It is strictly prohibited to organize any form of examination two weeks before the start of the school year. Hefei has set a "summer homework delay period" for summer homework | students | exams
According to a report by Hefei Daily on August 27th, the Education Bureau of Hefei, Anhui Province, has recently explicitly required schools to set up "summer homework deferral periods", strictly prohibiting any form of examination and examination organized two weeks before the start of school to help students prepare for enrollment.
The start of school is approaching, and it is estimated that many students will have to start the overnight homework rush mode. The above regulations may give local students who have not yet completed their summer homework a sigh of relief. In reality, the vast majority of students are able to complete holiday assignments on time, with quality and quantity guaranteed. However, there are also some special circumstances, such as some students having poor learning abilities and habits, always doing homework at a slower pace; Some students lack the companionship and guidance of their parents, making it difficult to complete their homework on time; Some students may not have time to complete their homework due to reasons such as traveling or attending summer camps.
In this situation, allowing children who have not completed homework to write IOUs and setting a buffer period is based on the actual situation and individual differences of students. It not only better reflects the humanized care of education, but also timely eliminates the worries, fears, anxieties and other emotions that students may have due to not completing homework.
In fact, there are already many institutional arrangements in place by relevant departments to alleviate the homework burden on students. The "double reduction" policy provides detailed regulations on the form and completion time limit of homework for primary and secondary school students. Last year, the Ministry of Education issued a special document requiring education administrative departments in various regions to guide schools in scientifically arranging students' summer study and life, scientifically and reasonably assigning summer written homework, strictly controlling the total amount of summer written homework, and encouraging exploratory and practical homework. Establishing a "summer homework deferral period" is also a concrete practice to implement relevant policies and spirits.
Of course, setting up a "summer homework deferral period" is not to condone students breaking rules or encourage them to suffer from procrastination when completing summer homework. Instead, it is to awaken and motivate students to take their studies seriously and complete homework tasks successfully by providing them with more tolerance, understanding, and choices.
In fact, as the autumn semester of 2023 approaches, education departments in many places have taken similar actions. For example, the Education Bureau of Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, requires that students should not be criticized or delayed in normal registration due to reasons such as incomplete or poor quality homework during holidays; The Education Bureau of Haixi Prefecture in Qinghai Province requires that students should not be punished for not completing their summer homework. These requirements undoubtedly remind schools to control the quantity and difficulty of written homework during holidays, achieve scientific and reasonable results, and avoid increasing the burden on students. At the same time, teachers may take the initiative to urge students to complete their homework on time through WeChat and other means, and through efficient home school interaction, let children play well during the holiday without forgetting to learn well.
