The rise of off-campus paid study rooms is contrary to common sense
Wangying (special commentator)
According to media reports, during the National Day holiday, many people went out to travel and relax, and some people took advantage of the rare holiday to study. Recently, paid off-campus study rooms have appeared in many places in Beijing, Shanghai, Anhui and Shanxi. Tables and chairs divided into several small partitions are placed in the room, each small partition is rented for a few dollars per hour.
In the general impression, students will not be associated with the charges when studying in self-study. However, it is reported that this type of off-campus paid study rooms has good returns, especially during holidays, where seats need to be booked in advance. The rise of paid study rooms outside the school shows that from a positive perspective, contemporary young people are unprecedentedly enthusiastic about learning and have a strong desire to learn. Cherish the precious time of holidays and cheer for themselves. On the negative side, it shows that society and schools still have a lot of work to do in creating a good learning environment for young people.
From the perspective of school education, the rise of off-campus paid study rooms is contrary to educational common sense. study room should have been a public welfare service provided by the school to students, and students should not be allowed to spend money outside the school to purchase. The reason why students spend money to study in off-campus self-study rooms is, on the one hand, indicating that there are insufficient number of study rooms on campus and not enough holidays, which makes some students unable to find a quiet place to study; on the other hand, it also reflects the chaotic management of the school self-study rooms, which is not conducive to students' learning. Therefore, the emergence of off-campus paid study rooms has sounded the alarm for the school, forcing the school to strengthen the opening and management of study rooms.
First of all, schools should make full use of resources, increase the number of study rooms, and create sufficient learning space for students. For example, non-teaching rooms such as school offices and activity rooms can be adjusted appropriately to leave self-study rooms for students as much as possible to ensure that every student has a set of self-study tables and chairs, so that students can study quietly on campus. At the same time, the study room should be open regularly during holidays to ensure that students can study in the study room at any time. Doing so can not only reduce the safety hazards caused by students going to off-campus study rooms, but also reduce the financial burden on students.
Secondly, we must make great efforts to strengthen the management of the study room. The quiet environment and thoughtful service are the main reasons why some students prefer paid study rooms outside the school. If the school study room can also meet these requirements, students will no longer spend money on spending in the study room off-campus. The lighting, sanitation and other hardware facilities in the study room on campus must meet the standards, provide students with necessary drinking water services, and can also be equipped with relevant learning tools or books according to the students' learning characteristics, so as to create a safe and warm learning environment for students. In addition, each student’s self-study location and tables and chairs must be relatively fixed. The school can arrange the study room to each class according to the distance from the subject department and dormitory to fix the study room to facilitate the management of the study room.
study room is a place for students to learn, and a quiet learning environment is the guarantee for improving learning efficiency. Therefore, schools should strengthen supervision and inspection of study rooms, promptly stop some students from destroying the public environment, and guide students to form civilized self-study habits. For example, the school study room can make three rules, and it is strictly forbidden to make loud noises, eat snacks, answer calls, and walk back and forth.
In addition, it cannot be ignored that in addition to most college students studying outside the school, there are also a small number of young people with strong learning desires. For this group, the government should play a leading role and satisfy their desire to study quietly. Through third-party professional intermediary institutions, we can integrate the resources of schools and public venues in the community, build high-standard public study rooms in the community, and recruit volunteers for scientific management, and open them to such people for free in a membership system.
(author Wang Ying, special commentator of Dandelion Comment.This is the first work published by Dandelion Comment website. Please be sure to mark the source for reprinting, and violators will be prosecuted. )
