The Labour Education

Household chores（家務），such as cooking and washing clothes， often end up at the bottom of many of our to-do lists. Some people even think that these tasks should be taken care of by our parents.

According to a study by Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences， primary and middle school students in China only spend 12 minutes a day on chores on average， compared to 72 minutes in the US， 42 minutes in South Korea， and 30 minutes in France. Doing chores at home seems to be the last thing that students want to do.

However， these life skills are important and should be taught as part of labour education. In 2020， the Ministry of Education（MOE） made a rule that labour education should be included as a compulsory course（必修課） for senior high school students at all levels around the country.

Labour education， also called education on the hardworking spirit， includes different areas from household chores to in-school labour and community volunteer services.

According to China Youth Daily， the labour course will take six credits（學分）， the same as foreign language and physics. Volunteer service， as a part of labour education， will be worth two credits. The MOE also asks students to perform at least 40 hours of volunteer service during the full three school years. Through such education， students are expected to learn basic living skills and develop good working habits for better personal improvement. Chores can also teach teamwork， problem-solving skills and give people a sense of pride in a job well done.

What aspects does labour education include according to the passage？

據報道，中國學生平均每天的勞動時間遠低于歐美國家學生。為此，國家提出了把勞動教育（labour education） 納入中小學國家課程的方案。現在你校校報英語欄目就開展勞動教育發起征文，請你以“Developing Labour Education”為題，寫一篇100詞左右的短文投稿。

Developing Labour Education

Labour education is an important part of education. It can teach the students about the skills of life， such as how to keep the house clean.

I usually do housework at home， such as washing clothes， sweeping the floor and cooking meals. I think I can learn a lot from doing housework.

In my opinion， we should have labour lessons to learn some basic life skills at school once or twice a week. We can also have a cooking competition to encourage students to learn how to cook.

All in all， we should try to develop good labour habits and value the importance of labour through our labour education experiences.

第一段的內容浮于勞動教育的表面特征。勞動教育不僅僅是學習技能，更應該是在勞動中體會艱辛、懂得珍惜。

第二段如能在描寫完自己做家務后，加入對勞動的感受則更佳。

第三段可以結合自身感受對學校勞動教育提出一些建議。此外，勞動教育不應該僅僅在家和學校，還應該心存社區和社會。

最后一段的立意可以提升一下，而不僅僅是重復上面的觀點。

Developing Labour Education

Labor education is of great importance for our personal development. Through engaging in labour， we can not only relax from our hard study， but also develop our life skills.

I am fond of doing housework at home， such as washing clothes， sweeping the floor. There is no doubt that labour provides me with a good chance to understand my parents better and value what I’ve got.

As teenagers，it is necessary to have the sense of the responsibility for the family and society." In my opinion， different kinds of labour classes should be offered at school." Besides， schools should provide us with more chances to work as volunteers in our community.

In a word， it is not only meaningful but also necessary for us to receive labour education. Participating in labour education will benefit us throughout our lives.

在升格文中，小作者對于勞動教育的理解比較深刻。第一段寫勞動可以放松自我，發展技能；第二段寫勞動給親子溝通提供了機會，并讓我們更加珍惜勞動成果；第三段指出，勞動不僅僅是為了做一個更好的自己，更應該去服務社區，服務社會，小作者有這樣的理解和感悟難能可貴。