Parents in Spain are being urged to go on a weekend homework strike this month in protest against the unacceptable amount of after-school tasks their children are given.
西班牙的父母们受到鼓舞，准备于本月进行周末作业罢工，以此抗议学校给孩子布置的课外作业“过于繁重”。
The homework load of Spanish children has long been a sore point with some parents, who argue that the burden is too great, places too much pressure on pupils and eats into family time.
According to a 2012 study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Spanish 15-year-olds have 6.5 hours of homework a week compared with an average of 4.9 across the 38 OECD countries.
The Spanish Confederation of Associations of Mothers and Fathers of Students (Ceapa) has decided that enough is enough and is calling on parents whose children attend Spanish state schools to boycott weekend homework in November.
"We've lost a bit of common sense in this country when it comes to talking about education and we've got a system in which boys and girls free time has disappeared", said Jos Luis Pazos, president of Ceapa.
"Schools are passing on tasks to families that they shouldn't be."
"It starts with children from the ages of three to six doing half an hour's homework every day."
"For us, that's an unacceptable situation". Pazos said Ceapa disagreed profoundly with the notion that children should endure huge amounts of homework in the hope that it would ensure them a better future.
相关单词：organisation
organisation解释：n.组织，安排，团体，有机休
organisation例句：
The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
相关单词：decided
decided解释：adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
decided例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
相关单词：boycott
boycott解释：n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与
boycott例句：
We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
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