Problems and Countermeasures of Curriculum Overload in Basic Education from an International Perspective
Curriculum load is the direct source of study load.Curriculum overload has increasingly become a common issue in the reform and development of basic education in many countries.First,with the development of society,there are higher demands for talents and education;Second,the curriculum system has to endure a prolonged period of quantitative expansion of social demands and learning content before triggering qualitative revolution;Third,the deviations in policy implementation lead to unexpected increases in the curriculum load.Some countries and regions have taken measures to respond to the challenge,but the overall effect proved to be limited.Although the final goal is to reduce the load,the government should focus on"increase"—that is,improving the quality of education and expanding access to high-quality education resources.As for the reform of selective examinations,the key lies in breaking through the"prisoner's dilemma"of burden alleviation.