let children have more time to jump! beijing students' break time is extended by 5 minutes in the new semester
2024-09-01
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on august 30, the beijing municipal education commission announced that starting from this fall semester, beijing's compulsory education schools will make overall coordinated optimization of recess arrangements. in principle, a 15-minute recess time will be implemented to guide teachers and students out of the classroom, into the outdoors, and into the sunshine, to promote the healthy physical and mental development of students.
"it is very necessary to extend the break time in primary and secondary schools by 5 minutes. this new regulation and requirement may seem very small, but it is a major event that concerns the healthy growth of every teenager." on august 30, zhang wei, associate professor at the school of education of renmin university of china, and several other experts told a reporter from the people's daily health client that the introduction of this measure is very necessary and will help reduce students' negative emotions such as anxiety and depression.
screenshot of beijing municipal education commission's official wechat public account "capital education"
"adequate rest between classes can help students reduce fatigue, as well as negative emotions such as anxiety and depression, and can reduce the occurrence of aversion to learning." on august 30, tan shuping, chief physician of the department of psychiatry at beijing huilongguan hospital, and xie yan, deputy chief physician of the department of psychology at peking university international hospital, told reporters from the people's daily health client that the extra 5 minutes will give students more opportunities to engage in some sports activities during breaks, which can not only improve children's social interaction skills and strengthen their physical fitness, but also enhance children's motivation to learn.
"when the activity time is insufficient, the excitability of students' cerebral cortex tends to decrease, which makes it difficult for the attention network in the students' brain to learn efficiently, and their attention level is low, making it difficult to concentrate. in addition, not getting enough sunlight can cause mood disorders and seasonal affective disorder in some people." xie yan added that when students have more time between classes, it can relieve depression and anxiety to a certain extent.
on november 8, 2023, students played football on the playground during break at qian xuesen middle school in fengtai district, beijing. photo by xinhua news agency reporter li xin
on september 3, 2021, the ministry of education, the national development and reform commission, the ministry of finance, the national health commission, the state administration for market regulation and other five departments jointly issued the "opinions on comprehensively strengthening and improving school health and health education in the new era". it is required to increase students' physical exercise time and encourage primary and secondary school students to engage in physical activities for about 20 minutes after arriving at school. students are guaranteed one hour of physical activity time each day inside and outside school.
zhang wei, associate professor at the school of education of renmin university of china, said that extending the break time by 5 minutes is also an appropriate way to ensure that "primary and secondary school students have at least 1 hour of physical activity in school". schools have the responsibility to implement this new regulation and ensure long-term implementation. xiong bingqi, dean of the 21st century education research institute, also emphasized that in the current context of students' physical and mental health, it also represents the reflection and innovative attempts of education administrators on educational practice.
source: people's daily health client
