Ban on summer schools should be reconsidered
THE EDUCATION authorities forbid teachers in public schools to run private classes during the summer holidays. To try and escape detection, a teacher in Guantao county in North China's Hebei province held such class in a local Karaoke bar. The teacher received a disciplinary penalty. Southern Metropolis Daily commented:
It is obviously improper to hold classes in a KTV. But it is illegal for teachers from public schools to operate a summer school in any venue as the education authorities forbid them from doing so.
The policy means to promote fair competition in the education market and reduce the workload for students. However, a problem emerges: Most parents have to work during their children's summer vocations, so who will take care of the children?
