小学生,特别是城镇小学生负担过重,已是当前社会各界深为关切的一个问题。许多学生家长和关心教育事业的同志多次发出了减轻小学生过重负担的呼吁。去年三月,在昆明市普及小学教育工作会议上,曾经讨论过改革学制、减轻小学生过重负担的问题。会议以后,两城区小学学制由五年改为六年,为减轻学生的负担创造了条件。有些学校对本校学生的学习负担情况作了调查分析,并采取了一些相应的措施,减轻了学生的部分过重负担。不少教 The heavy burden on primary school students, especially those in urban areas, is a matter of deep concern to all sectors of society. Many parents of students and comrades concerned about education have repeatedly issued calls to reduce the burden of overweight pupils. In March of last year, at the conference on universal primary education in Kunming, reform of the school system was discussed and the problem of overburdening primary school students was discussed. After the meeting, the primary school system in the two districts changed from five years to six years, creating conditions for reducing the burden on students. Some schools conducted surveys and analysis of the students’ learning burdens and adopted some corresponding measures to alleviate some of the students’ excessive burdens. Many teachings