What plans do the two sessions have for preschool education?

At the annual two sessions, people's livelihood issues are the key topics that delegates and members pay attention to. In view of the common phenomenon of "it is difficult and expensive to enter the park", there has been a call for preschool education to be included in compulsory education at the two sessions in recent years.

With the full implementation of the policy that a couple can have two children on 20 16 New Year's Day, preschool education has become a hot topic in the era of two children. Based on the huge pressure of "pregnancy and child-rearing", it is of course necessary to do a series of supporting measures to effectively solve the phenomenon of "dare not have children", and the relatively weak preschool education is undoubtedly the first important link. "It is difficult to go to school, and it is even harder to go to kindergarten; The last good kindergarten is more difficult and expensive than the last good university and postgraduate entrance examination. " Facing the realistic anxiety of "child slaves", how to resolve it?

Based on this, on the occasion of the two sessions, He, Zhu Hong, deputy to the National People's Congress, and Yao Aixing, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, issued a strong appeal to bring preschool education into the compulsory education system. These voices reflect people-oriented feelings and are called "good voices of the two sessions", which is worth appreciating.

So, should preschool education be included in the compulsory education system? How to implement the "good voice of the two sessions"

First of all, as far as money is concerned, won't this really be a problem? As the representative said, China achieved nine-year compulsory education when its GDP was less than 10 trillion. Now GDP is 67.7 trillion. Can't we do compulsory education for three more years? Members Yao Aixing and Zhu Yuhua suggested that free preschool education should be piloted in Ningxia. "With China's current economic strength, we are fully capable of piloting free preschool education in Ningxia, so as to increase the popularization rate of preschool education and ensure that all children, especially rural children and children from poor families, enjoy quality preschool education equally." In Ningxia, where the economy is relatively backward, there is still confidence in implementing free preschool education, not to mention other regions. "This matter is not bad money, only determination." In this sense, the key to bringing preschool education into compulsory education lies in whether the government can really raise enough funds, take responsibility and make long-term considerations.

However, whether preschool education can be included in the compulsory education system and how the "good voice of the two sessions" can really land, we must face up to many other practical difficulties and make scientific considerations.

Before 20 10, preschool education was always equivalent to "a child without milk". The data shows that by the end of 20 10, the government's investment in preschool education only accounts for 1.3% of the total investment in education, while that in developed countries is 10%, and even in African countries is 3.8%! It is no exaggeration to say that because the central government's investment in preschool education is very small, and the investment of local governments is mostly symbolic, we owe too much to preschool education! Lack of educational resources, insufficient funds, imperfect teachers and unbalanced urban and rural development. ...

For a period of time, it is really difficult to make up for many shortcomings. Hardware such as equipment may be alleviated by increasing investment. How can the core issue of teaching staff be effectively improved in a short time? In recent years, all kinds of shocking cases of child abuse by kindergarten teachers have occurred frequently, which is the bitter wine brewed by our neglect of preschool education.

In addition, if preschool education is included in compulsory education, the universality and compulsion of compulsory education must also be taken into account. If it is to be popularized, it means the relative unity of teaching standards and curriculum standards. For preschool children with great plasticity, it may be worth considering whether this unified requirement will have a negative effect on strangling children's nature and personality.

Similarly, compulsory education means that children must be sent to kindergarten. Whether this requirement is appropriate is also debatable. In fact, whether preschool children can enter kindergarten can vary from person to person. Conditional families can enter school later, and more parents' companionship and care may be more conducive to their children's growth. If children are forced to leave their parents, it will not only deprive parents of the right to accompany their children, but also damage their physical and mental health.

It is precisely because of these considerations that many developed countries have not popularized compulsory education in preschool education. Although Britain regards preschool education as a stage of compulsory education, it is mainly reflected in free education; Finland provides one-year free preschool education for preschool children aged 6-7, provided that parents accept it voluntarily; In 2006, California voted on whether to let all 4-year-old children receive compulsory preschool education, and the result was rejected by the public.

Therefore, it is safer to implement free preschool education than to incorporate preschool education into compulsory education.