Jiaodian** reported that in Guangdong, a mother sent ** that her children got the winter vacation homework for primary school students, requiring them to fill in the family income and expenditure, such as parents' salaries, daily consumables, housing loans, etc. Is this winter vacation homework or a family background check? She was puzzled.
Not only her, but many netizens also said that it was incomprehensible and uncomfortable. Looking at the comment area of the post, some parents are worried that the school may charge students differently out of interests. Such speculation is indeed unfounded and does not seem to be necessary, but since winter vacation homework can be so "nonsensical", it is no wonder that parents have rich associations.
There may be a well-intentioned intention to assign such "homework", such as a desire to get a "deeper" understanding of the target audience through a survey, but even then, this method of operation has gone astray.
As we all know, winter vacation homework is exclusive in nature, and it is also very "simple" in nature. Although winter vacation homework has the "responsibility" of broadening students' horizons and thinking skills, the requirement of focusing on subject content should not change. Under this premise, any artificial "drama" and trying to extend its tentacles into the private domain of a family will not make sense.
It is difficult to have a relationship between keeping track of a family's income and expenditure and promoting a student's education so that he or she can become a usable talent. Whether it is a poor family or a rich family, there is the possibility of being a top student and a scumbag. Is it true that whoever has a "Daben" and a villa will be able to improve the child's academic performance?
Family income and expenditure have always been the privacy of a family. This right to privacy is protected by law and protected by secular concepts. In any context, it is unconscionable to inquire into the privacy of a family, and to write it in public form and present it to others who have nothing to do with the family. It should be emphasized that neither schools nor the education sector have the authority to do so.
In the 80s of the last century, when I was in elementary school, and around 2000 when my children were in elementary school, this kind of thing was never heard of. At a certain stage of education, school teachers sometimes learn about the basic situation of the student's parents, but basically do not inquire about a family's income and expenditure - this is not only impolite, but also contrary to professional ethics. Although the times are different and the situation is different in different places, it is still surprising that the school has arbitrarily broadened the boundaries of winter vacation homework.
In particular, this kind of information collection is done through elementary school students, which is even more inappropriate. It is necessary for the parents of students to tell their children about the basic situation of the family in a timely manner according to the actual situation, and it is also a necessary experience for children to have contact with the "truth" of the family through hearing and seeing. The so-called "children of the poor are in charge of the family at an early age" itself encompasses the meaning of knowing the "family finances" in the first place. However, it needs to be reminded that both the family and the society should try their best to guide their children to establish a correct view of wealth, have an objective and rational understanding of their own income and expenditure levels, and avoid blind comparison. However, on the other hand, if the above-mentioned winter vacation homework arrangement collects the "general ledger" of all students' family income and expenditure together, even if it is not publicly released, it is bound to cause excessive concern among the student group due to this abnormal information survey, and it is likely to fall into an emotional vortex of measuring people's lives and failures by more money and less money.
It is not an isolated case that you are required to write down your income and expenditure in your winter vacation homework. In recent years, it has become a trend to require children to fill in information about family property and parents' professional background when entering kindergartens and schools. Although this practice has aroused people's resistance, and some educational institutions have also stated that they will not force it to fill in the form or correct it, this practice of disrespecting students, parents, and legal principles still exists in various ways, and this is a trend worthy of vigilance. In this regard, the competent authorities should resolutely oppose this, immediately call a halt, and take this opportunity to vigorously advocate a comfortable home-school relationship with strict boundaries. (The author is a well-known ** commentator).
Text |Wu Lichuan.