Why Cutting Homework Is Just Cutting Poverty

As long as the gaokao remains a goal—and it will stay one for a while—the burden can’t be lightened.
Trim the textbooks, and students whose families can afford it will hire tutors; end school early, and they’ll flock to cram schools.
What you’re actually doing isn’t easing the load—it’s weeding out the poor. You’re eliminating in advance the students who can’t afford private tutoring or after-school classes.#ReadingNotes