Qs校长vs私校校长: 人文教育成就青少年心理健康？

澳洲青少年的心理健康问题日益严重，虽然焦虑、抑郁和逃学现象可能因新冠疫情加剧，但这些问题早在疫情之前就已经逐渐显现。所以学校不仅仅是教授学术知识，还应关注学生的wellbeing (身心健康、福祉)。

Themental health issues among Australian teenagers are becoming increasinglysevere. Although anxiety, depression, and school avoidance may have beenexacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, these problems had already begun toemerge long before the pandemic. Therefore, schools should not only focus onteaching academics but also on addressing students' well-being. 

Anthony强调，学校的wellbeing项目应该关注学生的情感需求，帮助他们学会如何管理压力，培养韧性。学校应鼓励学生不着眼于短期目标或像游戏和社交媒体这样容易分心的事物，去反思人生的更大意义和目的。

Anthonystressed that schools' well-being programs should focus on students' emotionalneeds, helping them learn how to manage stress, build resilience, and maintainemotional balance. Schools should encourage students to look beyond short-termgoals or distractions like games and social media, and instead reflect onlife’s greater meaning and purpose.

疫情拉大了学生间的差距，居家隔离的影响就像催化剂，暴露了学生学习能力上的差异。学生的进步往往取决于其家庭提供的支持环境以及他们个人的独立性和适应远程学习的能力。

Thepandemic has exacerbated differences in students' academic progress, the impact of the lockdown acted as a catalyst, revealing disparitiesin students' learning abilities. Progress often depended on the supportenvironment provided by families and the students' independence andadaptability to remote learning. 

这种学生wellbeing和学术表现的变化不仅仅发生在学校，许多年轻人在校外也表现出对未来的不确定性、缺乏动力。一些即使生活条件最优渥的学生也质疑生活的意义，导致空虚感和无所作为。这反映了一个更广泛的社会问题——财富和物质成功并不一定带来幸福或满足感。

Changes in students' well-being and academic performance are not confined to the school environment. Many young people are also showing uncertainty and lack of motivation outside of school. Some students, even those from privileged backgrounds, question the meaning of life, leading to feelings of emptiness and a lack of purpose. This reflects a broader societal issue: wealth and material success do not necessarily bring happiness or fulfillment.

Anthony和陈老师都强调了父母在支持孩子wellbeing和学术发展的关键作用。陈老师谈到，家庭应注重营造一个孩子感到被爱、被重视和被支持的环境。她指出，家庭不仅是孩子欢笑和感恩的地方，也是他们学习责任感和同理心的地方。

BothAnthony and Principal Chen emphasized the critical role parents play insupporting their children's well-being and academic development. Principal Chenmentioned that families should focus on creating an environment where childrenfeel loved, valued, and supported. She pointed out that families should notonly be a place of laughter and gratitude but also where children learnresponsibility and empathy. 

Anthony建议父母积极参与学校活动，确保学校的wellbeing项目与家庭价值观一致。他建议父母在为孩子选择学校时，不仅关注学术成绩，更要注重学校的wellbeing项目，是否促进全人发展。这需要在为孩子设定高期望的同时，确保不会让他们感到压力过大，从而使wellbeing和学术成功相辅相成。

Anthonyadvised parents to actively engage with school life, ensuring that the school'swell-being program aligns with family values. When choosing a school, hesuggested that parents not only look at academic results but also considerwhether the school's well-being program fosters holistic development. Thisinvolves setting high expectations for children while ensuring they are notoverwhelmed, thus allowing well-being and academic success to complement eachother. 

此外，Anthony讨论了“适度压力”（eustress）的概念，即适量的压力可以激励学生挑战自我并成长。wellbeing项目应该设计成帮助学生学会如何积极应对压力，而不是让生活变得过于轻松或充满挑战。

Anthony also discussed the concept of "eustress," or positive stress, which can motivate students to challenge themselves and grow. Well-being programs should be designed to help students learn how to manage stress positively, rather than making life too easy or overly challenging.

MHS最近宣布从明年开始，十一年级学生将被要求选修VCE人文学科，反映了社会对人文学科在培养全面发展个体方面价值的日益重视。

Theimportance of humanity education in cultivating future leaders was a centralfocus of the seminar. MHS recently announced that starting next year, Year 11students will be required to take a VCE humanities subject, reflecting thegrowing recognition of the value of humanities in fostering well-roundedindividuals.

精英高中新政争议: VCE人文学科必修, 机遇还是挑战？

Anthony和陈老师都支持这一举措，Anthony指出，人文学科（如历史、哲学和艺术）可以教授批判性思维、情商和人际交往技能。他强调，未来的领导者需要这些技能来应对日益复杂的世界，尤其是在技术（包括人工智能）迅速发展的背景下。人文教育帮助学生不仅了解自己，还能理解他们所处的更广泛的社会、政治和文化背景。

BothAnthony and Principal Chen supported this move. Anthony pointed out thathumanities subjects, such as history, philosophy, and the arts, teach criticalthinking, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills. He emphasized thatfuture leaders will need these skills to navigate an increasingly complexworld, especially as technology, including AI, rapidly evolves. Humanityeducation helps students understand not only themselves but also the broadersocial, political, and cultural contexts they operate within. 

Qs School的中小学Empower、Elite课程都会配备一本EQ book（情商书），用课上的10分钟左右的时间指导学生如何面对压力、与人交流，将软实力的培养融于课堂之中。陈老师表示明年的EQ book将会再升级、更加向提升人文素养方面贴近，以顺应时代变化。

Qs School's Empower and Elite courses in primary and secondary schools include an EQ book (emotional intelligence book), where students spend around 10 minutes in class learning how to deal with stress and communicate effectively, integrating the cultivation of soft skills into the classroom. Principal Chen mentioned that next year's EQ book will be further upgraded, with a greater focus on enhancing humanity education to align with the changing times.

在座谈会的最后部分，嘉宾讨论了人工智能对教育和幸福感的影响。Anthony表达了对人工智能改变学生在线世界的担忧。尽管科技提供了许多机会，也带来了新的挑战，尤其是在心理健康方面。今天的孩子们不仅生活在物理世界中，还同时生活在一个虚拟世界里，他们必须学会如何在这两者之间游刃有余。

Inthe final part of the seminar, the speakers discussed the impact of AI oneducation and well-being. Anthony expressed concerns about how AI is changingthe online world in which students live. Although technology offers manyopportunities, it also brings new challenges, particularly regarding mentalhealth. Today’s children not only live in the physical world but alsosimultaneously in a virtual world, and they must learn how to navigate both. 

老师们强调了教导学生批判性思考线上经历的重要性，并鼓励他们在需要时向可信任的成年人寻求帮助。建议父母与孩子建立开放和信任的关系，让孩子感到在遇到负面网上经历时能够安全地寻求帮助。这种开放的沟通对于预防网络欺凌、成瘾或通过AI增强内容进行操纵等问题至关重要。

Theteachers emphasized the importance of teaching students to think criticallyabout their online experiences and encouraging them to seek help from trustedadults when necessary. They suggested that parents build open and trustingrelationships with their children, ensuring that they feel safe seeking helpwhen they encounter negative online experiences. This open communication iscrucial for preventing issues such as cyberbullying, addiction, or manipulationthrough AI-enhanced content.