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February 8, 2009, Sunday
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THOUSANDS of Chinese have written to the Ministry of Education in the past month to offer advice on education plans for the next decade.
The Ministry of Education received about 1.1 million proposals in the past month, said Tian Huisheng, a ministry official in charge of processing the public's opinions.
People sent e-mails, letters and left posts on the ministry's Website since the draft of the long-term plan on education reform and development was opened to solicit public opinions on January 7.
The plan will be the country's first education development plan in the 21st century and will include major guidelines and policies about education before 2020.
Handwriting
People from various backgrounds wrote to the ministry, including teenage students, retired teachers and pedagogy experts, said Han Jin, director of the education development planning division under the ministry in charge of drafting the plan. "The ministry has never received so many proposals."
Han recalled a letter from a 91-year-old retired teacher who suggested that schools improve handwriting training as more young people were using computers.
"The proposals were about a wide range of topics but many focused on the biggest challenges in today's education service," Tian said.
Based on the proposals, the ministry made a list of top 20 problems people cared most about in education.
They include how to: improve the number and quality of teachers in rural areas; deliver a quality education; improve preschool education; reform administration of educational institutions, enrollment exams at all levels and higher education; reduce homework for primary and middle school students; fully implement the nine-year compulsory education program; improve education services to rural residents and children of migrant workers, and enable people to enjoy equal access to education.
"We will not leave out any valuable proposals. A team of dozens of education experts are processing the ideas around the clock," Tian said.
"We hope more people continue offering ideas about the top 20 problems we announced today, especially practical proposals," Han said yesterday.
The public consultation process will continue to the end of this month.
The Ministry of Education received about 1.1 million proposals in the past month, said Tian Huisheng, a ministry official in charge of processing the public's opinions.
People sent e-mails, letters and left posts on the ministry's Website since the draft of the long-term plan on education reform and development was opened to solicit public opinions on January 7.
The plan will be the country's first education development plan in the 21st century and will include major guidelines and policies about education before 2020.
Handwriting
People from various backgrounds wrote to the ministry, including teenage students, retired teachers and pedagogy experts, said Han Jin, director of the education development planning division under the ministry in charge of drafting the plan. "The ministry has never received so many proposals."
Han recalled a letter from a 91-year-old retired teacher who suggested that schools improve handwriting training as more young people were using computers.
"The proposals were about a wide range of topics but many focused on the biggest challenges in today's education service," Tian said.
Based on the proposals, the ministry made a list of top 20 problems people cared most about in education.
They include how to: improve the number and quality of teachers in rural areas; deliver a quality education; improve preschool education; reform administration of educational institutions, enrollment exams at all levels and higher education; reduce homework for primary and middle school students; fully implement the nine-year compulsory education program; improve education services to rural residents and children of migrant workers, and enable people to enjoy equal access to education.
"We will not leave out any valuable proposals. A team of dozens of education experts are processing the ideas around the clock," Tian said.
"We hope more people continue offering ideas about the top 20 problems we announced today, especially practical proposals," Han said yesterday.
The public consultation process will continue to the end of this month.
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