Draft law puts onus on parents
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Chinese lawmakers are mulling over a draft law banning parents from placing excessive academic burden on their children.
The draft law on family education promotion was submitted yesterday to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee for its third reading.
The draft stipulates that parents or other guardians of minors should appropriately organize time for study, rest, recreation and physical exercise for children.
Parents should also play their part in preventing their children from being addicted to the Internet, the draft added.
Pinning high hopes on their children, a large number of Chinese parents would bend over backward to help their kids succeed. They are willing to fork out 200 yuan (US$31) or more for a 45-minute tutoring class to help the children get high test scores.
Many students are burdened with heavy workloads and deprived of sleep, and the incidence of myopia and substandard fitness among them has increased, a problem that worries many.
China has initiated an education overhaul across the country over concerns about children’s growth.
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