兒童節反思／上學若開心 天天都是兒童節
為慶祝兒童節，台中市推出「三不一沒有」（不穿制服、不帶書包、不打上下課鐘、沒有回家功課），目的是要讓小朋友感受不一樣的兒童節。
筆者讀小學的兒子，確實過得特別開心。但我們期待的，不只是「快樂一天」，更期望「天天都是快樂的上學日」。
在此要邀請所有的教育先進共同思考：
一定要有回家功課嗎？曾聽一位孩子說：「當大人好好喔，下班後就沒事了，而小孩子還有回家功課。」國中小學生長達九至十個小時的時間在學校，難道還學不夠嗎？學校能不能將自習課真的就是「自習課」，不要被考試塞滿，讓孩子有機會在學校就溫習功課，及時發掘問題並可以請教老師。而非無限制剝奪學生放學後的時間？
My comments: The writer might very likely stand up against the "flipped classroom" approach, which requires that students learn the content of courses through videos on their own at home. Or is the flip teaching meant for high school students? As for elementary school or junior high school students, they should have fun after class. Just as a friend told me, his daughter, when in elementary school, played in the backyard or hung around with her friends after class, and went to a party almost every week.
一定要穿制服嗎？國中小學生正是「翻滾」的年齡，放學後制服髒汙是家常便飯。但放眼全台灣的國中小學制服、運動服幾乎都是清一色的淺色系。為著讓制服、運動服看起來仍能乾淨，花掉多少父母手洗衣服的時間？甚至花掉多少重新再買制服的金錢？或者更進一步思考，到底穿制服是為誰好？值得討論。又如果制服是非穿不可，那兒童節又為何可以不用穿？而不穿制服真的有危害到校園安全嗎？
My comments: I'm not this against wearing uniform. Before college, I wore uniform on weekdays, and I liked it because I didn't need to spend time making the decision about what to wear to school every day. On the other hand, I didn't cultivate my taste in clothes. Can this be viewed as a con of wearing uniform?
一定要考試嗎？學校時間就是那麼多，多考一節課就表示上課時間少一堂，有沒有可能「減少考試，增加教學深度及廣度，增加學生印象與記憶；甚至增加學生在校複習功課時間，讓孩子不明白之處立即獲得解惑」，同樣也能提升學習效果。
My comments: I gave students as few tests as I could. I more enjoyed having discussions in English in class.
身為輔導老師，有相當多的機會深入家庭，明白現在家庭結構已有巨大的轉變，單親、類單親、隔代教養的孩子不在少數。學校如果還依賴「家庭功能」，期望家長應當有能力督促孩子完成作業與複習，或許是一廂情願。
My comments: Letting kids/students know learning is their own responsibility should be on parents' and teachers' priority list.
因為，有太多孩子晚上是沒爸媽陪伴，有太多孩子的家不是避風港，而是暴風圈。如何讓孩子能在學校便獲得成功的學習經驗，而不會因為回家後「家庭狀況」的不同而有所差別，或許是當今教育人員最該為「兒童」著想的，也或許是現在孩子們最想要的兒童節禮物吧！
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