Cram schools increase students' burden

Editor's note: The ongoing nationwide campaign to regulate the education sector is aimed at easing the academic burden of elementary and middle school students. While more than 12,000 "cram schools" had been overhauled by the end of May, many people feel the campaign could lead to a broad-brush approach to improve the existing education system. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

Children get little recreation time

Basic education puts emphasis on fulfilling the learning needs of the majority of primary and middle schools students. Thus those with different learning ability have to attend after-school classes to complement their individual learning needs, because a different teacher or learning method could help a student better understand a subject she or he is having trouble with in class.