Problems In Life-Death Perceptions Education For Secondary School Students And Solution Strategies

Studies on secondary school students' self-injury, self-cruelty, suicide and killing have long been conducted from many aspects, and valuable suggestions have been brought forth. Based on summary of previous studies, the author pointed out, after investigation, problems existing in the life-death perceptions education for secondary school students, and put forth some suggestions for this education.Through investigation, the author found out that most secondary school students were longing for knowledge about life and death, but both school and family education were lacking in this kind of education. This resulted in serious problems existing among secondary school students about life-death perceptions, i.e., many students were still believing in souls, ghosts and gods concerning the nature of life and death, individualism and egoism were prominent among students concerning life-death values, dread of death and attending suicide were serious among students concerning attitude to life and death. After analyzing these problems, the author brought forth strategic suggestions for strengthening life-death perceptions education for secondary school students: exploring the theoretical bases for life-death perceptions education, that is to understand the nature of life and death with the help of scientific knowledge about life and death; steering life-death perceptions education with correct life-death values; facing life and death with reasonable attitude to life and...