The Dilemmas and Causes of After-School Tutoring Under China's Double Reduction Policy

Abstract

This paper reviews the dilemmas and causes of the double reduction policy, which aims to reduce the burden of students homework and the burden of out-of-school training on students. However, the policy faces some dilemmas in the process of implementation, such as the consequences of lower teacher subsidies, difficulties in teacher competency, insufficient teacher motivation, and fewer teachers, which lead to lower quality of after-school services, as well as consequences of the lack of family education responsibilities caused by parents' over-reliance on school education. This paper will review what scholars have proposed as This paper will review the reasons for these dilemmas and propose solutions to address the causes of these dilemmas.