A winning proposal

What happens when students work with a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)? Goals are achieved.
学生们和全国政协委员一起工作，是种什么样的体验？这个想法已经实现了。

Gao Xinyu, 17, and five other students from Shanghai Fengxian Shuguang High School entered the Model CPPCC last year, an event organized by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and the All-China Students’ Federation. The event invites high school students, college students and young professionals to “gain a deeper understanding of and participate in the country’s political activities”.
去年，来自上海市奉贤区曙光中学的17岁学生高心雨还有其他5名同学去年参加了全国青少年模拟政协活动，该活动由共青团中央及全国学联组织，邀请高中生、大学生以及青年职场人士参与，旨在让他们“更好地理解并参与国家的政治生活”。

Gao and her team wrote a proposal with the help of their politics teacher Huang Shengyi and Jin Yan, a CPPCC member of Fengxian district, Shanghai. The 2020 Model CPPCC attracted 44,800 participants and 1,605 entries across the country. Gao’s team’s proposal was chosen as one of the 10 best entries.
高心雨及其团队成员在学校政治老师黄圣怡和上海市奉贤区政协委员金彦的指导下，起草了一份提案。2020年全国青少年模拟政协活动共吸引了全国4.48万人参与，共有1605件模拟提案作品参与全国评审。高心雨团队的提案是全国十佳模拟政协提案作品之一。

Their proposal focuses on smart home-based care for the elderly. To get a better understanding on the issue, they carried out an online survey targeted at those aged 60 and above, as well as their families. The team received feedback from 1,307 people across the country, covering 23 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.
他们的提案关注的是老年人智慧居家养老情况。为了更好地理解该话题，他们发起了一项针对60岁以上人群及其家人的在线调查。团队回收有效问卷共计1307份，覆盖全国23个省、自治区和直辖市。

They not only sought input from the elderly, but social workers and people who work in nursing homes. “At the beginning, I thought we should only interview the elderly,” Gao said. “But teacher Jin advised us to interview various groups who might inspire us.” The word count of one of their interviews reached nearly 10,000.
同学们不光收集了老年人的想法，也对社工及养老院工作人员进行了访谈。“一开始，我以为只需要采访老年人群体就可以了，”高心雨说道。“但金老师建议我们要对多个群体进行访谈，或许会有所启发。”同学们其中一次的访谈记录有将近1万字。

“Their issues reflect characteristics of the era – that is to apply technology to care for seniors,” Jin said. “I recommended that they further investigate.”
“他们的问题反映了时代的特点 —— 将科技应用于养老，”金彦表示。“我建议他们做进一步的调研。”

But to accomplish the task was not easy. One challenge was to communicate with the old, “especially with those who have hearing problems and don’t speak Mandarin well”, Gao said.
但完成这一任务并非易事。与老年人沟通是一大挑战，“尤其是和那些听力不好或者是不会说普通话的老人家”，高心雨说道。

Another was how to balance study and off-campus activities. “With a clear assignment distribution, the work didn’t burden me,” Gao said. Each team member undertook a different task, including doing interviews, making videos and working as a spokesperson, according to Ma Liucheng, 17, another team member.
另一大挑战是如何平衡好学业与校外活动。“因为小组分工明确，不会给我很大负担，”高心雨表示。另一位小组成员、17岁的马刘成表示，每个小组成员都会承担不同的任务，如做访谈、做视频以及担任发言人。

The most challenging part was drafting a proposal, and that’s where Jin and Huang lent a professional hand. Jin shared his experience from years of work as a CPPCC member.
最有挑战性的部分是起草提案，金彦与黄圣怡对此给出了专业建议。金彦分享了自己多年来作为政协委员的工作经验。

“I learned a lot,” Gao said. Jin was happy about what the team accomplished. “For teenagers, it’s a really good chance to raise concerns about society by attending such an event,” Jin said.
“我学到了很多，”高心雨表示。金彦也为团队取得的成果感到高兴。“对于青少年而言，参加这样的活动，提高对社会的关注，真的是一次很好的机会，”金彦表示。

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