"The singing of Wennan Ci is mainly based on real voice, which requires crisp, sweet, round, moist, natural and smooth..." On the afternoon of August 24, in the characteristic classroom of the University for the Elderly in Dongliu Town, Dongzhi County, Teacher Ye Jianghong On the stage, while teaching the students how to sing Wennan Ci, he carefully demonstrated. Ye Jianghong taught seriously, and the students also studied attentively. Chen Xiaoling, a 68-year-old student, said happily: "In our later years, the government has built such a good platform for us, so that we can learn and feel happy physically and mentally. I am really happy for the 'silver-haired family'."
In Dongliu Town Senior Citizen University, the reporter learned that in order to improve the fun and entertainment of senior education and meet the needs of the elderly to enrich their spiritual life to the greatest extent, the school opened Tai Chi, Tai Chi, Dance, Huangmei Opera, health care and other courses.
Mo Daosang is late, and the sky is still full of Xia. Dongliu Town University for the Elderly meets the needs of the elderly for re-education with heart and emotion, and is a microcosm of the city's 485 schools for the elderly. In the early morning of August 25, a melodious and melodious music came from the small square of Baihe Park in Guichi District. A group of elderly people in dance clothes were dancing to the music, adding a touch of color to the peaceful Baihe Park. "When I first retired, I felt that life was very monotonous and boring. After coming to the University for the Elderly, the sisters had a good atmosphere together. Now they practice dance, play and have fun, their bodies have also exercised well, and their mood is much better." Student from the Municipal University for the Elderly Jin Lingli exclaimed.
At about 9:00 in the morning, the Guzheng class of the Municipal University for the Elderly started on time. More than a dozen Guzheng students played the Guzheng Etude "Hemerocallis Flower" seriously under the guidance of Guzheng teacher Jin Yao. Yang Qinghua, a student who has just joined the Guzheng class, said, "I have always admired others' ability to play musical instruments since I was a child. When I have time after retirement, I will come to the University for the Elderly to study Guzheng. Now I have met many good sisters, and my retirement life is full and happy."
"Not only should the silver-haired family be supported by their old age, but they must also be taught by their old age to improve their quality of life in their later years." Yang Yihe, executive vice president of Chizhou University for the Elderly, stated the purpose of the school in one sentence. Yang Yihe introduced: "After more than 20 years of development, Chizhou University for the Elderly now offers 143 classes in 38 majors in 7 departments, including music, dance, calligraphy and painting. In 2021, there will be more than 2,000 registered students and nearly 6,000 participants, initially forming a major. Set up a school-running model with diversification, standardized teaching management, hierarchical teaching system, and modern teaching methods."
City-level senior colleges are booming, and county and township senior colleges are booming. On the morning of August 25, in the classroom of Shitai County Senior Citizens University, the calligraphy teacher explained to the students attentively while splashing ink on the hanging paper on the wall. At present, the city has achieved full coverage of the city, county, township and village for the elderly, with a coverage rate of 67.94% in villages;
With the rapid increase of the elderly population and the continuous improvement of living standards, the demand for the elderly to receive re-education is growing. In order to better meet the diversified, convenient and personalized learning needs of the elderly, Xu Xuemei, deputy director of the Municipal Education and Sports Bureau, said that the "older learning" action to warm people's hearts will be implemented conscientiously, and by 2025, a city-wide elderly education will be built. Service system, the number of people participating in elderly education in the city will increase to 90,000.