Less work for students
“双减”政策发布，全面减轻学生负担势在必行。
Zhong Kaitong, a fourth-grader from Guangzhou, enjoyed a fun vacation this summer 1 of attending English or math training courses, she played football and basketball most of the time A new guideline (指导方针) introduced by central authorities (中央政府) on July 24 helped Zhong2some free time during the summer. Aiming to reduce the schoolwork on primary and junior high school student, the guideline calls for reducing homework, 3 the Quality(质量) of education and regulating (规范) after class4Xinhua reported. According to the guideline, children5 the third grade will not have homework any more. It should take no6 than 90 minutes for junior high school students to7 their homework.
Off-campus tutoring institutions (校外培训机构)8 not allowed to offer overseas education courses or advanced (超前的) teaching. No subject-based (基于学科的) training will be allowed9weekends, national holidays or during winter and summer vacations. More than 75 percent of children in Chinese cities from grades 1 to 12 are taking private tutoring courses, Global Times reported "Parents are 10 that if their children start behind, they will stay behind Some raining institutions have taken advantage of(利用)parents anxieties to make11" said Chen Xianzhe, a professor at South China Normal University. The12is meant to calm (安抚) the anxieties of parents and society as a whole.
"But this does not mean the tutoring courses will13disappear, because exams still exist(存在) " said Chu Zhaohui. One on-one or one-on two tutoring might see a 14because of this need. "So, schools 15 improve the education quality, take the main responsibility for students' education and not push them into tutoring courses." Chu added.
