Government Should Prohibit the Children from Going to Cram Schools before junior high

Darcy WuangRita Chou

Almost every child goes to cram schools in Taiwan

Government Should Prohibit the Children from Going to Cram

Schools before junior high

1Negative learning experiences and

effects

3 Severe Issues

21Negative learning experiences and

effects

Children’s tired body and mind

3 Severe Issues

321Negative learning experiences and

effects

Children’s tired body and mind

Uncontrolled social manners

3 Severe Issues

1Negative learning experiences and

effects

Child Welfare League Foundation’s report in 2009

>70% 3rd and 4th grade studentsgoes to cram school

Insufficient confidence to the regular school education

Child Welfare League Foundation’s report in 2009

>70% children goes to cram school

Does going to cram schools really help for children’s learning?

Master thesis of Effects of pre-junior high English learning experience study in 2006:

Cram school’s learning

?

Later regular school achievement

Cram school’s learning

?

Later regular school achievement

“ The length of pre-junior English learning affected students’ English

achievement only the first semester, but not the rest of the semesters.”

Master thesis study of cram schools:

Cram schools

Learning schedule

Regular schools

Bad attitude and many problems are caused by cram schools

Swallowing fire cram school

X3 Corporal punishment casesIn cram schools

Child Welfare League Foundation’s report in 2009

30%Illegal cram schools

?Good for learning

2Children’s tired body and mind

According to

Child Welfare League Foundation’s report in 2009

• 74% elementary school students (3 & 4 grade) go to cram school on weekdays

• Over 10% children stay in cram school until 9 PM• Many children think they don’t have enough time

Only sleep 6-7 hours

16:00 20:00 23:30 6:30

Cram School Homework Sleep

Health Problems

Have no time to do exercisesand play.

Character development Going to cram school

Character development

Knowledge achievement

Better score

Bad character

3Uncontrolled social manners

Why government should prohibit?Going to the cram school is the mainstream in our culture

1995 2008

Number of cram school

4300

17400!!

Situation is out of control!

Unchangeable mainstream culture

• 9 years compulsory education• Multi-channel for enrolling high school• Almost 100% high school admission rate

More active policy

Unfair social competition

• Give children a bad learning experience and effect• Harm children’s health and character development• The situation is out of control

Going to cram school

THANK YOU

Negative effect on childLearning experienceBody and mind

& Social problem

Going to cram school Vs. Not going to cram schoolUnfair competition

Social problem