How do you view the Ministry of Education’s response to the phenomenon that English is a partial subject compared to Chinese and mathematics?

Recently, Tuo Qingming, a representative of the National People's Congress and the principal of the No. 2 Middle School in Yucheng District, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, suggested that the score of foreign language subjects in the college entrance examination be reduced to 100 points.

Tuo Qingming believes that there are problems with the current college entrance examination model:

① The score of foreign languages ??in the college entrance examination is too high, which consumes too much energy and time of students;

② The practical value of foreign languages ????for many people is limited;

③ It is not conducive to the fairness of urban and rural education. The higher the foreign language score in the college entrance examination, the more disadvantageous it is for students in backward areas, especially rural students;

④Increase students’ learning burden;

⑤The actual time students spend studying foreign languages ??far exceeds the proportion of class hours allocated.

It is reported that in 2022, the Ministry of Education stipulates that the proportion of class hours for each subject is: Chinese 20%-22%, mathematics 13%-15%, physical education and health 10%-11%, and foreign language 6%-8% .

Tuo Qingming has been teaching for more than 30 years. Since he served as the principal of the No. 2 Middle School in Yucheng District in 2005, he has actively explored the path of running a characteristic school, which has enabled the school to form a "three-education integration" of general education, physical education and vocational education. School characteristics.

The proposal to "reduce the foreign language score for the College Entrance Examination to 100" immediately aroused heated discussion. Some netizens expressed opposition: "Don't lower it, it is very useful."

In fact, the Ministry of Education website has responded to whether the proportion of English teaching should be "reduce".

On September 23, 2022, the Ministry of Education announced on its official website its reply to the "Suggestions on enhancing cultural confidence, increasing Chinese cultural content teaching reform and reducing the proportion of English teaching" put forward by deputies to the National People's Congress.

The Ministry of Education pointed out in its reply that the proportion of foreign language class hours in primary and secondary schools is lower than that of Chinese and other subjects. Foreign language is an important part of the comprehensive development of students' moral, intellectual, physical, artistic and labor skills. It helps to cultivate and develop students' language ability, cultural awareness, thinking quality, learning ability and other core qualities, and cultivate students' Chinese feelings, international vision and cross-cultural communication skills. The "Compulsory Education Curriculum Plan (2022 Edition)" stipulates that the proportion of class hours for each subject is: Chinese 20%-22%, mathematics 13%-15%, physical education and health 10%-11%, foreign language 6%-8%, etc. . According to the "General High School Curriculum Plan (2017 Edition, Revised in 2020)", the proportion of compulsory credit hours of foreign languages ??in ordinary high schools accounts for approximately 7% of the total compulsory credit hours. Foreign language class hours are significantly lower than Chinese, mathematics, physical education, art and other subjects.

The Ministry of Education made it clear in its reply that the proportion of foreign language examinations is determined in accordance with the requirements of the central government. In 2014, the State Council of China issued the "Implementation Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Examination and Enrollment System", which clearly stipulated that the Chinese, mathematics, and foreign language subjects of the unified college entrance examination should remain unchanged, and the scores should remain unchanged. The current arrangements for the unified foreign language examination are determined in accordance with the central government’s top-level design for the college entrance examination reform.