Source: Rule of Law Weekend
Original title: Why did Shiyan Education Director’s public reply lead to heated discussion?
"I have quickly verified the problems you have reflected, and asked the education departments at all levels in the city not to force parents to watch the live broadcast of family education’ Seedling Protection Action’ and punch cards …"
On April 9th, Kou Wei, director of Shiyan Education Bureau, Hubei Province, sent a reply to a parent, which attracted attention from all walks of life. On the evening of April 7th, a netizen in Shiyan posted an "Open Letter to Director Kou Wei of Shiyan Education Bureau" on the Qin Chu Forum, which reflected that the school required students and parents to watch the live broadcast activities with the theme of family education on a certain platform continuously, and asked parents to take screenshots and punch in on time. Netizens believe that this move has increased the burden on parents. After being informed of this incident, Kou Wei, director of Shiyan Education Bureau, immediately stopped asking parents to watch the clock-in, and arranged personnel to investigate the things reflected by parents. Kou Wei also replied to the parent who complained online.
Some experts believe that although China’s relevant laws encourage social forces to play a full role in family education, the phenomenon of over-commercialization of family education in some places is worrying.
The school requires parents to download software, which raises questions.
"To be honest, an activity once, it’s nothing, just once. This time, the live broadcast of this’ seedling protection action’ is to watch it every day, take screenshots every day, and watch it. "
Netizen "Gyro Small" is a parent in Shiyan City. At the beginning of April this year, an activity called Family Education "Nursery Action" made him anxious.
On the evening of April 7th, Gyroscope released an open letter to Director Kou Wei of Shiyan Education Bureau at the Qin Chu Forum. In an open letter, "Gyro Small" reported that the local education bureau had sent a notice to all parents of primary and secondary schools in Shiyan these days, asking each student’s parents to download a certain mobile phone software, and watch a live lecture called "Seedling Protection Action" through this software. At the same time, parents were required to take screenshots every day and report them in the class group.
"Gyro Xiao" believes that these formalistic votes and praises have pained parents and wronged teachers, and also affected children’s learning, which will have a negative impact on children’s future values.
The rule of law weekend reporter noticed that after the post of "Gyro Small" was posted on the Internet, it immediately aroused the resonance of many local parents. Many parents question that it is mandatory for parents to download a software to watch such family education programs, and then take screenshots to punch in, which is suspected of earning traffic for a software.
Wang Xing, a parent of a primary school in Shiyan City, confirmed to the reporter that since April 1st, the school where his children are located has indeed launched a watching and punching activity called "Family Education". The school requires parents to download the Extreme Edition of a mobile phone software, watch lectures through this software, and then take screenshots to punch in the class group.
"The live broadcast starts at 7 o’clock every night. The children basically have to do their homework at this time, and they don’t have time to watch this live broadcast. So basically, parents just open and cut the picture, and then send it to the group, even if the task is completed." Wang Xing believes that the original intention of the organizers to hold similar lectures is good, but this practice of watching in a limited time and asking parents to like and take screenshots does increase the burden on teachers, students and parents.
"I think that school teachers should still focus on teaching, and the relevant departments should not add other tasks unrelated to teaching to teachers." Wang Xing told the rule of law weekend reporter.
Director of education stops watching clock-in.
After being informed of this incident, Kou Wei, director of Shiyan Education Bureau, immediately stopped watching the punch-in, and arranged personnel to investigate the things reflected by parents.
"I have quickly verified the problems you have reflected, and asked the education departments at all levels in the city not to force parents to watch the live broadcast of the family education’ Nursery Action’ and punch cards." On April 9, Kou Wei replied to the parent who complained online.
In his reply, Kou Wei believes that schools are the main position of education and teachers are the first resource of education. Shiyan City will resolutely implement the requirements of the state, province and city to reduce the burden on primary and secondary school teachers and further create a good environment for education and teaching. In view of the activities on campus that parents have reflected more and have nothing to do with teaching, the Municipal Education Bureau has made a specific list of reducing the burden, strictly cleaned up and standardized matters such as "voting" and "online homework" that have nothing to do with primary and secondary school education and teaching, followed the laws of education and teaching, focused on teachers, taught and educated people, resolutely opposed formalism and bureaucracy, and solidly promoted the work of reducing the burden on primary and secondary school teachers to achieve practical results.
