Education is the cornerstone of a nation's development and the hope for every child's future. Whether it is primary school, secondary school or higher education, all stages of education have received extensive attention and attention. In education, preschool education, as the starting point of children's learning Xi, plays an important role in cultivating their interests, abilities and basic knowledge. However, what happened to the current kindergarten has attracted attention.
In recent years, the closure of kindergartens is not uncommon, and many private kindergartens have said that they are difficult to continue because of the lack of students. For example, Dongxiao Victoria Kindergarten in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, had only 108 students before it was closed, and the school was under tremendous pressure due to the reduction in students and the cost of running the school. Eventually, the school had to be closed, leaving parents with the trouble of choosing a new kindergarten. Dongxiao Victoria Kindergarten in Haizhu District is not an exception, and Haiyi Bay EtonHouse Kindergarten in Zhuhai High-tech Zone has also announced that it will be closed.
In addition to Guangzhou and Zhuhai, similar situations have occurred across the country. For example, in Linquan County, Fuyang City, Anhui Province, 50 private kindergartens announced the termination of their schools, which accounted for 11 of the total number of kindergartens in the county8%。At the same time, Haikou City, Zhangzhou City and other places have also seen large-scale closure of kindergartens. The closure of kindergartens has caused concern and confusion among parents, who have said that kindergarten tuition fees are more expensive than going to university, which is prohibitive and prohibitive, and they dare not have children.
The closure of kindergartens actually stems from two factors. First of all, the closure of kindergartens is mainly due to the cost of running a school** due to enrollment problems. In the past, kindergarten admissions were hard to come by, and people scrambled to get places for their children. However, with the precipitous decline of the new population, the number of students in kindergartens has decreased, making kindergartens face difficulties in recruiting students. At the same time, the number of kindergartens is increasing, leading to increased competition, and some kindergartens have had to raise tuition fees in order to survive. Secondly, many parents are dissatisfied with the high tuition fees of kindergartens. In many ordinary cities, tuition fees of six or seven thousand a semester are already common, and some kindergartens charge sky-high tuition fees in the name of so-called "aristocratic" education, and even make up classes and charge late course fees.
For parents, the high cost of kindergarten tuition not only increases the financial burden, but also makes them suspicious. On the one hand, some parents say they don't understand why kindergartens should make up classes, after all, the educational purpose of kindergartens should be to teach children basic Xi and life skills;On the other hand, some parents feel that the tuition fees are too high to afford, and some parents even say that the tuition fees are more expensive than going to college, which makes them afraid to have more children.
The current closure of kindergartens is just a microcosm of the field of education. With negative population growth and increased pressure on young families, the education sector will be under even greater pressure. If we do not solve the problem of young people's involution, the pressure to improve employment and medical care, and the pressure on education, the phenomenon of school closures will be more and more, and all walks of life will be impacted.
In the face of this problem, it is not only necessary for the attention and support of the state and society, but also for the joint efforts of schools, teachers, students and parents. Only by jointly solving the problem of young people's involution and reducing their pressure can we increase the desire to have children and ensure the sustainable development of education and the prosperity of the country.