Why do parents still insist on giving their children make-up lessons after the double reduction? Professor Zheng Qiang analyzes the reason!
Double minus"After that, why do many parents insist on giving their children make-up lessons? Professor Zheng Qiang explains why.
Every child is the hope of the family, so the child's academic performance has always been the focus of every parent's attention. Everyone expects their children to achieve excellent academic results and lay a solid foundation for the future college entrance examination.
In today's highly competitive society, children's learning tasks are becoming more and more onerous. In particular, the current high school entrance examination diversion system has made many parents and children feel anxious. Worried that their children will not be able to get into their ideal high school, many children are under increasing pressure to study.
In response to the current situation of students' excessive homework burden, the Ministry of Education has implemented it"Double reduction policy"。Although"Double minus"The original intention of the policy was to reduce the burden on students and free them from all kinds of tutoring, but in the process of implementation, we found that many parents are still secretly organizing additional tutoring classes for their children.
Despite the practice"Double minus"policy, but the desire of parents to let their children go to cram schools has not weakened, and the phenomenon of private and secret cram schools is still widespread. Many training schools have been closed, and even those that have survived are not as good as they could be. The extension of class hours allows many children to do their homework in school, reducing the need for cram classes. However, we are also aware that there are still students who secretly tutor in private, especially in the first stage of secondary school, where private tutoring is quite common. A relative of mine told me that his son is in the third grade of junior high school, and many students in his class have chosen to tutor privately, although the fee is not high, but the parents are willing. Some parents even invite teachers to teach at school. Some parents even ask teachers to come to their homes to make it easier for their children to attend classes. Although it is illegal to make up classes without permission, due to its concealment, it is difficult to investigate and deal with it, and it is obviously impossible to conduct a door-to-door investigation.
On the one hand, it seems contradictory that parents constantly emphasize that students are overburdened with schoolwork, and on the other hand, parents have to tutor their children. Zheng Qiang, president of Shanxi University of Technology, explained this phenomenon to us.
Professor Zheng Qiang explained the reasons why parents continue to give their children make-up lessons. Professor Zheng Qiang has extensive experience and profound knowledge in the field of education, and he has a clear view of the current problem of children's remedial classes.
Professor Zheng Qiang pointed out that Chinese children are not losing at the starting line, but are pressed on the starting line. From kindergarten onwards, the attention of the whole society is focused on the child. Parents give their children make-up lessons, and other parents will inevitably choose to arrange make-up lessons for their children, because only in this way will their children not fall behind in the competition. Many parents don't know if their child really needs to make up lessons, and they don't fully understand their child's real learning. Their only purpose is to prevent their children from being overtaken by other children, and as long as other children make up the lessons, their own children have to follow the make-up lessons. However, this practice can lead some children to become dependent on make-up lessons, which may end up exhausting them rather than improving their grades.
Professor Cheng Qiang's views are profound. Regarding the reason for attending cram school, if poor students go to cram school to catch up, then what is the reason for excellent students to go to cram school? The only reason is that I am afraid of being caught up by others, and only by constantly attending supplementary classes can we maintain our leadership.
It is because of this mentality of parents that our families are becoming more and more anxious about education"Involution"The phenomenon is getting worse. Nowadays, some parents have recognized the problems caused by the double reduction policy, but because its power is relatively small, it is difficult to achieve substantial changes.
How to alleviate parents' anxiety can be a long process. Although people today generally recognize the need to reduce the burden and understand that children are overburdened, why do various types of cram schools still exist? The reason is not complicated.
First of all, parents certainly want the burden on their children to be reduced, but in the current state of education, it is not enough to reduce the burden. If the quality of education declines at the same time as the burden is reduced, who will be responsible for the future development of children? Although schools are also trying to improve the quality of teaching, many parents believe that it is almost impossible to easily get into a university under the current test-oriented education system. Therefore, behind the reduction and exemption of tuition fees, parents are worried about the quality of education, and they dare not easily reduce or reduce their children's tuition fees, for fear of affecting their children's studies.
First, the parents' concern for the HKCEE is correct. There are more and more subjects in the secondary school examination, including arts and sports. Most importantly, the grading system is a source of anxiety for many parents, as only a small number of parents' children can go on to high school. Due to the large number of subjects and the small number of admissions, parents are worried about what to do if their children can't get into high school.
Finally, some parents are worried that after the multiplication policy, only wealthy families will be able to afford the cost of supplementary classes, while ordinary families will not be able to afford similar opportunities. After the double exemption policy, the number of various types of cram schools has indeed decreased, but this does not mean that the phenomenon of cram schools has completely disappeared. In particular, the form of make-up classes based on aptitude has increased the anxiety of parents, who are worried that their children will fall behind if they do not participate in make-up classes. It also raises concerns that children from wealthy families will have a greater advantage in the future.
Nowadays, the double reduction policy has begun to bear fruit in some places, but it is undeniable that there are still some problems, especially the phenomenon of private make-up classes. If this problem is not effectively addressed, it is likely to exacerbate parents' anxiety.
In general, although some think"Everyone goes to make up the class, which will only increase the score and will not change anything"But children are the most important hope of every family, and parents are not willing to give up any opportunity that can improve their children's competitiveness. Eliminating this phenomenon requires a long process, and the task of double reduction is arduous and the road is tortuous.
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