How to make young scientists stand out? This identification and cultivation model attempts to "identify" good seedlings, Wu Yingmin | Model | Attempt
Changes are sudden.
If the term "technological innovation" is still a "lofty" existence for the vast majority of people in 2022, only half a year later, with the emergence of "ChatGPT" and the popularization of artificial intelligence in various fields, almost everyone has felt the changes brought by the new wave of technology to their lives. The demand for excellent scientific and technological innovation talents in China has also become extremely urgent and urgent.
In this context, the early identification and targeted training of scientific and technological innovation talents has become a new topic that education professionals are fully studying and evaluating.
Recently, the Multidimensional Student Portrait and the Identification and Cultivation of Science and Technology Innovation Talents, as well as the Scientific Research Practice Project for Science and Technology Innovation Talents Cultivation, were launched in Shanghai. Experts and scholars from various fields, as well as high-quality high school principals from the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and other regions, gathered together to discuss China's unique science and technology innovation talent cultivation plan and implementation path.
"Cultivating creative students is not about putting a few so-called top students together to do more difficult questions and get higher scores. Being able to do questions and take exams does not mean being more creative." At the meeting, Yin Houqing, president of the Shanghai Education Association, said, "What educators want now is how to create a more suitable environment for children to nurture innovation."
Early cultivation of scientific and technological innovation talents requires a more diverse identification system
Why can more diverse evaluation criteria and systems more scientifically identify science and technology innovation talents?
At the meeting that day, the top high school principals attending the meeting expressed their views on the challenges faced by frontline educators in the early cultivation of science and technology innovation talents during the two thematic discussion segments of "Building a Science and Technology Innovation Talent Selection Mechanism that is in line with China's national conditions" and "Innovative Solutions for Early Cultivation of Science and Technology Innovation Talents".
"Our traditional selection of science and technology innovation talents was originally conducted in high schools, with the standards being subject grades and competition results." Several high school principals have stated in the discussion section that the relatively singular selection criteria often lead to significant shortcomings in talent retention.
"The selection and cultivation of science and technology innovation talents are two paths: finding the right people and taking the right path." He Yong, the principal of Zhixin Middle School in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, believes that in the current education field, how to scientifically identify talents is the biggest difficulty in cultivating science and technology innovation talents. "In terms of finding the right people, current education is the same track for everyone, and students with good grades and competitions can only be considered excellent graduates, not top innovative talents who can truly lead social development. We still have a long way to go in finding the right people."
Li Deyuan, the principal of Yan'an Middle School in Shanghai, also has a deep understanding of this. "Talents are not cultivated. Firstly, they themselves are talents with potential, and then they are discovered."
In response, Wu Yingmin, the first president of the Guangdong Federation of Primary and Secondary School Principals, stated that the current cultivation of science and technology innovation talents is not about allowing top innovative talents to do more voluntary actions, but rather all of them are doing prescribed actions. "Basic education advocates for 'multiple intelligences', but when it comes to exports, there is a one size fits all evaluation. The cultivation of scientific and technological talents urgently requires a more diverse identification and evaluation system."
Release of integrated science and technology innovation talent models for small, junior, and high levels
So, how should a diversified evaluation system for science and technology innovation talents be established?
According to Zhang Lanxin, founder of Wenxiang Laboratory and CEO of Wenxiang Education, Wenxiang has recently innovatively developed a set of integrated science and technology innovation talent models for junior high school students. This model is developed by drawing on international cutting-edge theories and advanced practical experience, combined with the current situation of local education in China.
In the meeting, once the model was launched, it attracted the attention and discussion of many attending guests.
Wang Jian, the principal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Middle School, believes that the selection of science and technology innovation talents requires a complete system that connects large, medium, and small schools, "which is currently the most lacking."
The science and technology innovation talent model launched by Wenxiang Laboratory precisely solves this problem.
In the view of Wu Yingmin, who has worked hard in the field of education for many years, this model can not only identify "ideal scientific and innovative talents" more accurately, more yuan and more comprehensively, but also make talent selection more consistent with China's education status and future development requirements.
Wu Xinhua, Vice President of Guangzhou Education Research Institute, also stated that in the future, the cultivation of science and technology innovation talents must rely on big data for precise cultivation. "The Q&A model for science and technology innovation talents can actually serve as an evaluation standard for the effectiveness of school cultivation projects."
"The best aspect of the model is that it can cultivate children's creativity, and opportunities should be created for each child based on their different characteristics." Yin Houqing bluntly stated that the key to stimulating children's innovation is to pay attention to their personalized development, encourage them to pursue their interests according to their different situations, and set targeted opportunities for them to challenge themselves, improving their hands-on ability and the ability to solve practical problems with scientific knowledge.
Establish the first batch of science and technology innovation talent training practice bases
Where is the soil for landing, with all the theories and tools available?
At the meeting, the Wenxiang Laboratory, in collaboration with the Shanghai Education Association and the Guangdong Provincial Association of Primary and Secondary School Principals, officially launched a scientific research and practical project for cultivating scientific and technological innovation talents.
As the first president of the Guangdong Federation of Primary and Secondary School Principals, Wu Yingmin, who has full confidence in the Wenxiang Laboratory model, is attempting to introduce the model into high schools in Guangdong and establish the first batch of science and technology innovation talent training practice bases.
Wu Yingmin hopes to continuously explore and improve a localized and distinctive path for cultivating scientific and technological innovation talents through the joint research and construction of education experts, practice base schools, and inquiry laboratories, in order to build a scientific and comprehensive model of Chinese characteristic scientific and technological innovation talents. "We educators should use comprehensive and correct concepts to lead the development of education."
"We need to stimulate the creativity of every child so that our entire nation can have an innovative spirit, our society can have the soil to cultivate science and technology innovation talents, and we can fundamentally solve the problem of science and technology innovation talents." At the meeting, Yin Houqing also called for every educator in the future oriented science and technology innovation talent training map to change the fate and future of the country through their small but practical strength.