Overview of the New Primary School Curriculum

Author: Compiled by the Editorial Committee of "Golden Shuttle Series"
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Publishing Date: 2001-05-01
Features: "A Glimpse at the New Curriculum in Primary Schools" is a microcosm of how primary school teachers in Xiamen recognize the new curriculum through narrative methods, understand it through reflective approaches, and track its developmental theories through inquiry-based learning. Despite its brevity, the content covers all the courses offered in primary education, including "Chinese," "Mathematics," "English," "Moral Education and Life," "Moral Education and Society," "Science," "Art," "Music," "Fine Arts," "Physical Education," and "Comprehensive Practical Activities." The new curriculum teaches us that the teaching process is a process of equal dialogue, collaborative learning, and joint exploration among teachers and students, among students themselves, and between learners and other learning resources, including both living and non-living curriculum resources. In this process, there is not only the exchange of experience but more importantly, the communication of ideas, the collision of perspectives, and the blending of emotions. Therefore, teaching is a life filled with poetry. The individual stories of the curriculum narrated in the book, as well as the unique curriculum reflections behind them, are not only records of the teachers' lives but also flow with the genuine emotions of their daily teaching. Through the captivating plots of the stories, we can feel the joy of children's growth and the poetic dedication of the educators who are deeply committed to education.