Nowadays, there are two types of compulsory education in the mainland: "June 3rd" and "May Fourth". The "63" school system refers to the implementation of six years of primary school and three years of junior high school education in the nine-year compulsory education, while the "54" school system refers to five years of primary school and four years of junior high school, thus constituting a complete nine-year compulsory education.
At present, the cities that have implemented the "May Fourth System" include Shanghai, some areas of Beijing Municipality (the Primary School Attached to Beijing Normal University), Weihai City, Yantai City, and some cities in Heilongjiang Province (Harbin, Daqing, Suihua, Jixi, and Qitaihe).
The "May Fourth System" in Shanghai is a five-year primary education system in which students go to junior high school to receive preparatory education, and then attend the first, second, and third years of junior high school. However, in the education policy issued by the Shanghai Department of Education in 2023, it is mentioned that the preparatory class for junior high school may face the cancellation and will be replaced by the fourth year of junior high school.
So is it better to "63 system" or "54 system"?
Some people feel that with the rapid development of the social economy and culture and the general improvement of living standards, children's physical and psychological development is generally showing a trend of precocious maturity, and many sixth-grade primary school students have entered the early stage of adolescence. Primary school is not suitable for sixth grade students, and secondary school life requires a relatively high level of independence and autonomy, which is more suitable for their development.
Some people feel that the six years of primary school are more generous, and students can experience more and richer courses. The junior high school has been open for three years, and the curriculum is relatively compact, which is conducive to the students' systematic mastery of scientific and cultural knowledge.
Let's take a look at what netizens think.
Some netizens think that each is good in its own way, primary school is relatively simple, the pressure is less, 5 years is good, and the pressure in junior high school is mostly better for a year. The six-three system also has benefits, as the foundation of primary school is more solid, which is conducive to learning in junior high school.
Many netizens feel that the May Fourth system is better, junior high school is very critical, three years is too tight, and if there is one more year, there will be more time to prepare for the high school entrance examination.
In addition, there are also many netizens who think that the 63 system is good. The six-three system is in line with children's intellectual and physical and mental development, and the content of the books of the five-four system is one year earlier than the six-three system, and the children have a lot of difficulty in learning.
Do you think the "63 system" or the "54 system" is better?