
ught additional heavy homework for students▓ and have inc
epts because the▓y are considered too difficult for m
ost students.Many mathematical Olympiad training classes had been shut down recently, she said, which made it ▓more difficult for her son to
develop his skills in that area.Strong demand from parents has boosted the market for after-sch▓ool tutoring in China.In 2016, more than 137
millio▓n primary and secondary school students attended e▓xtracurricular classes, which had a combined m▓arket value of more than 800 billion y
uan, according ▓to the Chinese Society of Education, which is overseen by the Ministry of Edu
cation.But many tutors merely focus on teaching pupils how to▓ perform well in exams, rather than aiding the wider educational development of the child, according to▓ a statement issued by the ministry and three other central government departments at the end of February."They have bro
the family spenught additional heavy homework for students▓ and have inc
reased financial burdens on famili▓es," the statement said.Reducing t
he workload on▓ children was also a catchword at this year's two se
ssions, with many deputies and membe
rs calling for l▓ess homework for you
ng students.Wang Guoqing, ▓spokesman
for the first session of the 13th National C▓ommittee of the Chinese People's Pol▓itical Consultative Conference, told a news briefing that school students in China
spen▓t an average of 2.82 hours doing their homework each day, about three times the global average."The government will spare no effort to resolve the heavy wo