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there is social consensus and policy documents, but why there are actual temperature differences? this is worth reflecting on.

guangming.com commentator

recently, a video of parents kneeling at the door of dongcheng subdistrict central primary school in huangyan district, zhejiang province, shouting "cancel dingtalk" sparked heated discussions among netizens. in the video, the parents knelt down and screamed. this scene was quite touching.

© "huangyan micro education" wechat public account

subsequently, the local education department also issued a notice: the parent sent his child to school on the morning of september 26. because the child forgot to bring a water bottle, he became emotional after calling the child loudly at the school gate to no avail. after being patiently persuaded by school staff, he left on his own. according to the investigation, dingtalk, as the school’s home-school communication tool, is mainly used to issue notifications, check student homework submissions, and share learning materials. in the next stage, the education bureau will further standardize the use of dingtalk to better serve home-school communication.

judging from the report, it seems that the direct cause of the incident had nothing to do with dingtalk clocking in, but the kettle. but it’s hard to say whether this kettle was the straw that broke the camel’s back. in any case, this is a heavy scene - the dingtalk check-in has forced the parents of the students to such an extent that they are on their knees begging for help.

the so-called dingtalk check-in refers to a series of assignments and requirements assigned by the school, all of which require electronic traces. if there are too many things arranged by the school, then the dingtalk check-in will be like a shackles and clockwork, tightly tying parents and students and "prompting" them at fixed points. on social platforms, complaints about checking in on dingtalk can be seen everywhere.

“both parents and teachers are now required to check in on dingtalk every day, which is really tiring.” “the school torments parents with various check-ins, tabloids, etc., which is essentially formalism.” “i feel the same way! nowadays, children’s homework is monitored by parents every day. "you have to check, clock in, upload, correct", "you have to clock in when you go to work, and you have to clock in your children after work," etc. a glance at the comment area shows that many parents are disgusted with this kind of red tape.

it’s really hard for parents nowadays. “reducing the burden on parents” has become a hot word, and all kinds of weird scenes have appeared. in addition to clocking in on dingtalk, "job buying and selling" has also been spawned - e-commerce platforms have launched products such as "empty milk carton recycling", "empty pen refill environmental protection homework", "waste paper recycling to complete homework", "handwritten newspaper painting proxy" "doing" and other tasks, which are tedious and beyond the child's actual mental ability, finally become the task of the parents, and they have no choice but to seek help from "professionals". the school's fragmentation makes a family feel dizzy.

therefore, regarding this parent’s begging, can we have a serious discussion: should we keep the various punch-in requirements, and to what extent? as early as april 2021, the general office of the ministry of education issued the "notice on strengthening homework management in compulsory education schools", which pointed out prominent problems such as low school homework quality and functional alienation, and clearly proposed to improve the homework management mechanism.

in addition, some places have also issued their own requirements. for example, not long ago, the chengdu municipal education bureau issued a burden reduction reminder, requiring that "check-in" homework and uploading learning videos are not allowed; the changsha municipal education bureau also issued regulations that also require teachers not to assign "check-in" homework, and not force parents to evaluate homework, etc. wait.

there is social consensus and policy documents, but why there are actual temperature differences? this is worth reflecting on. criticism of this kind of formalism that clocks in and leaves traces will appear in the public opinion arena almost every now and then, but it is difficult to cure, resulting in a dramatic scene of "genuflecting". the underlying reason behind this is whether it is the alienation of school functions or some larger logic blocking it. this really should be explored in depth.

this parent’s voice and the endless complaints on the internet should indeed be taken seriously. obviously, schools cannot improve the quality of education by tormenting parents; if conflicts are allowed to accumulate, it is difficult to predict what kind of sharp conflicts they will eventually turn into.