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Written by: Wang Jieen

2020-12-20 14:27

Last update date: 2020-12-20 14:27

Many subdivided rooms have poor environment, which affects the physical and mental growth of children. In the epidemic, many students have to study at home.

A survey found that the poor sub-district housing environment is detrimental to children's academic performance. More than 70% of the interviewed families rated their children's performance in school as medium or below, and it is difficult for them to stand out.

The survey pointed out that due to lack of space for a fixed study desk, some children need to study in bed.

Being in the same room with family members, watching TV, chatting or arguing, etc. also makes it difficult for children to concentrate when studying at home. They even have to "fight loudly" when using ZOOM in class. The high rent can only reduce children Of learning expenses.

Many subdivided rooms have poor environment, which affects the physical and mental growth of children.

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The Assley Methodist Social Service, the Hong Kong Subdivided Housing Platform, and the Caritas Tsuen Wan Community Center conducted a survey earlier, and a total of 193 questions were collected. Household interviews and focus groups were also conducted to understand residential subdivided housing. Children’s learning status.

The area per capita is smaller than the prison cell

The survey found that among the 193 interviewed households, the average rent for the unit was 5740.7 yuan and the average area was 123.5 square feet.

According to Xue Jiajin, unit manager of the Methodist Assri Social Services Department, according to research, the per capita area of ​​the interviewee is only 32.5 square feet, which is smaller than the 49.5 square feet per capita living standard of the Correctional Services Department’s prison.

Under the epidemic situation, children in sub-district rooms attend classes in the same space. When using ZOOM, they must "fight loudly", making it difficult for children to concentrate.

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ZOOM study in the same room, you must "fight loudly" and "sticky feet" to study in bed

Xue Jiajin said that according to the results of the study, as many as 9 adults believe that the size of the learning space in the subdistrict affects children's home study.

Some parents interviewed reported that the space in the subdivided rooms is limited, and the children are easily affected by other noises in other homes. Moreover, there is no room for bookshelves in their homes, and they can only be demolished at night.

Another parent pointed out that the flat was too fast and the peculiar smell persisted for a long time after entering the house, which made the child's spirits worse.

Children in sub-district rooms have to keep their feet up for a long time, or study in bed.

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Some interviewees have more than one child. Due to limited space, it is impossible to have two rooms to separate two children for class, and it is impossible to place two bookshelves. Therefore, one person can only study in bed. ZOOM has to "fight loudly" in class and it is difficult to concentrate.

In addition, the interviewees had no place to put a fixed desk, so they could only put a "small coffee table" on the bed. Children who had to lift their feet for a long time, or "splayed feet" in bed for learning, were prone to pain.

At the same time, due to space problems, children in sub-district rooms have been sitting under low stools for a long time to learn; and many grassroots are unable to purchase tablets or computers, and can only use their parents’ mobile phones to use ZOOM to study, which affects their spine and vision.

Children in the subdivided rooms have been sitting under low stools for a long time to learn, or they can only use ZOOM to learn through their parents’ mobile phones, which affects their spine and vision.

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In addition, 78% of the interviewed families with online learning experience stated that their children have difficulties in online learning. Common problems include poor WiFi signal in the sub-districted room, and the family is in a small sub-districted room. When the children are in class, the family members can only hide in silence.

The rent is high and cannot afford the expensive tuition

The survey also found that the average income of respondents was 14,000 yuan, and rent accounted for nearly 40% of their income.

The results show that with a full score of 10, the average score for "housing expenses account for most of the daily expenses" is as high as 8.4; as for "housing expenses affect children's daily expenses", the average score is even 8.6 points.

In a qualitative study, some parents have reported that the tuition classes outside are expensive, with an hourly fee of 200 yuan. However, the rent of the subdivided room accounts for a large part of the income, and the remaining money is only enough to buy vegetables. Will be worse than other students.

Space is limited, and many children in sub-rooms can only study in bed.

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They suggested that the government should establish adequate housing rights to protect the housing rights of grassroots families; increase housing supply, and suggest that green homes that were unsalable in the previous period should be converted into public rental housing; and should reintroduce rental control and subsidies Set up "unsuitable residential social work teams" and center venues.

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