What do you think of Tsinghua University s new rule that you can only graduate if you can swim?

Can't swim and can't graduate from Tsinghua University? A few days ago, Tsinghua University confirmed that starting from the 2017 class, students at the school must pass the swimming test, otherwise they cannot obtain a graduation certificate, except in special circumstances.

Is it too demanding to be too demanding to be able to swim and whether you can get a diploma? Why do some students always get scared of PE tests? Behind the "compulsory", what room is there for improvement in school physical education?

If you can't swim, you can't get a diploma.

Recently, it was reported that Qiu Yong, president of Tsinghua University, announced at the university's faculty meeting that Tsinghua University will require undergraduates to learn to swim starting in 2017, and will adjust the curriculum to give students more time to the playground.

In this regard, Tsinghua University confirmed that from the 2017 class, students of the school must pass the swimming test after admission, or participate in swimming lessons and meet the requirements, otherwise they cannot obtain a graduation certificate, and students who are not suitable for swimming such as ** disease and hydrophobia can not participate.

In response to this regulation, an online survey showed that more than 60% of netizens supported it, and one of the options was, "Learning to swim well can save your life, and the school has good intentions." However, some netizens think that the regulations are too "weird", and whether forcing students to swim is "too hard"?

In fact, in order for students to master swimming skills, Tsinghua University is not the only one who is "well-intentioned".

It is understood that Peking University, Xiamen University and other colleges and universities have rigid requirements for swimming teaching, and Xiamen University is in the 2017 independent enrollment assessment, requiring candidates to choose any one of the six categories of athletics, martial arts, swimming, physical fitness, etc. according to their own conditions, and the weight of the sports test is 20%.

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For this new regulation of Tsinghua University, the reporter interviewed a number of college students at the school. Some students told reporters that the school's move aims to cultivate students' physique, and in the long run, it will also be conducive to future work and study. However, there are also some students who believe that students' own learning intentions should be taken care of, and swimming is more suitable as an elective course in college.

The Department of Physical Education of Tsinghua University also said that not all students must take swimming lessons, and new students will carry out swimming tests after entering the school, and swim 50 meters in any of the four standard swimming styles of breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle and backstroke to pass, and those who fail must take swimming lessons.

Recently, Tsinghua University reiterated that "if you can't swim, you can't graduate" 400 freshmen tested their swimming skills.

Recently, the 2017 freshmen of Tsinghua University ushered in a new round of test: the swimming test. At the beginning of this year, Tsinghua University reopened the old school rule more than 90 years ago: "If you can't swim, you can't graduate" (except for special circumstances such as physical fitness), so new students are required to take a swimming test after admission.

Yesterday, 445 students took the first test, because they all signed up voluntarily, and the pass rate was high. However, according to a questionnaire survey conducted by the Department of Physical Education of Tsinghua University, about half of all freshmen do not know how to swim.

At the beginning of this year, Tsinghua University decided to reinstate the old school rules, starting from the class of 2017, students must pass the swimming test after admission or take swimming lessons and meet the requirements, otherwise they will not be able to obtain a graduation certificate (except in special circumstances), which has attracted widespread attention for a while.

On the morning of September 19, the first freshman swimming test was held in the Chen Ming Natatorium. The test was conducted on a voluntary basis, with 499 people signing up and 445 actually participating in the test. A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily saw at the scene that the students were brought into the hall in batches after doing warm-up exercises outside the swimming pool.

They first familiarize themselves with the water temperature and practice in shallow water, and then take the test in deep water at a depth of meters. Some physical education teachers repeatedly told their classmates: "Don't worry, there are lifeguards watching you all the time; Be sure to warm up; Don't be in a hurry to leave after the test, rest for a while to see if there is any discomfort.

A reporter from Beiqing Daily noticed that although the ratio of male to female students in Tsinghua University is 2:1, most of the first batch of volunteers to come to the test are boys.

According to the physical education teacher in charge of the test, the standard for passing the test is very simple: the 50-meter-long standard swimming lane in the deep water area, regardless of the swimming style and speed, as long as you can swim from one end to the other with a relatively standard swimming style, and you will be able to breathe in the middle, you will be considered qualified. Qualified students can receive a certificate of qualification and a medal made by Tsinghua University on the spot.

Among the 445 people, 407 people were qualified, and the pass rate was reached. However, Liu Bo, director of the sports department of Tsinghua University, told a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily that because the first test was voluntary, most of the participants could swim, and the pass rate of all freshmen would not be so high. A questionnaire survey by the Tsinghua Sports Department showed:

About half of the freshmen think they can swim and can swim more than 50 meters in deep pools; Thinking that they can swim, but can only swim in shallow pools, and are not sure to swim more than 50 meters; 32% said they couldn't swim.

Tsinghua University said that the requirement that "you can't swim and can't graduate" will be implemented from the 2017 freshmen. Secondly, the criteria for judging whether or not to swim are quite low: after the freshmen enter the school, they can swim 50 meters with one of the four swimming styles (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle).

The time is not calculated, and it is only 50 meters, which is a relatively low requirement in the current universities.

Tsinghua University's 2017 faculty and staff meeting was held, and there will be news that starting from the 2017 undergraduate freshmen, swimming will be bound to graduation. New students will be tested for swimming after admission, and students who cannot swim will have a compulsory swimming lesson, and only those who pass can obtain a graduation certificate.

Historical origin: According to the director of the Physical Education Department of Tsinghua University, as early as more than 90 years ago, Tsinghua University proposed that if you can't swim, you can't graduate, and you can't stay abroad. Since then, it has been suspended due to factors such as the expansion of the number of students and the limited number of venues.

Introduction: The famous writer Liang Shiqiu has been studying at Tsinghua University since 1915, and he has made a mistake in swimming. In the physical test before graduation, he failed to swim, and during the make-up exam, he tried his best to swim the whole way before he was affirmed by John Ma: "Okay, you have passed." ”

Ke Zhao, a senior academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that he didn't like sports, let alone swimming, and if he followed Tsinghua's limit of "failing swimming and not graduating" at that time, he would almost certainly fail. Fortunately, he was in the third grade when he transferred to Tsinghua University, and he didn't have to study physical education.

Gu Binglin, the former principal, often participates in swimming and other fitness activities, and even after retirement, he often comes to the swimming pool to swim a few laps. Chen Xi, the former party secretary, also likes to swim.

Extended reading: Swimming in many middle schools is compulsory.

Beijing No. 4 Middle School, Huiwen Middle School, and Renmin University High School have also listed swimming as a compulsory subject. Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Jiaxing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other places have listed swimming as the content of the physical education examination of the high school entrance examination.

As soon as Tsinghua's new rules for "swimming" came out, the high school "landlubber" who was ready to apply for Tsinghua University and couldn't swim panicked. Xiao Yu, a sophomore student at the High School Affiliated to Jiaotong University, believes that swimming must have a specific venue, which is more convenient for boys or students whose homes are by the sea.

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