"Because I want to get into Tsinghua Peking University".
Even now, we are too familiar with the dialogue in this film that began in the 1990s to think about what is behind this natural thing. For China students and their parents in compulsory education, Tsinghua Peking University is the ultimate ideal of too many people. Do you need any other reasons?
But there was a father who clearly told his children "no". "Tsinghua Peking University is just a process, not an end." "Never stop thinking, always think" and "Do what you like best."
Looking Up is a realistic educational film directed by Deng Chao and Yu Baimei and starring Deng Chao White, which was released on July 18. Ma Haowen, played by Deng Chao, was originally a bridge engineer and a torchbearer of the Asian Games. On the day of the torch relay, the bridge designed and built by him collapsed, so he was imprisoned for seven years and missed his son Ma Fei's seven years of growth. The film shows the growth of father and son in the nearly 30 years from 1990s to 20th19. Today, the educational background and ideas discussed in the film have not been alienated by the times, but have really continued and widely existed in today's China.
The tug-of-war of different educational ideas
Looking up has the same discussion topic as those educational films in the world film history, and we can easily think of Bollywood, the stars on the earth, the spring of cowboy class and other educational films. But it is unique. Everyone who comes out of compulsory education will see familiar teachers and parents, familiar scenes and even familiar conflicts and confrontations from movies. It is even a collective memory of contemporary China.
The most striking conflict in the film is that his father Ma Haowen made a bet with the teaching director Yan after he was released from prison. Ma Haowen wants his son Ma Fei, a "problem student" at the bottom of the class, to squeeze into the front of the grade. This is a tug-of-war with different educational ideas.
His father Ma Haowen's educational practice seemed deviant at that time. When everyone pursues the principle of "study hard for ten years, nobody cares, and become famous in one fell swoop", he leads his children to run, sleeps on the grass on the way to school, "plays computer games", and cut class takes his son to see the model airplane exhibition.
"Life is like archery, and dreams are like arrows. If you can't even find the arrow target, it doesn't make sense to pull the bow every day. " Inspired by him, his son Ma Fei finally discovered and realized his dream of becoming an astronaut. Moreover, at the critical moment later, the son can rely on his father's belief of "always thinking, always thinking" to persist in thinking, never give up, and successfully save himself. Even in the face of danger in the vast galaxy, father's education still plays a role. Ma Haowen's practical education also explains that the essence of love is to hope that the other person has an independent personality.
There is a thrilling scene in Looking Up, in which Ma Fei's beloved model plane was smashed by the director. Ironically, the background sound at the moment is a group of children reading Han Yu's poem "There is Bole in the world, and there is a swift horse." A thousand miles away, there are not many boles. Therefore, although there is a famous horse, it is only a slave who insults the horse, not a thousand miles. "
In many people's student life, there is a shadow of such an educator. He is the director of Apollo School, Director Yan. He is strict, responsible and earnest with his students. What he cherishes most is the dense No.1 pennant hanging on the wall opposite the office.
The film is not one-sided and has no face for this person. But to explore the action logic behind him. The living environment of that generation was extremely difficult. From the educational background of "going to school barefoot without shoes", Director Yan deeply knows that it is not easy to go to school. In order to complete the promotion in life, they must work hard to complete the answer sheet in front of them. So study hard at night and stay up late to review and preview. He knows that education is being reformed, but his choice has not changed. Because he wants to enroll in higher education, he is responsible for every student. He thinks that children's imagination of flying into the sky can't rush out of the box of taking the exam, and the scores on the test paper will teach them a lesson. He stubbornly believes that only by getting good grades and being admitted to a good university can these children have a better future.
Adapt to the rules and the status quo or break it? The cost of breaking the game may be what students have to pay. This seems to be an infinite loop and an indisputable fact. Is there anything wrong with Director Yan's liking? I think, he is the shadow of some people when he was a student, and he will also make others grateful. If you don't get high marks and go to a good university, but take another road, will your life be better in the future? I am afraid that no one can answer this question confidently and decisively. Finally, the film gives its own thoughts. A secret was revealed, and director Yan's educational philosophy was shaken at a certain moment, making the whole person collapse and cry. He is meditative.
What is the real "good for you" family education?
There is a general lack of good family education in China, and the film affirms and highlights the position of "family education" in education. Suhomlinski, an educator in the former Soviet Union, said: "Families should have high educational attainment. Without the whole society, the first is the educational literacy of the family. No matter how hard the teacher works, he will not get satisfactory results. "
The father in the movie deeply understands this truth. He devoted considerable enthusiasm and efforts to children's education from beginning to end. Even on the day of the torch relay, as a torchbearer, he was unhurriedly addicted to making globes for children.
Xinyu's mother is a typical "for your own good" parent. She works hard in business to make money. In order to keep her children from being expelled, she can humbly cry to the dean. "If he doesn't study, you can slap him or you can slap me!" ! It can be said that it is also a broken heart for children's studies. "He's already stupid" and "He's already so stupid" are her definition of her son and a sad reality that she recognizes and accepts. Therefore, Ma Fei, a teenager, defined himself as "the teacher said that my brain lacks a string" and "I really can't get that ranking".
For Xinyu, Ma Haowen's reaction is, "There is no more horrible excuse than' I am good for him'". For his son Ma Fei, Ma Haowen's feedback is: "You are not stupid" and "I know you can". A father believes wholeheartedly that his son has the ability and talent to achieve himself. Encouragement and trust from close relatives, positive encouragement and guidance are of great significance to children and adults.
Unlike school education and social education, which focus on imparting scientific and cultural knowledge and proprietary knowledge, family education is the beginning of life education and plays a fundamental role in people's lives. It is an all-round lifelong education accompanied by family ties.
In addition to professional education, as early as 19 17, Mr. Cai Yuanpei proposed "replacing religion with aesthetic education" to cultivate a sound human nature and become an independent, free and aesthetic person. However, under the high academic pressure and the pursuit of high marks, the dimension of aesthetic education is just ignored. But Ma Haowen noticed.
On the way to school, when Ma Haowen was lying on the lawn with his son and enjoying the gifts given by nature, the father and son felt unspeakable joy. He inspired his son to write such a scene: "The rain in the sky is crisp and the grass in the distance is fine." My son was surprised to find that it was like this. At present, this kind of education is much more beneficial than reciting in class. Children can also have a deeper understanding of what is behind the ancient poems chanting eroticism, so "writing a composition should be what you believe and true".
Explore the road of educational reform
This "truth" is also reflected in the film. It is worth mentioning that the film does not portray a father who is "Gao Daquan" in education, and his son is not a perfect son. When the father can't control his emotions and get angry, the son can't understand what he is clinging to and cherishing as an independent individual from the perspective of his father because of his different thoughts. As old "Dad" said in the movie, "Everyone has his own bridge". Film-style education is growth-oriented, and father and son are always learning, reflecting and exploring.
The exploration of the characters in the film is also the exploration of the social responsibility of China, a realistic educational film. It will not give or have a standard answer once and for all.
It is true that the change and development of educational concept is the result of efforts from generation to generation. Change is not only the reform of the education system, but also the awakening of parents, grassroots educators, every child and everyone who cares about education. As an educator said excitedly at the premiere, "education can start with me and my own children, even if it is only a little bit, it is meaningful to our country." When children and parents walk into the cinema together, two hearts collide and more than one person gains.