Students' foreign travel should be for study

Nowadays, in order to realize a meaningful summer vacation, many Chinese parents choose to send their children to attend various kinds of summer camps overseas. On July 14, the Ministry of Education released an official guide to regulate such overseas activities among primary and secondary school students. It is expected that those students can improve their English and international communication skills, and prepare for studying abroad in the future.

Overseas trips are one kind of after-school education applied by many schools worldwide. They aim to cultivate the comprehensive quality of students, and they can also play a positive role in expanding students' horizons. However, whether such activities in China can fully play their part is worth considering.

As these summer trips require visas and other preparations, many Chinese schools start the recruitment in spring.