A High School Student's Summer Vacation (Life Plan), Remember the "Nine Dos" and "Three Don'ts"

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Whether you are already a high school student or about to start high school, please remember the following "Nine Dos" and "Three Don'ts" for your summer vacation.

I. Nine Dos for High School Students' Summer Vacation

1, Learn survival skills

For example, swimming, which the teacher especially recommends. Swimming is good for fitness in daily life and can save your life in critical moments, so it should be treated as a survival skill. It's best to learn it during this vacation. If you have already learned it, congratulations! Then choose another survival skill, such as self-defense, which is good for fitness and can protect you in critical moments. Girls, in particular, should have a certain degree of self-protection ability.

2、 Practice doing housework

Whether you are a girl or a boy, use this vacation to experience the role of a full-time housekeeper. Get up earlier than your parents in the morning and go to bed later than them at night. Take care of their food and daily life as they take care of yours, preparing three meals a day, washing dishes, mopping the floor, washing clothes, tidying up the house, cleaning, etc. Only after doing these things yourself will you understand how hard your parents work to keep the house clean and tidy, toilet spotless and odorless, and the three dishes and one soup on the dining table... Maybe you don't like doing housework, but this is as parents life and responsibility day after day, year after year.

3 、 Cultivate hobbies and specialties

For example: music, dance, art, sports, directing, etc. As long as you like it, no matter what specialty you choose, you should strengthen your training. If you are good enough in a certain area, your specialty will not only be a lifelong enjoyment, but can also directly help you score higher in the college entrance examination, or even become part of your future career. Why not?

4、 Read extensively

Reading is a noble way of life, and it is the lowest threshold for changing one's background and transcending class. In this era of digital and fragmented reading, you must calm down and read, read books that high school students must read, especially classic books 。“

What are the first and last histories in "Twenty-Four Histories"?” Do you think this question is difficult for you? This is an interview question for Sichuan University's independent enrollment.

“What is the last book you read?” Do you think this question is simple? This is an interview question for Beijing Jiaotong University's independent enrollment.

How do you think you should answer so that these prestigious universities will reduce your score by 20-30 points to admit you? In other words, what kind of answer is equivalent to 20-30 points in the college entrance examination?

5、 Travel extensively

When it comes to "traveling extensively," many people's first reaction is tourism. I believe you have already traveled mountains and rivers during your previous vacation and even studied abroad, covering more than tens of thousands of miles, right? This is certainly good, but this is far from all. Because "traveling extensively" does not only mean that the world is so big that you have to see it, but also refers to participating in social practice. Since you are still minors, your participation in practical activities is limited by age.

Therefore, it is recommended to focus on study tours. In addition to tourism, children in cities can go to their rural homes, visit relatives, and conduct field research on rural life, experiencing the differences between urban and rural areas. Go there to get close to chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs, get to know pigs, horses, cattle, and sheep, distinguish between fruits and vegetables, and observe flowers and plants. And think about "Why do sunflowers turn towards the sun?" Do you think this is childish or boring? This is an interview question for Huazhong Agricultural University's independent enrollment. No matter where you go, you should observe and think more, and based on this, research, "Why do succulents look so cute?" This is an interview question for Sichuan University's independent enrollment.

6、 Accompany your family

Accompany your grandparents. It is best to be able to spend a week with them continuously. When chatting with them, you will find that they are interested in things that you are not interested in at all, and what you say, they may not even understand. It turns out that the gap between you is not simply a generation gap, but a digital divide. You are already in the information society "online," while they are still in the industrial society or even the agricultural society "offline." If you don't want to go back to the past with your grandparents, you must lead them to the future now, let the Internet+ enter your grandparents' lives It's best to persuade your parents to equip your grandparents with smartphones and connect them to the Internet via Wi-Fi, so that they can leave "Peach Blossom Land" and join the "global village," entering the new era of the Internet+.

On weekends and on your parents' days off you must refuse invitations from your classmates and stay with your parents, doing things with them, including shopping and chatting. Are you annoyed? That's right, because this is not what you need, but it is the parents' first need. If you love your parents, you must understand them. Respecting your parents is not as simple as washing their feet.

7、 Develop your strengths and overcome your weaknesses

From junior high to high school, in terms of academics, it's not just a slope, it's definitely a hurdle. Many students who excelled in junior high school lose their luster in high school and naturally miss out on prestigious universities. Why is this? It turns out that compared to junior high school, high school not only has more subjects, a larger knowledge capacity, and stronger comprehensiveness, but also higher ability requirements. The basic principle of the college entrance examination questions is "one point and four aspects": one point is to cultivate morality, and four aspects are to reflect the core values, traditional culture, rule of law, and innovative spirit in the college entrance examination. It can be seen that high scores in the college entrance examination are absolutely a reflection of comprehensive strength.

Many students spare no time and money to take supplementary classes during the holidays, but most of them simply learn the high school curriculum once and then consider it done. In fact, the precious time during the holidays cannot be used in such a way that everything is covered equally, but should focus on strengths and weaknesses, addressing both ends and the middle.

