First of all, the phenomenon of elementary school student pick-up, junior high school student pick-up and drop-off and even high school student pick-up and drop-off has gradually risen in recent years, which has aroused people's attention and discussion. This article will discuss and analyze from the perspectives of school issues, parent issues, and social issues.
Parents of students generally believe that the rise of student pick-up and drop-off is mainly caused by school problems and educational problems. Parents use their children's safety as a starting point to force them to pick up and drop off their children themselves. In addition, social security problems are also one of the reasons affecting the wave of student pick-up. However, the problem cannot be blamed solely on society and law and order, because traffickers and law and order problems exist in other countries, but students in other countries are not as common as in China.
In contrast, we can see that students in countries such as Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, whether elementary or middle school, are able to commute to and from school on their own, and this phenomenon is just as common among university students. This reflects the problems in China's education system. Cai Yuanpei, a famous educator, once proposed that real education is not only about instilling knowledge and skills, but also about cultivating students' personality and ideals. However, in China, students often lack social skills, the ability to face setbacks, the ability to tolerate, and the ability to dare to think and do. Therefore, the emergence of the wave of student pick-up and drop-off actually reflects the failure of Chinese education.
The author argues that the problems of parents in the wave of student pick-up and drop-off are inseparable from social problems. Looking back at the author's experience as a child, parents hardly ever picked up their children in person, nor did they hear of any cases of children being trafficked. However, in today's society, parents are forced to pick up and drop off their children for various reasons. First of all, some schools are defined as key schools, attracting excellent teacher resources, resulting in an uneven distribution of educational resources. In order for their children to be able to attend these key schools, parents have to buy vehicles to pick up and drop off their children. Secondly, social security concerns are also one of the reasons that force parents to pick up and drop off their children in person. Problems such as school bullying, child theft and trafficking, and traffic accidents have caused parents to worry about safety and have to pick up and drop off their children to and from school. In addition, these social problems have also been infinitely amplified, resulting in more and more parents lacking trust in society.
While there are many reasons for the emergence of student pick-up and drop-off waves, the key is to face and solve these problems. Two of these points are worth emphasizing: one is road safety, with frequent road traffic accidents causing parents to worry about their children's safety on the road. The second is the safety around the school, and some unscrupulous elements often fight and bully students near the school. These issues must be addressed in order to alleviate the phenomenon of student pick-up and drop-off.
However, solving these problems requires not only the best efforts, but also the joint efforts of schools, parents and all parties in society. Schools should strengthen safety education and increase safety facilities around the school to ensure the safety of students. Parents should educate their children on self-protection and the ability to deal with dangers, and reduce the need for in-person pick-up. Society, on the other hand, should assume its social responsibility and not only report on the problem, but also publicize the methods and experiences to solve the problem. At the same time, all sectors of society should also actively participate and work together to solve the problems caused by the wave of student pick-up.
In my personal view, the emergence of the wave of student pick-ups and drop-offs is a reflection of parents' concerns about the safety of their children, as well as the problems of China's education system and social insecurity. To solve these problems, we need comprehensive development in family education, school education, and social security. Only in this way can the tide of student pick-up and drop-off gradually decrease, and children can safely go to and from school and move towards a bright future.