学进去

After-school tutoring to change course under new regulations

Zhong Kaitong, a fourth-grade pupil at a primary school in Guangzhou, enjoys a much more energetic summer vacation this year. Instead of English or mathematics courses she used to attend, her vacation is 1． with fun and laughter, playing badminton and basketball in the playground.

Chinese authorities have in recent months 2． out a series of strict regulations to deal with after-school training and ease the burden on primary and middle school students. In late May, authorities ordered the comprehensive 3． of off-campus training institutions and a tougher crackdown on unqualified operations, false advertising, and so on.

Last month, central authorities 4． a guideline to ease the burden of too much homework and off-campus tutoring for young students. It details requirements in areas such as the 5． of homework and improving quality of education and after-class services provided by schools.

A(n) 6． to several training centers around a primary school in Shenyang, found empty classrooms. Such tutoring has been suspended for about a week and will not be 7． for the whole summer vacation, they say.

Some tutoring institutions are actively seeking transformation under the new guidelines. A manager in charge of one major tutoring company says 70 percent of their business has been affected, and that they are 8． new service areas to adapt to the new policy.

All these moves have sent a very clear 9． to bring education back as a public welfare, and guide the educational training industry to develop in a direction of improving students’ comprehensive 10．, says Chen Xianzhe, a professor at South China Normal University.