Letters

Reform education

Comment on "Open up education system for reform" (March 25, China Daily).

I disagree with Zhang Ming that teachers should change the single-track focus of education. After all, teachers are stuck within the bureaucracy because they are rated according to how well their students perform in their tests. It is the parents who feel the pressure of making their children work to excel in the National College Entrance Examination. It is the parents who see the effects of a single-minded education system that emphasizes rote learning instead of critical thinking, reading outside the classroom curriculum, and learning to debate the issues of the day.