therefore, after freshmen enter school every year, cleanliness and self-reliance can easily become students' conscious behaviors. For example, our school's "Admonishment for East Primary School Students", "Three-Character Song for East Primary School Students", and "East Primary School Environmental Protection System" are also "shareholding-listed" in the form of "shareholding system". Because of the foundation of recognition, students' growth becomes smoother and more natural.

In this way, from "shareholding" to "listing", it not only stimulates students' enthusiasm to participate in environmental protection practices, but also "revitalizes" parents, transforming families into new resources for moral education, and provides a new resource for our school. The subject research has injected a new force.

You have to teach your child to walk, but the child should learn to walk on his own.

——Emerson (American educator)

During the research process, this sentence of the famous American educator Emerson gave us great inspiration, Therefore, teachers downplay participation and focus on guidance and attention, and allow children to step onto the stage of environmental protection practice. Intentionally or unintentionally, children stimulate their potential and strengthen their abilities through independent search, independent choice, and independent practice. Responsibility and environmental protection habits have gradually changed from heteronomy to self-discipline.

The practical activities of our school’s “Environmental Protection Corner” are the “newborns” bred under the leadership of this idea. In response to the repeated ban on throwing confetti, the brigade headquarters issued a call for solutions to all students in the school.

As soon as the idea of ??the "Environmental Protection Corner" in the "Civilized Etiquette" class was proposed, it immediately received responses from 22 teaching classes in the school. The students stored used notebooks, waste paper, beverage bottles, etc. in the "Environmental Protection Corner", which was organized by dedicated personnel. It is managed uniformly, and the funds collected are put into the school's "Red Scarf Student Aid Fund" to help poor students. In this independent and innovative activity, the students collected not only waste products, but a clean, beautiful, comfortable home and a helpful heart. As a result, students' enthusiasm for environmental protection has reached an all-time high. Subsequently, the campus green protection practice activities of the class "Green Garden", the off-campus environmental protection behavior correction activities of the student club "Woodpecker Environmental Team", the role model activities of the "Civilized Supervision Team", and " The "Little Environmental Protection Guardian" Today I'm the Leader activity, and the "Red Scarf Flying in the Community" off-campus environmental protection practice activity... have become a stage where children are happy to show off their own environmental protection practice. On this big stage, the students have exercised their courage and grown their skills. Talents strengthen the sense of responsibility, enjoy it, and grow in it.

At the same time, the children's favorite thing is the "Monday Initiative" activity organized by themselves at the flag-raising ceremony every Monday. They use speeches, children's songs, short plays and other popular forms to call on everyone Teachers and students start from scratch, protect the environment and establish a sense of responsibility. Sometimes they play the role of "the wall that has been wronged", sometimes they seek justice for the "desk", sometimes they make up their own confessions about the faucet, and sometimes they tell stories about the children around them... from tidying up desk drawers to how to clean nails, from How to clean the mop and protect the lawn... Set up a small goal every week, so that students can consciously restrain themselves and try to do well. In fact, this stage is like a big mirror for children. There are you, me, and him in the mirror. What is beautiful and what is ugly can be understood at a glance, so "quickly work hard to make yourself more beautiful." It became a slogan for students to compete secretly.

While setting off an upsurge in various practical activities, the school also carried out exhibition activities such as the "Environmental Protection Blackboard Newspaper Contest", "Environmental Protection Handwritten Newspaper Competition", "Environmental Protection Essay Competition" and "Environmental Protection Painting Competition" to allow students to have Opportunities to express one’s understanding of “environmental protection” and opportunities to disclose records of one’s own progress.

In this series of independent activities, children will make a little progress every day. While they experience the hard work and joy of labor, they also have a sense of responsibility to care for the environment and cherish the fruits of labor. Therefore, they will conscientiously and consciously fulfill their promise of "I am a civilized and good boy, please follow my example."

Confidence is the number one secret to success.

——Edison

People often say: "The wings of an eagle are born from flying." It is because of confidence that it dares to fly; because it dares to fly, it can fly. Got higher. Therefore, when looking for educational countermeasures, our school always insists on being down-to-earth and persevering, constantly exploring the educational factors around us, and finding every opportunity to give children the opportunity to "fly", the confidence to "fly", and the sky to "fly" to encourage them Think things you never imagined, do things you never did.

