People’s Education Edition textbooks accused of ugly illustrations have been used for many years Expert: Based on Chinese style and reflecting the current spiritual outlook

Recently, the PPE version of the mathematics textbook was complained by netizens that the illustrations were too ugly, and the characters were crooked and squinted, and this was also noticed by the official.

On May 26, the People’s Education Publishing House issued a statement on the illustrations of elementary school mathematics textbooks, saying that recently, the People’s Education Publishing House has paid attention to the opinions on the covers and illustrations of elementary school mathematics textbooks on the Internet, and organized experts to conduct serious research in a timely manner to give good opinions to all sectors of society. It is recommended to humbly accept.

The official said that it has started to redraw the cover and some illustrations of the relevant mathematics textbooks, improve the painting style, improve the artistic level, and give full play to the educational role of the textbook covers and illustrations. At the same time, we will draw inferences from other facts to comprehensively evaluate the covers and illustrations of the published textbooks to further improve the design quality.

Pan Zhichang, an esthetician, professor and doctoral supervisor of Nanjing University, and director of the Center for Aesthetics and Cultural Communication Research at Nanjing University, said in an interview with The Paper that the controversial illustrations of the teaching materials for the People’s Education Edition are obvious from the pictures currently on display. There are serious problems, and the youthful spirit of contemporary Chinese youth is not well represented.

Pan Zhichang said that primary and secondary school students need to contact the world from an aesthetic point of view. “Images are greater than thoughts and come before judgment. Primary and secondary school students do not have enough judgment, nor do they have enough understanding of social history. To understand the world, and this just requires us to put a lot of effort into illustration and drawing, to embellish things and edify them silently.”

“Aesthetic education is particularly important in the education of primary and secondary schools. In terms of our teaching materials, it can enhance the potential appeal of the image of the teaching materials. Obviously, the teaching materials in the PPE version do not meet this requirement.” Pan Zhichang said that in the past, the PEP textbooks have accumulated a lot of successful experience. “For example, the Yugong Yishan, Runtu, horses, and tigers we have seen can be immediately moved by the Chinese style and Chinese style they embody.”

What kind of teaching materials are suitable for showing to the current students? Pan Zhichang believes that the illustrations of teaching materials need to be based on Chinese style and Chinese style, but also be able to keep up with the new era and reflect the current spiritual outlook. “

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