8、 Good habits need to be cultivated.

During the holidays, cultivating good habits is more important than supplementary classes. Because habits are your greatest asset in life; good habits are inexhaustible interest, while bad habits are debts that can never be repaid. Habits determine character, and character determines destiny. So, what determines habits? Thought and action; thought determines action, and action determines habits. Therefore, the issue of habits is primarily a matter of thought. This holiday, you must cultivate good habits, including:

(1) The habit of keeping regular hours. Get up on time, don't oversleep; go to bed on time, don't dawdle. Do this every day without fail. Over time, a biological clock will be formed, waking up on time without an alarm clock, and feeling sleepy on time without needing to be put to sleep. This is a regular life. Can you do it?

(2) The habit of making the bed. After getting up, neatly fold the quilt, spread the sheets, and put the pillows in place. Tidying up one's belongings is an important subject in military training. 。

(3) The habit of exercising. After the junior high school entrance examination, are you still persisting with the running, skipping rope, and standing long jump exercises? Is your exercise for the exam or for your health? Please cultivate the good habit of exercising regularly. It's actually very simple; just "three fixed" things daily: a fixed time (either morning or evening), find a half-hour time you can guarantee; a fixed place; and a fixed activity (such as running + skipping rope). Go to the same place at the same time to do the same exercises every day, and it will become a habit.

(4) The habit of eating at regular times and in fixed quantities. Eat on time every day, don't skip meals; eat in fixed quantities, don't overeat your favorite foods or refuse to eat disliked foods. Avoid picky eating.

(5) The habit of planned learning. Everything you do each day should be planned, doing the right things at the right time, especially studying. Ensure that tasks are completed to a high standard, don't be inconsistent, and persist every day, which will form a habit.

(6) The habit of reading before bed. Keep a book by your bedside and read for at least 10 minutes before turning off the lights. For example, if you go to bed at 11:30 pm, then finish washing up and get into bed to read by 11:20 pm (don't read lying down). Also, absolutely do not look at your phone at this time; put it away to charge. Average 1 minute per page, 10 pages a day, 300 pages a month, which is about one book, so 12 books a year. How about that? Three years of high school is more than 30 books. Who still complains about not having time to read? You must know what books high school students should read. Friendly reminder: avoid watching TV dramas and playing video games and online novels oh.

Of the six good habits above, how many do you currently have? There are many more good habits in life; this holiday, get these sorted out first!

9、 Make plans for high school.

The core competencies for student development in China refer to the essential qualities and key abilities that students should possess to adapt to lifelong development and social development needs. They are comprehensively expressed in nine competencies: social responsibility, national identity, international understanding; humanistic foundation, scientific spirit, aesthetic interest; physical and mental health, learning to learn, and practical innovation.

During your three years of high school, how will you improve your core competencies? You need to make a career plan, including what kind of high school student you want to be during these three years, what kind of university you want to enter after three years, and how many points you need to achieve in each subject and what rank you need to achieve, etc. In addition to ensuring academic performance, what activities will you participate in during high school to improve your qualities?

II. Three Things High School Students Should Not Do During Summer Vacation

1、 Don't be glued to your devices all day.

This summer, you are "free," but don't put down your phone only to watch TV, and leave the TV only to play on the computer. Always being glued to your devices, girls using the TV as a DVD player to watch TV series all day, and boys using the computer as a game console to play games all day.

Girls, please don't be an audience member for others' performances, but be the protagonist of your own life; boys, please don't fight and kill in the virtual world, but return to the real world to strive for progress. Of the nine things mentioned above, how many have you done? Besides, that's not how you should use your phones, TVs, and computers! "What are the differences between Weibo, WeChat, and Renren?" "What are the differences between e-books and paper books?" These were questions from Nanjing University of Science and Technology's independent enrollment interview.

" "Combining the box office success of Zootopia, discuss your views on the development environment of Chinese films?" This was a question from Huazhong Agricultural University's independent enrollment interview. "Do you know who the current host of News Network is?" This was a question from Communication University of China's independent enrollment interview. How about it? Was all that playing around a waste of time? You need to be more thoughtful!

2、 Don't attend gatherings with classmates every day.

After a major exam, it's understandable for classmates to eat, drink, and have fun together, chat, relax, and strengthen friendships, but it should be in moderation. Because everyone has their own serious business to attend to, don't always hang out with others, including classmates. Maintain your own independent space, be able to withstand loneliness, and have time to think deeply about many issues. 。

3、 Don't clash with your parents.

You are in your adolescence, but your willfulness is your parents' pain. Please don't intentionally hurt those who love you. "Did you have conflicts with your parents during your three years of high school, and how do you view these conflicts?" This is an independent enrollment interview question from the Information Security major at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Please reflect on this question now and answer it. See how many points you can get?

Based on observations, we have found that there are "five types of foolishness" during adolescence: reckless youth, wasted years, neglected studies, stubbornness, and emotional overdraft. Such a blossoming season should be the best time for striving and making progress ！ Of the five types above, I hope that you are not among them 。

Yingcheng Huamo Foreign Language School High School Department

July 22, 2019