Recently, a news from a vocational college in Huizhou, Guangdong Province sparked heated discussions. It is reported that the school implements the practice of allowing students to pay a fee for blowing air conditioners during class, and charges 24 yuan for air conditioning per class. However, the school said that it could not pay for the air conditioning, so it implemented this "heating policy". This undoubtedly aroused strong dissatisfaction among the majority of netizens.
What happened was that a student at the college reported that the classroom in his class was equipped with central air conditioning, but it was not turned on. In the summer, if you want to blow a cool breeze during class, you must pay an "air conditioning fee" of 24 yuan. It is understood that this rule is also implemented in other classrooms in the college.
In this regard, the school said that it had limited income and could not pay such a high electricity bill. But as far as students are concerned, paying 24 yuan per class is too burdensome. At the end of the semester, just to be able to blow the wind in class, you need to invest hundreds of dollars in air conditioning fees. And the price of 24 yuan is too exaggerated, is this equivalent to "commoditized" education?
There is a reason for this, but it is difficult to agree with this approach of the school. First of all, as a professional institution, providing students with a comfortable and reasonable learning environment should be the top priority. In hot weather, natural ventilation alone is difficult to reflect educational equity and take care of students' rights and interests. Secondly, turning on the central air conditioning may not be more cost-effective than relying on parents to hand over 24 yuan each time. As a public school, it is also responsible to find ways to reduce or reduce fees.
In addition, the "condition" is more reminiscent of the stigma of "buying and selling education". Education should not be treated as a commodity, and students are not money brokers to be slaughtered. As future pillars of society, growing up in a comfortable learning environment is important for their physical and mental health. If the school is unable to afford it, the relevant departments should help it, and it is not appropriate to pass the buck to the students and parents.
After the situation expanded, the university also returned to the difficult situation and said that it would study a solution. However, the "homework after class" has been missed, and the "in-class" mistakes have been made. Nowadays, all sectors of society are paying more and more attention to educational equity and students' rights. School management must put itself in the shoes of students and think about people at the center. Government departments also need to strengthen supervision to avoid the recurrence of similar incidents.
Let's take a look at what netizens have to say
Some netizens said: I can't afford what you install it for
Some netizens said: I have a big business, which is to change all the school chairs to scan the code to pay! Students who don't scan the QR code stand in class
Some netizens said: You can charge a fee, but it costs 24 yuan for a class. Wouldn't it cost you two or three hundred dollars a day? What electricity is used so expensive.
Some netizens said: Is it possible to set a free quota for this, and after exceeding, it will be taken out of the class fee?
Looking back on this matter, whether it is education or social development, the call for fairness and justice is getting stronger and stronger. Every student deserves to grow in an enjoyable learning environment. I believe that only by working together to uphold justice and effectively protect the basic rights and interests of every child can our education move in a more progressive direction.