Usually, college students from impoverished families can receive financial assistance from the government or the college authorities. However, this is not enough.

Wen Hui Bao, a Shanghai-based newspaper, says colleges should also provide non-material assistance to the economically disadvantaged students.

The newspaper reports that in an East China Normal University survey nearly 60 percent of the college students from impoverished families needed instruction on personal development. Although they have received financial support, some still lack confidence and feel the stress of high-level psychological pressure. As a result, they are eager to learn how to arrange their daily lives, make plans for the future and improve their ability to communicate with others.

In a bid to better facilitate growth among these students, the newspaper introduces the efforts of the Shanghai-based East China Normal University as an example to follow. The university has set up an online class in which students can freely exchange views about study and life with their schoolmates. Also, they can release stress and get useful advise by consulting with professionals.

In conclusion, the newspaper calls on all colleges and educators to encourage students from impoverished homes to form a positive and optimistic view of life and be prepared to lend a hand when the students are in need of assistance or instruction.