西班牙家長敦促學校取消周末作業(yè)

Parents in Spain are being urged to go on a weekend homework strike this month in protest against the unacceptable amount of after-school tasks their children are given.

西班牙的父母們受到鼓舞，準備于本月進行周末作業(yè)罷工，以此抗議學校給孩子布置的課外作業(yè)“過于繁重”。

The homework load of Spanish children has long been a sore point with some parents, who argue that the burden is too great, places too much pressure on pupils and eats into family time.

長期以來，孩子的作業(yè)負擔一直是一些西班牙父母的心頭之痛。他們提出，過重的作業(yè)負擔給孩子們造成了巨大壓力，侵占了他們的家庭時間。

According to a 2012 study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Spanish 15-year-olds have 6.5 hours of homework a week compared with an average of 4.9 across the 38 OECD countries.

根據(jù)經(jīng)濟合作與發(fā)展組織(OECD) 2012年進行的一項調(diào)查，西班牙15歲的孩子平均每周花6.5小時寫家庭作業(yè)，相較而言，經(jīng)合組織38個成員國的平均數(shù)據(jù)是4.9小時。

The Spanish Confederation of Associations of Mothers and Fathers of Students (Ceapa) has decided that enough is enough and is calling on parents whose children attend Spanish state schools to boycott weekend homework in November.

西班牙學生家長協(xié)會聯(lián)盟(CEAPA)覺得受夠了，他們正呼吁公立學校的學生家長在11月聯(lián)合抵制學校給孩子布置的周末作業(yè)。

"We've lost a bit of common sense in this country when it comes to talking about education and we've got a system in which boys and girls free time has disappeared", said Jos Luis Pazos, president of Ceapa.

“說起教育，我國教育界缺乏一點基本常識。在我們的教育制度下，無論男孩女孩，他們的課余時間都被剝奪精光。” CEAPA主席何塞•路易斯•帕索斯說。

"Schools are passing on tasks to families that they shouldn't be."

“學校正把教學任務(wù)轉(zhuǎn)交給家長，這本不是家長的任務(wù)。”

"It starts with children from the ages of three to six doing half an hour's homework every day."

孩子從三歲開始，每天要做半小時作業(yè)，一直持續(xù)到六歲。

"For us, that's an unacceptable situation". Pazos said Ceapa disagreed profoundly with the notion that children should endure huge amounts of homework in the hope that it would ensure them a better future.

“這對我們家長來說是不可接受的。” 帕索斯指出，CEAPA非常不贊同為了確保孩子有更美好的未來而給他們布置大量作業(yè)的教育理念。

"They should be happy when they're little and learn that life isn't just about someone telling you that you have to suffer inexplicably", he said, adding:

“孩子的童年應該過得快樂，他們應該明白，生命不只是聽從擺布去忍受一些莫名其妙的事。”

"The model needs to change because society has changed." Schoolchildren have to fit their homework around the school day, which varies from region to region and school to school, but starts early from around 8am or 9am and finishes anywhere between 2pm and 5pm (with a long lunch break).

他補充道：“社會在改變，教育制度也亟需變革。” 學齡兒童必須適應學校布置的作業(yè)。不同地區(qū)和學校的上學時間安排不同，但一般是早上8:00或9:00上課，午休時間很長，放學時間介于14:00到17:00之間。

However, schools are increasingly using an 8am-2pm timetable to save money and in the face of evidence that suggests the longer hours do not yield better results.

有證據(jù)表明，更長的學習時間并不能換來更好的成績，然而越來越多的學校對此視而不見，為減少開支而采用8:00-14:00的時間表。

Ceapa, which represents 12,000 parents associations, said the strike had received support from both parents and some teachers.

CEAPA代表了12000名父母，他們說這次行動已經(jīng)得到學生家長和某些教師的支持。

Parents waiting to pick up their children from the Padre Coloma infant and primary school in eastern Madrid on Wednesday afternoon said finding the right balance between homework and family life was sometimes tricky.

Padre Coloma幼兒園和小學位于馬德里東部。周三下午，家長等在校門外接自己的孩子。他們說找到家庭作業(yè)與家庭生活之間的平衡點有時挺難的。

Patricia Ruiz said her eight-year-old son would be getting five tasks this weekend, which would take him about an hour and a half - long enough to cause arguments.

帕特里夏•魯伊斯說，她八歲的兒子這周末要做五項家庭作業(yè)，得花約一個半小時才能完成，這足夠引發(fā)爭論。

"I spend the whole day trying to get him to do his homework otherwise he'll be punished", she said.

“我要用一整天時間來督促他完成作業(yè)，否則他會在學校受懲罰。”她說。

Ricky Prez, a security worker, said he thought the school was giving pupils about the right amount:

里基•佩雷是一名安檢人員，他認為學校布置作業(yè)的量恰到好處：

"It's a normal level of homework here; they're not doing it all day". Beatriz Velsquez, who works in cleaning, reckoned children now ought to be counting their blessings.

“正常情況下，我國的家庭作業(yè)就是這么多。孩子們又沒有整天做作業(yè)。” 比阿特麗斯•貝拉斯克斯是名清潔人員，她認為如今的孩子應該知足。

"When I went to school, we had homework all week and at weekends about 14 hours a week [in total]", she said.

她說：“我上學那會，我們一周七天都要做作業(yè)，每周做作業(yè)的時間總計大概有14小時。”

"My children have it easier as they don't have as much as I did, or as much as they do at other schools."

“我的孩子做的作業(yè)既沒我上學時多，也比不上其他學校，所以他們完成得比較輕松。

"They have time to play, which is the most important thing."

“他們有玩的時間，玩才是最重要的。”

"They need to study, but they also need to have the time to be kids".A spokesman for the education department of Madrid said homework was a matter for individual schools rather than regional governments.

他們需要學習，但他們也應該有時間享受童年。” 馬德里教育部門一位發(fā)言人說，作業(yè)問題應由各個學校，而不是當?shù)卣畞碡撠煛?/p>

"They're the ones who know best what the need is in each case", he said.

“只有學校才最了解自己該做什么。”他說，

"It's a question of autonomy: the teachers know what the needs of every student and every class are.

“這個問題需要學校自主解決：只有老師了解每個班及每名學生的需求。”