Zhong Kaitong, a fourth-grader from Guangzhou, enjoyed a fun vacation this summer.
A new guideline(指导方针) introduced by central government on July 24 helped Zhong enjoy some free time during the summer. The guideline aims to ease the schoolwork burden (负担) on primary and junior high school students. What's more, after-school training are also regulated so that students can enjoy their school life.
According to the guideline, children below the third grade will not have homework anymore.
Off-campus tutoring organizations(校外培训机构) are not allowed to offer teaching ahead of time. No subject-based training will be allowed on weekends, national holidays or during winter and summer vacations. According to Global Times, more than 75 percent of children in Chinese cities from grades 1 to 12 are taking private(私人的) tutoring courses.
" Some training organizations have made money from parents' anxieties (焦虑), "said Chen Xianzhe, a professor at South China Normal University. "The guideline is meant to relax parents and society as a whole."
"But this does not mean the tutoring courses will completely disappear, since there are still exams, " said Chu Zhaohui, a senior researcher at the National Institute of Education Sciences. One-on-one or one-on-two tutoring might see a rise due to this need.
| A. It calls for reducing homework and improving the quality of education. B. Instead of attending English or math training courses, she played badminton and basketball most of the time. C. Parents are worried that if their children start behind, they will stay behind. D. For junior high school students, it should take no more than 90 minutes for them to finish their homework. E. Now parents are worried that their children will have no more chances to study outside schools. F. The reason is that a large population of students take extra courses. |
