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Coming up, a two-month summer break sounds like freedom,
but for many children here in China, it comes with a new set of assignments:
previewing lessons, completing workbooks, and preparing for the semester ahead.
Parents see it as a way to get a head start,
but experts warn that too much of this academic pressure can come at a cost.
So how much learning is enough during the holidays?
And is getting a head start really the secret to success?
A new phrase has been making the rounds among Chinese parents this summer.
It's called "pre-prepared kids" or in Chinese "yuzhiwa".
This idea is pretty simple.
So instead of waiting for the new semester to begin,
some parents use the summer vacation to teach their children the next semester's curriculum in advance.
New textbook chapters, difficult concepts, exercises, even tests.
You know, everything, everything gets you prepared ahead of time.
So when the school starts, the teacher essentially are reheating what the children have learned during the holiday.
So it sounds very efficient, but also triggered much bigger debate.
Are children really getting ahead by this method,