Reducing the burden on education is an important aspect of education reform in recent years, and it is also a hot topic of concern from all walks of life. In recent years, the education department has introduced a series of policies and measures aimed at reducing the academic burden and extracurricular training burden of students, so that students can enjoy a happy childhood and cultivate all-round talents.
Since the "double reduction" policy began in August 2021, the burden of homework and off-campus training for students at the beginning has indeed been reduced. But with the passage of time and the influence of the social environment, the burden on both sides began to increase again. In August this year, the Ministry of Education promulgated the "Interim Measures for Administrative Punishment of Off-campus Training", which was officially implemented on October 15. The purpose is to eliminate off-campus discipline training and reduce the burden on students.
However, the effect of reducing the burden is not satisfactory, the burden on students is still heavy, and the pressure on Xi is still huge. There are many articles on the Internet calling students tired, especially junior high school students and high school students. Some netizens even said that the "double reduction", one is to reduce students who are unwilling to learn Xi, and the other is to reduce irresponsible parents, which has been approved by many people.
So why has the burden reduction been shouting, but the burden on students has not been reduced?This is a question worth pondering.
Recently, some education experts pointed out the reason: the source of the heavy burden on students lies in society, not education, and I strongly agree.
For most ordinary people, what is the purpose of learning Xi?
It's nothing more than being able to have a good job, and even better, the job can also match your interests. But now a good job is basically based on academic qualifications, a primary school teacher now has at least a bachelor's degree, and a more famous school even requires at least a graduate degree. No matter what your ability is, your academic qualifications are the stepping stone to a good job.
This has created a situation in which only thousands of troops in China's college entrance examination have crossed the single-plank bridge. Every time the college entrance examination is a major event of national concern, affecting the hearts of tens of millions of students and parents, because this exam may change their lives.
Therefore, the issue of employment is the fundamental reason why the burden reduction on education cannot be well implemented. If all jobs were paid the same, there would be no involution, and the burden on students would be gone, but this is impossible.
The problems of the college entrance examination, the diversion of the high school entrance examination, and the imbalance of educational resources derived from the employment problem have all exacerbated the involution of education and caused the excessive academic burden of students.
In addition, the excessive utilitarianism of some leading schools and the enrollment of the pinching model have affected the entire educational environment. Many parents are coerced into having to make up classes. Even the children of some of the leaders of the Education Bureau are not exempt. The burden on students is growing day by day.
Therefore, the source of burden reduction lies in society, not in education.
Under the condition that there is no major change in the entire social system, the employment system, the selection system and the remuneration for labor have not changedReducing the burden can only be shouting slogans and putting on a show. No amount of policy will have much effect. Because it touches the distribution of interests in the hearts of almost everyone, all of whom want to have a good and decent job, such as the tobacco bureau, the electricity bureau, etc.