china workers' network review｜face up to the suggestion of "installing air conditioners in school classrooms"
2024-09-25
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commentator li fujin
since september, schools in hunan, sichuan, chongqing and other places have postponed the start of classes or suspended teaching activities due to high temperatures. at the same time, the topic of whether "installing air conditioners in classrooms" can become a "standard feature" has once again sparked heated discussions in southern china.
in this regard, supporters believe that in hot weather, there are 40 or 50 children in the classroom, and teachers and students are sweating profusely. large ceiling fans can't solve the problem at all; most adults work and live in air-conditioned rooms, but children can only endure this heat? opponents argue that children should not be too spoiled, and sometimes they need to cultivate some "hard work" spirit; winter and summer vacations have avoided severe cold and heat, and the usage rate of air conditioners installed in classrooms is not high; most schools cannot afford this cost, and it is unreasonable to ask parents to crowdfund to solve it.
it is not difficult to see that whether or not air conditioners should be installed in classrooms is probably not a question of hard education, but a question of where the money for installing and using air conditioners comes from and who pays for it.
according to preliminary estimates by a certain school, a primary school with 24 classes will need to equip each classroom with one air conditioner, plus special classrooms, offices, conference rooms, etc., as well as the original line reconstruction and power expansion. the total cost is about 1.5 million yuan. in addition, there is the electricity bill after the operation. it is indeed a bit stressful for the school to bear such an expense alone.
public primary and secondary schools are public welfare institutions, and infrastructure construction is included in the government's basic education budget. one question is whether installing air conditioners is considered school infrastructure construction?
on september 9, the education bureau of jinjiang district, chengdu city, sichuan province, responded to a parent’s message on the “voice of the masses - sichuan province online mass work platform” regarding “recommending the installation of air conditioners in public school classrooms”, saying, “after repeated review of the national, provincial, and municipal design specifications, guidelines, and educational technology equipment standards for primary and secondary schools, air conditioners have not been included in the standard configuration of classrooms.” the temperature difference between the north and the south is large, and it is understandable that there are no unified requirements at the national level. however, in some southern provinces, the call to make air conditioners a “standard configuration” in classrooms has repeatedly sparked heated discussions in recent years, and the progress of various places varies. a few places have already achieved “standard configuration”, some places are gradually advancing, and more places have not yet started. for the southern region, whether it is possible to analyze the specific situation and adjust and change the categories covered by school infrastructure is a question that the relevant departments should consider.
in 2021, the ministry of education and other departments issued the "opinions on deepening the improvement of weak links and capacity enhancement in compulsory education", which clearly pointed out that we should adhere to the combination of improving basic school conditions and optimizing and improving school capacity, and give priority to meeting the basic needs of education, teaching and life. at a time when high temperatures in southern china are increasing and persisting, the issue of "installing air conditioners in classrooms" should attract more attention and be taken seriously. creating a cool and comfortable teaching space for teachers and students is a common call from many students, teachers and parents. from a certain perspective, it is also an important aspect to ensure the normal and orderly development of teaching, the quality of teaching, and the health of teachers and students-after all, suspending classes is only a stopgap measure.
faced with the reality that high temperatures are still continuing, we hope that relevant departments can conduct further in-depth research, actively respond to new temperature changes and people's new expectations for school conditions, and see where the difficulties and bottlenecks in the "installing air conditioners in classrooms" renovation are, and whether they can be solved and unblocked, so as to further improve school conditions and optimize the teaching environment, and truly provide education that satisfies the people.
source: china workers network
