A. The reason is that a large population of students take extra courses. B. It asks schools to reduce homework and improve the quality of education. C. Parents are worried that if their children start behind, they will stay behind. D. Now parents are worried that their children will have no more chances to study outside schools. E. For junior high school students, it should take no more than 90 minutes for them to finish their homework. F. Instead of at tending English or math training courses, she played badminton and basketball most of the time. |
Zhong Kaitong, a fourth-grader in Guangzhou, enjoyed a fun vacation this summer.
A new guideline 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 is also regulated (管制) 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 tutoring courses.
" Some training organizations have made money from parents' worries," said Chen Xianzhe, a professor at South China Normal University. "The guideline is meant to relax parents and society as a whole."