Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Law clarifies family role in education
China adopted a new law that clarifies the roles and responsibilities of children’s welfare and education by family, school, the State, and society. It has long been accused that excessive studying to get better grades and pass entrance exams by over-loaded assignments and expensive private tutoring created over-stressed young children in China. Now, parents are responsible for family education and are prohibited to make their children study excessively. They are also required to help their children spend time studying, resting, and exercising in balance. In the meantime, local governments and schools are required to provide guidance, support, and services for family education. They are already expected to improve classroom teaching and develop after-school services to help students learn better without too much homework under the guidelines issued in July. Recently, China limited the time for online gaming on weekdays and weekends, restricted new off-campus tutoring services, and banned online tutoring services to improve young students’ health and welfare while reducing financial burden to their parents. Though these measures may seem too radical to impose at once in your country, do they sound too unreasonable?
Read the article and think about what the roles of family education should be.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202111/03/WS6181d7e6a310cdd39bc72ed9.html
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