Education reforms must tread on some toes to be effective

Editor's note: The education authorities have rolled out intensive policy measures in recent years, not only involving the comprehensive reform of preschool education, high school education and vocational education, but also the building of the teaching team, the management of after-school training institutions, and the mitigation of homework burdens on primary and middle school students. A China Youth Daily article comments:

The education policies from the high authorities connect education ideas with concrete education practices and thus remain a regulator and compass of education development. However, the effects of all education policies, from their introduction to the realization of certain educational goals to the solution of specific educational problems, depend on their implementation by educators. Any education policy, no matter how well-designed, if not implemented to the letter, will be like the moon reflected in a well or flowers in water.

As a matter of fact, the implementation of all the education policies is under the influence of a number of factors.