Some time ago, a list of Shenzhen Middle School hires caused heated discussion. On September 11, the official website of Shenzhen Middle School released the "Announcement on the List of Proposed Employment for 2019 Graduates from Grandpa", and plans to hire 28 fresh graduates.
According to statistics, among these 28 people, there are 4 doctoral students, and the remaining 24 are all master's students. In terms of the school, 10 people are from Peking University, 5 people are from Tsinghua University, and there are also graduates from first-class domestic universities such as Hong Kong University of Hong Kong , Xiamen University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , and Sun Yat-sen University.
"In fact, this is no longer a new phenomenon. It has become the norm for middle schools to recruit masters and doctors as teachers." Regarding this matter, Xiong Bingqi, deputy director of , 21st Century Education Research Institute, bluntly said that "it's not uncommon."
Indeed, as early as 2016, Renmin University High School issued a notice on the appointment of teachers. The 16 candidates were all master's degree or above, with 9 doctoral students; the graduates were concentrated in Peking University , Tsinghua University , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Renmin University of China , Renmin University of China , etc., including 6 Peking University graduates; in addition, there are 3 master's and doctoral students returning from American universities.
The "high configuration" of high school teachers seems to have become a national trend. The recruitment threshold for many high schools is also increasing. In some county-level cities, high school recruitment requirements will also indicate that the master's degree is required. There are many reasons for this phenomenon in
. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to study for a master's degree or a doctorate. In 2018, the number of graduate students in my country exceeded 2.7 million, and there were more than 40,000 doctoral students graduated every year. Among the army of job hunting, there are many people in famous schools and even returnees. It is difficult for masters and doctoral students to return to the "hot" era.
Individually, many graduate students may not have strong pursuit of academic research, and they are under great pressure to engage in scientific research, so they need to maintain continuous output in the scientific research field. For many master and doctoral graduates, entering high school to become a teacher is also a reasonable career choice.
But there are also many controversial voices on the Internet for this choice: I have invested my time and energy in the academic path, and has obtained a high degree. Isn’t it a waste to use it to teach high school students? Such understanding of
may underestimate the potential and value of basic education.
A century-old plan, education is the basis. No one can deny the important impact of education on national strength and future development.
For students, basic education is also a key stage in cultivating learning ability and cognitive thinking. Liang Qichao said: "Life is a hundred years old and is based on kindergarten learning." The sooner you meet a good teacher, the more lucky you are in your life.
These teachers with high education come to high school because of their good education, they can subtly convey their thoughts and ideas to the next generation. Their understanding of professional fields and tracking academic frontiers also help stimulate students' interest in learning and broaden children's horizons.
Perhaps many people lamented that they spent their high school chemistry study in memorizing the periodic table of elements and frequently writing "Five Years of College Entrance Examination, Three Years of Simulation". Accumulation is essential, but if you can feel the artistic beauty of atomic structure early under the guidance of a teacher, perhaps in the process of learning, you will be able to have less mechanical input and more independent exploration.
At the same time, the changes in the education industry themselves are also putting higher requirements for teachers. When primary school students can type codes, write papers with big data, and parents of children are doctors in famous schools, it seems natural for teachers who are vocational "teaching and answering questions" to have a higher education.
On the other hand, we see that key high schools across the country joining the "snatch war" is also sending a signal that the first-class teaching staff is an extremely valuable resource for a school.
For example, the 2020 teacher recruitment announcement released by Shenzhen Middle School in September this year stated that the benefits are: providing first-class teacher salary and welfare benefits (solving Shenzhen’s household registration and public service, strong measures to ensure and help teachers solve housing), which can provide a platform to display talents and realize educational ideals. Having a staffing can also help solve housing problems, which is undoubtedly very attractive in Shenzhen.
respecting teachers and valuing education is not only a social trend, but also requires practical guarantees. Only by improving the treatment of teachers and making outstanding talents willing to be teachers can it help achieve "using excellent people to cultivate better people."
There is a saying: The essence of education is that one tree shakes another tree, one cloud pushes another cloud, and one soul awakens another soul.
A taller tree, denser cloud, and fuller soul may better achieve the purpose of "cultivating, leading, and awakening" education.
So when faced with this, should we sigh: There are not too many doctoral students entering basic education, but too few?
(Source: Guangming Daily Client)
