Recently, the people's Education Edition primary school mathematics textbooks that have been used for many years have aroused controversy. Some netizens believe that the figure illustrations in the relevant teaching materials are "ugly", "strange eyes" and "no beauty". In this regard, the people's Education Publishing House issued the "explanation on the illustration of primary school mathematics teaching materials of the people's Education Publishing House" (hereinafter referred to as the "explanation") on May 26, indicating that it is open-minded to adopt the good opinions and suggestions of all sectors of society, and has begun to redraw the covers and partial illustrations of relevant volumes of mathematics teaching materials, improve the painting style, improve the artistic level, and give full play to the educational role of the covers and illustrations of teaching materials.
For a while, what kind of textbook illustration is more suitable for children? This topic has aroused many netizens' discussion. Some netizens believe that "although the illustration is insignificant, young students are in the early cognitive stage, but they pay high attention to the concrete illustration and physical objects. When children see the strange painting style, this influence is far-reaching." Another netizen said that he remembered that the illustrations in his childhood textbook were "beautiful".
What do students' parents and aesthetic experts think of this
Parent: it feels wrong, but I don't think too much
On the 26th, the parents of a sixth grader told surging news (www.thepaper. CN) that they had helped their children with their homework before, but they had never paid attention to the illustrations in the teaching materials, and the children had not talked about relevant topics. After seeing the news on the Internet this morning, she looked at the illustration carefully and felt that it was really inappropriate. "The painting style is strange and not in line with aesthetics."
"Since my child went to primary school, every time I read his math book, I feel that illustration is beyond words. But I know I don't know art and dare not talk nonsense." Xiaoxin sweet mother, the parent of another third grader, told surging news that she had previously felt that the illustrations in the mathematics textbook were ugly, the aesthetic taste was wrong, and she was really uncomfortable intuitively, but she didn't think too much at that time. "When common sense and intuition keep reminding us that this thing is strange and unreasonable, who can easily point out the irrationality? Even if it is not a professional explanation, how persuasive is it?"
She said that I hope professionals have common sense judgment. Judging from this matter, there is still a long way to go.
Another parent told surging news that his children were using controversial teaching materials. He believes that for many children and parents, most people don't feel it if they don't deliberately put forward those pictures. The basic impression is that the painting style is a little ugly.
"Parents still focus on the learning content of the textbook. For example, parents and teachers are the most sensitive when questions are wrong." He said, "looking at the microblog, young people without children are filled with righteous indignation. They think that this textbook is a great sin and that a few individual pictures can destroy the children." But he felt, "children can't be so fragile."
"I support the correction of pattern content and beautification, but I don't have to be too nervous, exaggerate the consequences, or even go online." He said.
Expert: primary school aesthetic education is very important. Great efforts should be made in illustration
Mr. Hong, a senior editor who has long paid attention to primary school textbooks and a parent with two children, believes that compared with previous textbooks, this series of illustrations "is indisputably ugly, and it is not a matter of 'style'.".
He believes that book design itself is a professional field, which is not exactly the same as the usual art or graphic design, but it has commonality. As a textbook for primary school students, it should have principles and bottom line requirements, that is, first of all, it should meet the aesthetic psychology and feelings of primary school students, and be able to guide aesthetics.
"The picture should have beauty, the characters should have spirit and temperament, and the materials should have a sense of interest." Mr. Hong thinks.
Pan Zhichang, an aesthetician, professor and doctoral supervisor of Nanjing University and director of the aesthetics and cultural communication research center of Nanjing University, believes that the controversial textbook illustration of the people's Education Edition obviously has serious problems from the current public display of several pictures, which does not well show the vigorous spirit of contemporary Chinese teenagers.
Pan Zhichang said that primary and middle school students need to contact the world from the perspective of aesthetics. "Image is greater than thought and precedes judgment. Primary and middle school students' judgment is not enough and their understanding of social history is not enough. They often cut into the world from some intuitive and image angles, which requires us to make great efforts in illustration and drawing to moisten things and nurture them silently".
"In the education of primary and secondary schools, aesthetic education is particularly important. In terms of our teaching materials, it can improve the potential appeal of the image of the teaching materials. Obviously, the teaching materials of the people's education edition do not meet this requirement.". Pan Zhichang said that in the past, people's education edition textbooks have accumulated a lot of successful experience, "for example, the Yugong moving mountains, leap soil, horses and tigers we see can immediately be moved by the Chinese style and style they embody."
What kind of teaching materials are suitable for current students? Pan Zhichang believes that the illustration of teaching materials should not only be based on Chinese style and style, but also keep up with the new era and reflect the current spiritual outlook. "