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The ministry's rules ban excess homework and selection exams, require daily physical activity, and protect break time to improve students' mental and physical health nationwide.
- On Friday, China's Education Ministry announced a framework banning schools from assigning excess homework and encroaching on student break time to reduce academic pressure and improve physical and mental health.
- A mandate from last year serves as the foundation, requiring schools to 'strictly control' total homework amounts as heavy homework loads across China commonly lead to sleep deprivation and increased anxiety.
- The Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Aviation announced last week a six-day spring break themed to 'see the flowers and enjoy romance,' aiming to boost domestic consumption and encourage future marriages.
- Requiring two hours of daily physical activity for primary and secondary students, the policies mark a pivot from the nation's traditional attitude that children must study hard and achieve high grades.
- Schools are now prohibited from frequently organizing examinations for student selection and from rewarding teachers for 'hyping up' top scorers, while kindergartens cannot teach Primary curricula in advance.
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China announces policy to ease academic pressure on students
China's Education Ministry on Friday announced a framework to promote students' physical and mental health with measures that include banning schools from assigning excess homework and encroaching on student break time.
China will ease the extreme competitiveness of its education system to protect the mental and physical health of its schoolchildren. The sector in China is enviable for many reasons: meritocratic, clean and with 99% of schooling, the only case in a developing country. But experts have warned for years that children are struggling with excessive pressure and have claimed a less hostile ecosystem, more focused on creativity and well-being than on …
China Announces Policy To Ease Pressure On Students
China’s Education Ministry on Friday announced a framework to promote students’ physical and mental health with measures that include banning schools from assigning excess homework and encroaching on student break time. Schools are prohibited from frequently organising examinations and increasing the “academic burden on students,” the ministry said in a statement on its official WeChat. […] The post China Announces Policy To Ease Pressure On Stu…
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