Homework ban for Chinese pupils sparks backlash online
March 03, 2021 A government order banning Chinese schools from giving homework to young students has come under fire. Reuters An education authority in China is facing a backlash over its efforts to limit the amount of homework given to young students. Shaanxi province’s Department of Education last week issued a directive that forbids schools from giving written homework to pupils in grades one and two (roughly ages 6-8) in the interests of their balanced development. The department also banned schools from assigning more than one hour a day of homework to pupils from grades three to six (...
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