In some schools, English is played less than in physical education class. Why is this happening?

In recent years, there are more and more voices calling for "canceling the English test in primary and secondary schools". Children don't want to learn English, and parents think English learning is completely useless and wastes a lot of time. Most importantly, after graduating from college, English is equivalent to being abandoned and useless. Special talents need to use English, they can study alone, and there is absolutely no need to popularize it. It is precisely because of this situation and viewpoint that parents are calling for the cancellation of English, especially when children spend too much time learning English but the learning effect is not good.

Many suggestions from netizens are very pertinent, such as "reducing the proportion of English learning and increasing cultural self-confidence", such as "reforming English teaching, no longer taking exams as the goal, improving oral English training", "increasing traditional culture teaching in China and enhancing cultural self-confidence" and so on.

These suggestions are quite pertinent, and the Education Bureau has given the latest answer to them: the proportion of foreign language classes in primary and secondary schools is lower than that of Chinese classes. The compulsory education curriculum plan (2022 edition) clearly stipulates the teaching proportion: Chinese 20%~22%, mathematics 13% ~ 15%, physical education and health 10%. According to this ratio, this design is actually more reasonable. In primary and secondary schools, the highest proportion is Chinese, followed by mathematics and physical health. English is only related to learning, and there is no particularly strict requirement. It is helpful for children to learn English early and improve their sense of language.

All the suggestions mentioned above are very pertinent, and as far as reality is concerned, in fact, children will use English after graduation, except for further study or excellent ones, and they have higher requirements for English. Many ordinary people don't use English at all in their work and life. The only embodiment of English is watching cosmetics introductions and American TV shows, but these are not necessary. However, it is definitely not advisable to say that children are not allowed to learn English across the board. English is an international language, and it is also a reality that paper retrieval and scientific research need English.