2023年11月14日下午，北京师范大学“社会性科学议题学习”(SSI-L)项目组与首都师范大学附属育新学校合作研究SSI-L研讨会在该校中学部图书馆会议室顺利举办。北师大SSI-L项目负责人、中国基础教育质量监测协同创新中心科学提升部主任林静出席会议，与首都师范大学附属育新学校课程中心唐枫主任、级部曹学龙主任、初二项目组全体教师就议题“争议点”的定位和课程高质量实施进行了深入交流和讨论。
会议伊始，唐枫主任汇报了学校近期修订完善的课程方案，关键阐述了议题名称由“中学生为什么不可以喝酒？–酒的由来、饮用与监管”修改为“我要不要喝酒？–中学生为什么不可以喝酒？”的最新思考。
林静指出，议题聚焦在中学生且偏重研究酒的危害不能很好地体现议题的争议性，建议对“中学生为什么不能喝？18岁以后能喝吗？成年后不得不喝时该怎么做？”进行思考。
合作校教师与专家也交流了部分活动的最新设计方案，合作校教师提出了以“猜猜看”、舞台剧等形式让学生以酒驾为例深刻体悟酒精对人体的影响。林静肯定了这些教学形式对调动学生积极性的益处，但也强调了教学设计要更关注学生对科学性的理解，提出了如视频、模拟、酒精检测和实验等更多样的教学形式。
经过两个小时的研讨，项目组成员达成共识，中小学生处在大脑发育关键期，必须滴酒不沾，议题应围绕酒是什么、酒怎么产生的、酒精对身体的影响等科学性问题展开，帮助学生理性认识饮酒；对于将来成年后的饮酒行为与生活习惯、压力和社会环境等密切相关，可以让学生围绕文化、经济、社会等方面讨论，让其理解国家为什么不全面禁酒，帮助其在理性认识酒的基础上选择健康的生活方式。另外，议题标题可修订为“中学生如何理性认识酒和饮酒行为”。
供稿：育新学校 王宏哲
On the afternoon of November 14, 2023, the Beijing Normal University Socio-Scientific Issues Learning Project office and the Yuxin School Attached to Capital Normal University jointly held an SSI-L collaborative research seminar in the conference room of the Middle School Department Library. Lin Jing, head of the SSI-L Project Team and director of the Science Education Development Department of the Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University, attended the meeting. She discussed about the positioning of “controversial points” of SSI and the high-quality curriculum implementation with Tang Feng, director of the curriculum center of Yuxin School Attached to CNU, Cao Xuelong, director of the grade department, and teachers from the eighth-grade project team.
At the beginning of the meeting, director Tang Feng presented the school’s recently revised curriculum plan, and elaborated in focus their latest thoughts on the change of SSI title from “Why can’t middle school students drink alcohol? – The origin, drinking and supervision of alcohol” to “Shall I drink alcohol? –Why can’t middle school students drink alcohol?”
Lin Jing pointed out that the school’s issue focused on middle school students and overemphasized the research on the harm of alcohol, which could not well reflect the controversial nature of SSI. She suggested to think over questions of “Why can’t middle school students drink alcohol? Can they drink after the age of 18? What should they do when they have to drink as adults?”
Teachers from the partner school also exchanged with experts on the latest activity design plans. They proposed using drunk driving as an example, and adopting new forms of the “guess what” game and drama shows to allow students to deeply feel the impact of alcohol on the human body. Lin Jing affirmed the effects of these teaching forms in mobilizing students’ enthusiasm. She also stressed that teaching design should pay more attention to students’ understanding of science, and proposed more diverse teaching forms such as videos, simulations, alcohol testing, and experiments.
After two hours of discussion, members of the project team reached a consensus that primary and secondary school students are in a critical period of brain development and must avoid drinking alcohol. To help students foster rational understanding of drinking, the SSI should unfold with a focus on scientific issues, such as what alcohol is, how alcohol is produced, and the impact of alcohol on our body. As for the future drinking behavior in adulthood, which is closely related to living habits, pressure and social environment, students can be asked to discuss around the cultural, economic, social, and other aspects. This could help students understand why the government does not ban alcohol completely, and choose a healthy lifestyle based on a reasonable understanding of alcohol. In addition, the SSI title can be revised to “How do middle school students understand alcohol and drinking behavior rationally”.
Contributed by: Wang Hongzhe, Yuxin School