Teachers have to pass a few hurdles to take over
Can teachers punish students after they make mistakes?
How to discipline?
Where is the boundary of punishment?
Since September, the "Regulations on School Safety in Guangdong Province" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") have been implemented, and for the first time the legislation has been passed to give teachers the right to discipline.
In recent years, the discussion on the right to education and discipline has become a hot topic of social concern.
During the interview, the reporter found that, on the one hand, many people believe that it is necessary to give teachers the necessary disciplinary powers to strengthen school safety education and management; on the other hand, there are also voices who believe that teachers are really willing to take the ruler, and some reality needs to be resolved. problem.
Article 56 of Chapter 6 of the "Regulations" clearly stipulates that if students in primary and secondary schools use hard objects to throw others, push, scramble, force copying homework and other behaviors that violate school safety management regulations on campus, teachers should stop and criticize them, and Educational and disciplinary measures appropriate to their age and physical and mental health can be taken according to the actual situation.
The article also stipulates that students shall not be subjected to corporal punishment, corporal punishment in disguised form, or beatings, insults, or other acts that insult human dignity.
Huang Weizhong, deputy chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress, introduced that in order to effectively correct students' bad behaviors and improve the quality of education and teaching, Guangdong has responded to the appeals of all sectors of the society through legislation, giving teachers necessary educational punishment rights, and strengthening education and correction of minor students who have bad behaviors , Strengthen the handling of students' illegal behavior.
Liu Taifang, deputy director of the Education Management Center of Shijie Town, Dongguan, Guangdong, has been teaching for 33 years. As the first batch of academic leaders in elementary schools in Dongguan, Liu Taifang used "timely rain" to express support for teachers' right to discipline in an interview with a reporter from Workers' Daily .
"Some parents dote on their children. These children receive a lot of praise, but there are fewer twists and turns. A child has to withstand both praise and criticism." Liu Taifang pointed out that teachers did not have the right to discipline before, which led to some teachers The education of students is daunting.
"Teachers have the right to discipline, which is also a'double-edged sword'." Liu Taifang said, "If it is not used properly, it will have a profound impact on students' learning and even their hearts."
For example, Liu Taifang said that there was a teacher who was very strict with classmates. This teacher once taught a student who was a typical child who could not study well, but then succeeded in starting a business and became a local boss.
The boss invites the school teacher for dinner every year, but he specifically asked the principal not to call the strict teacher.
It turned out that because this "boss classmate" did not like to study, from the third to the fifth grade for two full years, that stern teacher asked him to punish him outside the classroom, causing a long-term mentality to the young students. shadow.
"It is very important to grasp the yardstick of punishment." Liu Taifang told reporters, "Students are disobedient and occasionally punish them. It is reasonable and reasonable. Punishing students every day for no reason becomes corporal punishment, which discriminates against and insults students. It is unreasonable and illegal." The gardener became the devil."
Yin Liping, the model worker representative who was hired as the "Public Service Spokesperson for Workers' Bookstore" along with Wu Guichun, a "student-loving migrant worker", has a deep understanding of "the degree of disciplinary power".
"When I was a child, a math teacher had a bad temper. If he couldn't solve a problem, he would hit people. Later, I hated mathematics and often produced negative self-suggestion."
In Yin Liping’s view, as long as the students’ behavior has violated relevant regulations, as long as they do not harm their physical and mental health, teachers can use some punitive methods to educate students, such as sweeping the floor, copying texts, running, memorizing poems, etc. .
During the interview, the reporter found that some front-line teachers are cautious about having disciplinary powers.
Teacher Jiang, who is a Chinese teacher at a certain elementary school in Guangzhou, introduced that she met a parent who told the school teacher that the teacher should not be too strict with their children, for fear that it would affect their children's learning enthusiasm.
Teacher Jiang believes that the clarification of disciplinary power is a kind of protection for teachers.
However, there is no clear and specific definition of punishment, so sometimes it is difficult for teachers to make a good judgment in punishment.
"Some children's psychological endurance is very poor, and there have been some extreme behaviors of children because they can't stand the teacher's punishment. This has brought difficulties to the teacher's education and teaching work to a certain extent." Teacher Jiang said.
"Of course, as a teacher, you can't punish students at will with the power of discipline." Teacher Jiang said, "The teacher must always be clear that discipline is not corporal punishment."
Zeng Jingyi, a lawyer from Guangdong Haijiming Law Firm, mentioned from a legal perspective that in view of the different disciplinary effects and disputes that have occurred before, the scope of the rights and obligations of the parties is not clear, which makes the enforcement of disciplinary powers unacceptable and unruly.
The reporter noted that the "Regulations" did not list specific educational disciplinary measures that teachers can take.
In this regard, Huang Weizhong said that considering that the Ministry of Education has been studying and formulating the "Rules for the Implementation of Educational Discipline for Primary and Secondary School Teachers," the regulations should be carefully linked to the rules.
Ye Xiaozhong