In China, many students spend much of their time on their studies, and don't help with housework at home. As a result, they lack basic skills.
Luckily, things are changing. Last year, many schools began to teach students life skills.
Guangming Middle School in Sichuan set up some farming clubs. There students learnt to plant vegetables. "At first I thought I could only grow some vegetables here, but actually, I learnt a lot about vegetables." said Chen Jia, a girl at the school.
In Hope Middle School, students have a special life skill class: they learn to make dumplings in different kinds of shapes. "I couldn't make dumplings before, but now I am good at doing it. I really love my life skill class. It's my favourite class." said Zhang Yan, a boy at the school.
In fact, learning life skills is as important as learning Chinese and maths, because it helps us prepare for our future life. Boys and girls, do you help your parents do housework at home? If not, maybe you should get started now.
