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on september 18, 39 compulsory education schools in xinwu district of wuxi city began to fully implement the extension of break time from 10 minutes to 15 minutes, becoming the first county and city in jiangsu to extend the break time in compulsory education schools.

compulsory education schools have two types of recess activities: short recess and long recess. xinwu district has extended the short recess this time. primary and junior high schools in xinwu district have three short recesses and four short recesses each day. with the extension of recesses, the district's primary and junior high schools need to "squeeze out" 15 minutes and 20 minutes each day to ensure that they have enough time. however, squeezing out time is not easy. the ministry of education requires that primary school students should not spend more than six hours in school each day, and middle school students should not spend more than eight hours. for this reason, some regions in china that have tried to extend recesses often reduce the length of long recesses to implement the arrangement of 15-minute short recesses.

"unlike them, we have decided to keep the long break time and maximize the quality of the break." chen xiaoliang, head of the basic education department of the xinwu district education bureau, believes that the amount of exercise and space concept of the long and short breaks are different, and both are necessary. the long break encourages students to walk out of the building and go to the playground, and the amount of exercise is more sufficient; the short break focuses on "walking out of the classroom, relaxing the body and mind, and soothing the emotions", which is suitable for carrying out appropriate fun activities in the corridors, platforms, corners and other "gold corners and silver edges" nearby, and the activity content is richer.

in order to save time, xinwu district has delayed the lunch time by 5 to 10 minutes and the dismissal time by 5 minutes, while strictly keeping the total time of students in school and ensuring that the lunch break is basically not affected. with the delayed lunch, students can use the break to eat properly to replenish their energy.

rope skipping, carrot squatting, shuttlecock kicking... on september 19, at chunyang experimental school in xinwu district, after the bell rang, the children walked out of the classroom and relaxed themselves in sports, and the campus was filled with laughter. "extending the small break seems simple, but it is not only the time that needs to be considered." fang xiaoming, principal of chunyang experimental school, said that now during each small break, physical education teachers have to go to their respective floors for guidance, and the class teacher has to go back to the class to organize students to go out of the classroom to participate in activities. the school has also included break management in teacher assessments. in addition, the break bell has been refined - a total of "three bells" for a 15-minute break: the end bell, the preparation bell, and the class bell, which allows students to "let go" during the break and ensures that they "calm down" before class, making a good transition between the break and the classroom.

"the extension of just 5 minutes is actually a change in the orientation of education." in the view of wei shanchun, a professor at the school of educational sciences of nanjing normal university, extending the break is a reform that follows the laws of education and the laws of students' physical and mental development. classrooms and breaks have never been two opposing sides, and schools should attach as much importance to breaks as they do to classrooms. doing a good job of "addition" in break management is beneficial for students to adjust their learning rhythm and use break activities to strengthen their physical fitness. "how to make good use of the extended break also tests the wisdom of school management. it is necessary to arrange rich and appropriate break activities to promote the improvement of both the 'quantity' and 'quality' of break time." (wei lin, cheng xiaolin, li ruizhe)

original title:the first place in the province to extend the break time between classes to 15 minutes, 5 extra minutes to help the body and mind relax

(source: china national radio)

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