People say that family is the first school of life, and parents are a child's first teachers. On Oct 23, the Law on Family Education Promotion(《家庭教育促进法》)was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. It was carried out on January Ist, 2022. The law says that parents should be responsible ( 负 责 的 ) for family education. For example, the law(法律)stops parents from placing too much pressure on their children. Parents should carefully plan the time for their children to study, rest, play and exercise, and make sure they don't spend too much time on the Internet. Also, it says that society should provide guidance (指导), support and services for family education. In fact, more than 50 percent of parents said they do not know how to educate their children, according to a survey by All-China Women's Federation. The law encourages schools to make family education guidance and practice activities. Local govemments are asked to help schools and families to better communicate with each other. The law also gives special mention to children of migrant workers(外出务工人员)in rural areas. They may be alone when their parents have lefto work in cities. It asks local govemments to help the parents get jobs locally so that they can be responsible for their children's education. |
