"If you donate 100 ml of blood, your child will get 2 school points. This news has recently sparked heated discussions in Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province.
A primary school in Wuyi County issued this regulation, aiming to encourage parents to donate blood and promote the development of social welfare undertakings. However, this provision has also sparked some controversy.
Proponents argue that this provision would help increase the rate of blood donations. They believe that linking blood donation to a child's school attendance can make parents more actively involved in blood donations.
Opponents argue that this provision is suspicious of utilitarian blood donation. They believe that donating blood is an unpaid act that should be motivated by love for society and others. Linking it to children's enrollment will make blood donation utilitarian, and even the phenomenon of "donating blood to fry points" will appear.
In the author's opinion, it is inappropriate to link blood donation to children's schooling. It can distort the original purpose of donating blood and may also have some negative consequences.
First, this regulation would make blood donation utilitarian. Blood donation is an unpaid act that should be motivated by love for society and others. Linking it to a child's school entry would make parents value points more than blood donation itself.
Secondly, this regulation may lead to the phenomenon of "donating blood and stirring points". Some parents may donate blood in lieu of donating blood through donations or other means in order to earn more points. This can lead to unfair points and even breed corruption.
Finally, this provision may intensify competition for educational resources. Some parents may spend a lot of time and money in order to get more points for their children. This will intensify the competition for educational resources and is not conducive to social equity.
Schools can encourage parents to donate blood in other ways, such as carrying out volunteer activities, holding blood donation promotions, etc. **Departments can introduce relevant policies to standardize the blood donation points system and prevent it from being abused.
Blood donation is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and we should encourage more people to participate in blood donation. However, we should also be careful not to link blood donation to utilitarianism, so as not to distort the original intention of donating blood.
Parents donating 100ml of blood will get 2 admission points