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school starts tomorrow, but today is a day off!? a school in hangzhou announced: no summer homework!

2024-08-31

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school is about to start.

many students are "patching the sky",

many parents are having a headache.


these days

hangzhou library is full of "homework catch-up army"


various homework-making scenes have become popular searches



however, a middle school in hangzhou announced:

no need to rush to catch up on summer homework!



august 28,hangzhou jinghe middle schoolthe "return to school notice" was sent to students and parents through the official wechat public account, which clearly stated:the school has adopted a "homework clearing" system, and from today onwards there is no need to rush to finish summer homework.



at the same time, parents are reminded not to overemphasize the "start of school" and not to frequently use the term "start of school" to stimulate children to complete their learning tasks. instead, they should help them adjust. if you ease the anxiety of "start of school", your children will be able to go into school with ease.


principal zhu nan said:"based on past experience, some students may make up their homework at the end of the holiday and copy the answers to get by. this is meaningless and makes students and parents very anxious."


many netizens praised jinghe middle school's "relaxed feeling", saying that they "hope it will be unified across the country" and "suggest it to be promoted."



but some netizens are puzzled:since the homework will be “reset” at the end of summer vacation, will students still do homework next summer vacation?


some netizens said that this is "leaving self-awareness to students and parents" and "those who want to do it will naturally do it, and the main focus is on self-awareness."




a netizen revealed that jinghe middle school assigns holiday homework in sections. the teachers will follow up and provide guidance and evaluation for the first few periods, and the unfinished parts of the last period will be cleared. in the past few years, only a very small number of students have their homework cleared, and the vast majority of students can complete it conscientiously.



principal zhu said that summer homework for middle schools is generally assigned and submitted in stages. when the summer vacation is about to end, only the last stage of homework is left. the total amount is not large, and most children will complete it. "if some students cannot complete it, they should just put it aside, adjust their status in the two days before school starts, return to school happily, and start the new semester in a better state."


according to the "warm suggestions" recently issued by the hangzhou municipal education bureau:children who do have difficulties completing their summer homework on time are asked not to force their children to pull all-nighters to finish their homework. the school will not take a one-size-fits-all approach and will not require students to report with their summer homework. instead, the school will reasonably lower the requirements depending on the situation and allow students to submit their homework deferred after school starts.at the beginning of the school term, the school and teachers will arrange the teaching progress scientifically and will not organize any form of examinations within one month. parents are also requested to cooperate and not impose high-intensity, fast-paced learning requirements on their children, so as to create a psychological buffer period for their children at the beginning of school.


do you think it’s a good idea to “reset” summer homework?

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comprehensively from hangzhou jinghe middle school wechat official account, hangzhou education release, the paper

editing/production: shen meng and qiu yina

producer: wang huihua

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