Overview of the news commentator Niu Kexin

According to CCTV reports, recently, the news of "spring break" in many schools rushed to the hot search, and netizens expressed "real-name envy". In light of the actual adjustment of winter and summer vacation times, local governments can explore arranging spring or autumn breaks for primary and secondary schools. Not long ago, in the "Special Action Plan for Boosting Consumption" issued by the Office of the Central Committee and the State Council, it was once again mentioned that qualified localities are encouraged to explore the establishment of spring and autumn holidays for primary and secondary schools in combination with actual conditions, which has aroused social concern.

From colleges and universities to primary and secondary schools, from local exploration to national policy advocacy, the spring break system has gradually outlined another possibility of education reform in gradual practice. It is not only an adjustment of the holiday structure, but also a useful attempt to return education to the essence of life.

Spring is the best time for teenagers to get out of the classroom and get close to nature. Spring is a pleasant season, which is the golden period for children's growth. The investigation of relevant departments found that adequate sleep in spring is conducive to children's bone growth, and spring vacation can give children a chance to breathe and grow, and can also encourage them to go out of school, get close to nature, enrich social practice experience, and help all-round development. From the perspective of improving the travel experience, the setting of spring break is also of practical significance. At present, the student holidays are mainly concentrated in the winter and summer vacations, and it is very easy to travel together during the winter and summer vacations. Universities, primary and secondary schools in various regions can flexibly set up spring and autumn holidays, which can not only solve the pain points of the "tidal effect" of the holiday economy, but also promote the balanced development of the tourism market at different times and help boost consumption in various places.

The social resonance caused by the spring break also reflects the public's collective expectation for the optimization of the education ecology. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has written the Spring and Autumn holiday into the plan to boost consumption, which seems to be a cross-border policy linkage, but in fact it implies deep logic. When family spring outings become possible and intergenerational companionship is guaranteed time, the ripple effect of education reform begins to appear. The parent-child tourism boom driven by Hangzhou's spring break confirms the positive interaction between education policy and social economy. But this synergistic effect should not stop at the economic level, when "other people's spring break" on social media has become a hot topic, when young parents write in the comment area "I really want to take their children to see the spring in the textbook", behind these voices are the deep desire of countless families to return to nature and life, and it is also the collective recognition of the whole society for the concept of "education is life".

Of course, any reform will need to face up to the hurdles of reality. The "caregiving anxiety" of dual-income families and the worries of parents about "delaying school" suggest that the implementation of policies requires more refined design. If the spring break system is to be stable and far-reaching, it needs not only the courage of the school, but also the cooperation of the government departments, enterprises and institutions where the children's parents are located, the flexible leave system of enterprises and institutions, the support of community care services, and the reshaping of social concepts. These challenges serve as a mirror to the multi-dimensional nature of education reform and the need for the whole society to work together to educate people.

When the spring break system moves forward in controversy, it conveys not only the goodwill of taking a few more days off, but also a reflection on the nature of education. From the "busy farm holiday" to the "spring and autumn vacation", history has completed a meaningful cycle. When educators begin to look at the cause of educating people from the perspective of grass and tree growth, and when policymakers are willing to retain the temperature of spring in the system, this change with the same frequency as the season will eventually precipitate the value beyond the holiday in time. After all, the most beautiful appearance of education may be to let every tree bloom and have its own season.