Law in China to limit exams, reduce undue pressures on children

Thus from tackling addiction in online games to clamping down on “blind” worship of internet celebrities, Beijing is out to play a paternal role to give proper shape to its future generation

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From limiting gaming hours for minors to banning written exams for six and seven-year-olds, the Chinese education ministry is out to get assertive regarding the upbringing of children, the country’s future citizens.

Further, to cut homework pressure on students, China has passed an education law. This will cut the “twin pressures” of homework and off-site tutoring in core subjects. This has been confirmed by the official Xinhua news agency.

A crackdown on cram schools is also on the cards, as the Ministry feels, such unrealistic pressures and modes end up harming the physical and mental health of the children

Currently, China’s school education system is hyper-competitive. The system is exam-oriented starting from first grade onwards, culminating in a university entrance exam at age 18 known as the gaokao, that went on to decide the career path and professional future of a child.

As per the new guidelines released by Ministry of Education, there was huge exam pressure on students as they were much too frequent, leading to unnecessary burdening them.

Thus from tackling addiction in online games, to clamping down on “blind” worship of internet celebrities, Beijing is out to play a paternal role to give proper shape to its future generation. It is also considering legislation against parents whose young children behave badly or steer towards committing crimes.

A crackdown on cram schools is also on the cards, as the Ministry feels, such unrealistic pressures and modes end up harming the physical and mental health of the children. The regulations also limit exams to once a term, with mid-term and mock examinations allowed in junior high school.

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