China News Service, Hong Kong, February 18th, title: Liang Zhenying: Hong Kong education sector should get rid of the "black sheep"
China News Agency reporter Wang Jiacheng
"The next generation is the future of society, so education is very important. However, some schools in Hong Kong that carry the heavy responsibility of education have experienced problems in the past. Some teachers have brought political goals into the classroom, while the Hong Kong Association of Educational Professionals (Education Association) Indiscriminately being problematic teachers'prosperity' has made them more confident." Liang Zhenying, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency a few days ago: "The Hong Kong Education Association should not be the umbrella of problem teachers. '".
Last year, due to the epidemic, many students needed to take classes online at home, which gave parents more opportunities to learn about and pay attention to the contents of the class by their children.
Liang Zhenying told reporters that a teacher taught the cause of the Opium War in reverse, saying that what the UK did was the so-called "elimination of opium", which made parents angry and attracted high attention from the society.
Afterwards, the teacher's professional license was revoked. "The teacher's basic position on major political issues is critical."
"Regardless of whether teachers have problems with personal integrity or teaching ability level, once the school leaders, school-running groups and even the Education Bureau have to deal with it, the Education Association will appear, indiscriminately, and will not clarify the case." Liang Zhenying said, "I'm afraid." School leaders and school-running groups of the Education Association often choose to "rest things and calm people."
The Education Association, composed of teachers from universities, primary schools, and kindergartens in Hong Kong, is the largest single-industry trade union in Hong Kong and the organization with the largest number of participating members. However, its leading organization has been dominated by the opposition for a long time, and the organization has been working for problem teachers. Come on".
Liang Zhenying believes that laissez-faire teachers are a big problem.
He said: "The Association of Educational Associations cannot continue to be the'protective umbrella' for teachers who have problems on these issues."
In August 2019, Liang Zhenying established the "803 Fund", one of his work directions is the school.
When a parent reports a teacher’s misconduct, the fund will first verify it, and if any problem is found, it will report and complain to the Education Bureau.
"I know that it is difficult for parents to (report), but I also hope that someone can come forward." He emphasized that asking the Education Bureau to seriously follow the relevant laws and policies to eliminate the "black sheep" based on the complaint is to deal with education issues. The key is.
The Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued a questionnaire to secondary schools on the reform of general education.
The questionnaire shows that the post-reformed liberal arts subject mainly involves 3 themes, including Hong Kong under "One Country, Two Systems", countries since the reform and opening up, and an interconnected contemporary world. The recommended teaching content includes Hong Kong’s return to history, overall national security outlook, etc. .
Liang Zhenying believes that the above topics need to be taught in schools of different levels according to the level of learning at different ages in middle school and elementary school.
But in addition to the content of general education in school curricula, what is more important in education is how to teach after teachers enter the classroom and close the door.
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