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The sweet sound of no homework

Updated: 2011-04-20 17:29

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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The sweet sound of no homework
Students learn to play a lute at the Affiliated Primary School of Harbin Normal University in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang province on April 20, 2011.

The Harbin Education Bureau has recently relaxed rules on homework to allow students to cultivate their taste in art and music. First and second grade students will not be given homework assignments and pupils in higher grades will have home study restricted to one hour. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

The sweet sound of no homework
Students learn to play the saxophone at the Affiliated Primary School of Harbin Normal University in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang province on April 20,2011.[Photo/Xinhua]

 

The sweet sound of no homework
Students show their hand-made China-knots at the Affiliated Primary School of Harbin Normal University in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang province on April 20,2011.[Photo/Xinhua]

 

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