The performance of the children at this year’s Jintai District Primary and Secondary School Art Festival is a typical example. When the school leaders were undecided about which dance to perform, several team committee members took the initiative to talk to the principal about their idea of ??promoting environmental protection through artistic displays. This idea was immediately approved by the principal. Once several people worked together, the idea of ??"environmentally friendly clothing show" was born. So we saw the costumes made by the students using plastic bags, old calendars, old tapes, discs, sacks, etc., and put on a unique and wonderful costume show. The children's confident performance not only provided people with beautiful enjoyment, but also conveyed to people a strong humanistic care for caring for the environment and protecting nature. More importantly, the sense of responsibility has taken root in their hearts.

“The red scarf guides community residents to spend healthy weekends” is another example of children seeing through the concept of ecological moral education from the thick campus walls, and using their own thoughts to begin to understand, discover, and pay attention to society. When the students conducted the "My Living Environment Survey", they found that most community residents spent their weekends playing mahjong, cards, and chatting. The children thought of providing school resources to community residents so that they could spend their weekends healthily. weekend.

So, with the help of teachers and after communicating with the community director, the campus was opened to community residents on Saturday afternoon. Some of the red scarf volunteers are teaching grandparents to surf the Internet, some are studying with uncles and aunts, and some are playing badminton games with uncles and aunts on campus. Their appearance and orderliness make these elders stand up. Thumbs up.

That’s not all. You will see their confident performances on the promotional stage for World Environment Day on June 5; you will often see them beautifying the streets on the bustling streets of Zhongshan Road; When someone spits everywhere, no matter who it is, they can stop it in a reasonable and orderly manner; when attending large-scale external activities of the school, you can see "red scarf volunteers" everywhere, either receiving guests or answering questions. Lu Lu's figure... In these activities, children broaden their horizons, temper their character, add value to their abilities, and enrich their lives. No wonder, among all the honors, the most important thing for students is the monthly "Civilized and Etiquette School Star" evaluation. There is nothing more proud than having your photo posted in the "Civilized and Etiquette School Star" column.

IV. Results of the Project Research

After three years of experiments, our children have changed, our campus has changed, and our school has also changed. The children seem to be more sensible and easier to teach; the campus is getting cleaner day by day. In the past three years, honors seem to have particularly favored us, including Jintai District Green Civilized Campus, Baoji City Advanced Collective for Campus Environment Construction, Baoji City Civilized Unit, Shaanxi Province Health Advanced Unit, Shaanxi Province Civilized Campus, and one of the National Red Scarf Advanced Units for Assisting the Disabled Honors followed one after another. What's even more gratifying is that our experience in educating students' civilized habits based on this topic was promoted in Baoji City under the leadership of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee and received unanimous praise from everyone. The two volumes of school-based course textbooks "Civilized Etiquette" ("Etiquette Chapter" and "Habits Chapter") that we published during the research process have also received widespread attention from all walks of life. At the same time, what makes us even more gratified is that through the summary of the pre-test survey, mid-term survey, and post-questionnaire of students’ environmental protection habits (300 people were randomly sampled for each survey) comparative analysis:

Project

Time

Be responsible for yourself and do good personal hygiene (bathing, changing clothes frequently, placing things neatly, books neatly, etc.)

Be responsible for the collective and consciously maintain environmental hygiene ( Don’t litter, don’t spit, save water, care for flowers and trees, etc.)

Be responsible for society and be an “environmental guardian” (don’t litter with waste batteries, refuse disposable chopsticks, and consciously sort and recycle Garbage, no noise in public places, etc.)

June 2002

238 people

197 people

101 people

June 2003

289 people

259 people

129 people

June 2004

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291 people

267 people

146 people

May 2005

296 people

281 people

178 people

We can see that students’ hygiene habits and environmental awareness are improving year by year. The school’s environmental sanitation has been greatly improved, especially for students. The awareness of collective responsibility is also gradually increasing.

But at the same time, through the above table, it is not difficult for us to find that students' hygiene habits can be significantly improved in the school environment. However, students' sense of responsibility is still insufficient outside this specific environment. This is It also fully shows that there is a transformation process for the normative information conveyed by the school to be internalized into students' beliefs, while transforming students' beliefs into specific moral behaviors requires a longer process, and students' performance at one time and in one place needs to be continuously strengthened. , consolidate. We must spend more effort to integrate the cultivation of habits with real life and make habit cultivation a daily life, rather than "the same thing in school and the same thing after leaving school." On the other hand, the improvement of the quality of everyone in society directly affects the growth of students. Only when students are bathed in a purified environment and are influenced and infected by it can they gradually develop virtues.