"We will resolutely fight the tough battle of’ double reduction’, adhere to the linkage between off-campus governance and on-campus quality improvement, effectively reduce the workload, reduce the enthusiasm of off-campus training, reduce the financial burden on parents, and improve the quality of education, create a good educational environment for the healthy growth and all-round development of students, and strive to run a higher, more accurate, more temperature and more powerful education." Kou Wei said in his reply.
On April 11th, Shiyan City Education Bureau made a public disclosure on the official WeChat WeChat official account with the title "The Municipal Education Bureau responded to netizens’ questions".
After Kou Wei’s reply to parents was disclosed by the media, it caused a heated discussion from all walks of life.
"Unexpectedly, I thought that this issue would be harmonious. I didn’t expect the forum to be retained. The director replied, and the netizens were satisfied and recognized. A praise also made us full of hope for the education of Shiyan." Some netizens left a message saying.
Some netizens commented that family education is indeed very important. Strengthening family education should focus on the effect, rather than becoming a mere formality, and finally become a burden for teachers and parents.
Family education should avoid excessive commercialization.
A few years ago, an article "Everything is" grabbed from the doll, and the doll was quickly "caught" and broke! The article has been heated in major media. According to this article, according to incomplete statistics, in recent years, more than 100 related jobs have tried to enter the campus.
Like "starting with dolls", in recent years, some training institutions have also found business opportunities around the theme of "family education", and they have also targeted some schools, and activities related to "family education" have begun to spread to schools.
Zhang Min, a parent of a student in a certain place, told the reporter of the Rule of Law Weekend that not long ago, his child’s school and a psychological counseling and training institution launched an online training activity of "home-school interaction and parent-child communication". The school asked parents to listen to a psychologist’s lecture online at a specified time, and then take screenshots to listen to the punch card in the class group.
"In the program, this psychologist did talk about some topics such as’ how parents can strengthen communication with rebellious children’. However, after the program, the psychologist suggested that some parents who want to consult in detail can join a WeChat group. In this WeChat group, these psychologists began to promote various’ packages’ about psychological counseling to parents. " Zhang Min revealed that these psychological training "packages" cost from several hundred yuan to several thousand yuan, which is not a small expense for families with average income.
In addition to the hidden business opportunities of family psychological counseling, some family safety education knowledge training will sometimes become a channel for training institutions to sell products.
Wang Tao, a parent of a certain place, told the reporter of the rule of law weekend that a year ago, he was informed by the school that he and his children needed to listen to the school family safety knowledge training conducted by a safety education and training institution online. Results After a long lecture on fire fighting and daily safety, the trainer began to promote a household fire fighting equipment in WeChat group.
"These daily safety education knowledge is really useful for children, but it always feels strange to sell fire-fighting equipment at the end of the activity." Wang Tao told reporters.
Since the implementation of "People’s Republic of China (PRC) Family Education Promotion Law" on January 1st this year, how to "take care of children according to law" has once become a hot topic. But in some places, some training institutions have started the training business of "family education instructors".
"The entry threshold is low, the certificate can be obtained in a short time, and the passing rate is high; Registration is not limited to household registration, and some eligible people can enjoy preferential policies for reimbursement of tuition fees … "This is an enrollment announcement about" Family Education Instructor "launched by a training institution on the new media platform. The rule of law weekend reporter noticed that at present, many institutions began to issue training certificates for "family education instructors", and the fees were different.
The rule of law weekend reporter was informed in the interview that although the Family Education Promotion Law encourages social forces to give full play to family education, this law clearly stipulates that family education guidance institutions shall not organize or organize for-profit education and training in disguise.
However, the phenomenon of over-commercialization of family education in some places is worrying. Excessive commercialization of family education will bring harm.
Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at China Academy of Educational Sciences, once told the media that to avoid the commercialization of family education and training is mainly to prevent some families from bearing a heavier burden, causing family anxiety and a series of social equity problems. "Family education needs professional guidance and should be the responsibility of the government and institutions."
(Parents in the text are all pseudonyms)