In order to convey the attractiveness of work to young people who are aiming to become teachers, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has called for teachers to send out on SNS. In a series of events, the person in charge explained the purpose of the initiative again on the 8th.

The project was started by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in late last month as the number of aspiring teachers is decreasing. I was calling for posts such as case studies and attractiveness of work.



I said that I didn't need permission from the principal to make it easier to post, but the voices I received said, "I realized my dream and became a teacher, but it was less than 10 years." The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology held a briefing session for the media again on the 8th.



Hiroshi Yoshimoto, director of the General Education Policy Bureau, who oversees the project, said, "This was the first attempt by the government to receive direct voices from the field, and many posts were received that appealed to the harsh working conditions. At the same time, I think it plays a role in accumulating the voices of teachers, so I would like to use these voices as a driving force to promptly and concretely improve the working environment. "



The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology says that it will continue to promote work style reforms by disseminating examples of work style reforms that can be tackled in each region and investigating the actual situation of teacher shortages.

It should be full of "teacher's work charm" ... on SNS

Regarding the "# Teacher's Button" project, which the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology called for the appeal of teachers' work to be disseminated from the field, people who appear to be teachers and experienced people on SNS said, "Currently, give the baton to young people. There are a series of sad voices saying, "No."



Of these, on Twitter, many people who seemed to be in-service teachers reported the harsh current situation, such as long working hours, busyness of not being able to take breaks, and the burden of club activities. There were many posts that appealed to the opposite of what the project called for, such as "Do you really want to connect to generations?" Or "I can't give the baton to young people, though it's not very good."

In the post, "It is definitely the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology that created the current situation where the number of applicants decreases and death from overwork occurs," while criticizing the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's response so far, "Top down this situation. It is also the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology that can improve with. I would like you to show it by action, not by words. Making it easier for us to work will directly return to children as a quality education. There was also a voice calling for cooperation from the government, taking this initiative as an opportunity.



In addition, after saying, "I think that the baton will pass if you do these things," each person thinks concretely, such as outsourcing club activities, paying overtime, increasing the number of teachers, and outsourcing air conditioning and toilet cleaning to a contractor. There was also a note that gave a good improvement measure.



On the other hand, a person who retired from the teacher said, "I became a teacher by fulfilling my childhood dream, but it was less than 10 years. But I do not regret even a millimeter of quitting." "Please improve the situation surrounding the teachers who continue to work hard in the field. I hope you can rest properly. I hope you can eat normally. I hope you can spend time with your family, lover, and friends." There was also a wish to write.

Former teachers in their 20s who retired this spring

In the post titled "# Teacher's Button", there was an impression that I will never forget becoming a teacher, but there is also a voice of a former teacher who decided to retire this spring because he suffered from long working hours working without holidays. was.



This time, a female teacher in her twenties posted on SNS said, "Overtime work exceeds 100 hours, I work 100 consecutive days, I am told that I can not keep up with my work style, I abandon my engagement, I take a leave of absence due to adjustment disorder, etc. There was, but I don't regret becoming a teacher. I will never forget the excitement of the chorus contest and the graduation ceremony. "



When I interviewed a woman, she became a teacher at a junior high school in the metropolitan area as soon as she graduated from university, and took charge of classes as a teacher, but she retired this spring.



The woman said she wanted to see the hashtag of "# teacher's baton" planned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and let people in the country and the world know the situation of teachers.



Regarding the current situation, he said, "While there are changes coming down from above due to major revisions to the curriculum guidelines, I felt that work style reforms were not progressing."



The woman said that she often worked overtime for more than 100 hours a month and also worked for 100 days in a row. However, until 6 pm when the evening club activities ended, I could not score the test, respond to parents, and prepare for the next day's class, so I had to work overtime. I had to go to work and work overtime before I could go to class. "



In addition, over the past year, we have been busy dealing with the new coronavirus, increasing disinfection work, editing work to record the activities of children in videos, and for students who voluntarily closed school due to anxiety about infection. It is said that he was required to take individual measures and was mentally forced to take a leave of absence for one month.



The woman said, "Every year, there are people who take leave due to mental reasons, and when I took leave, two other people were on leave. I couldn't sleep properly and eat properly, so I couldn't continue my life. I decided to retire. "



On top of that, "The children responded if they faced each other firmly, and it was very rewarding and a sense of accomplishment, but in the end, each one was overwhelmed and the school was established at the last minute, so it was really reformed. I want you to make improvements. "

Some voices calling for improvement from the country

In the post titled "# Teacher's Button", there was a voice calling for improvement from the country, saying, "Improvement of the working environment is the real baton that we want to deliver to teachers in the future."



The post was posted by a female teacher in her twenties who works at a public elementary school in the Kyushu region.



Work begins with coming to school after 7:30 in the morning to check contact books and homework, and can't take a break until 4 pm when the children leave school, after which they go to staff meetings and parents. I couldn't go home until after 7:00 pm after contacting and replacing the bulletin board.



The woman said that it was hard for her to prepare for the important lesson at the end, and she was preparing for a week before going to bed after returning home and on the weekend. I'm sorry for the children that I couldn't do it enough. "



The woman had been living this life for about four years, but last year she couldn't sleep at night, she couldn't stop crying, and she wanted to die. I have.



The woman said, "I was given a place to directly reach the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology" about "# teacher's baton", and for students who want to become teachers, "It is better to pass on the working environment as it is to the next generation. It's a high risk. I think it's the mission of young teachers today to change the way they work strangely. I'll tell the country now. "

Teachers' working style There are also serious problems such as the fear of exceeding the "karoshi line"

Long working hours and mental burdens have become serious issues regarding the working styles of teachers.



According to a 2016 survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the number of teachers who worked overtime for more than 20 hours per week was


more than 30% in elementary


school and 60% in junior high school. ,


▽ In both elementary and junior high schools

, the number

of vice-principals and vice-principals in managerial positions was about 60%.



It is estimated that if you continue to work for a month, the number of hours you work outside the month may exceed 80 hours, which is considered to be the "overwork death line."



On the other hand, new work is increasing, and English has become a subject in elementary schools and programming has become compulsory, and each elementary and junior high school is equipped with a terminal for each person, and its utilization is also required.



Response to the new coronavirus is also a burden, and according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to boards of education nationwide, at elementary and junior high schools,


▽ "cleaning and disinfection work was done by teachers"


▽ "long vacation The number of respondents who answered "shortened" was


90%, which may have led to an increase in working hours.



On the other hand, it has been pointed out that there is a mental burden as well as long working hours, and teachers who took leave due to mental illness such as depression in 2019 or took a leave of absence for more than a month due to paid leave are public. The total number of students in elementary and junior high schools, high schools, and special schools is 9642, and the number is increasing.



In the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry,


▽ faculty in addition to the fact that a month 45 hours the upper limit of overtime hours were determined in the "Guidelines" aimed at, such as the Board of Education,


▽ the holiday of extracurricular activities that the activities of the regional We are working to reduce the burden on teachers, such as by developing a system that eliminates the need for teachers, but the difficult situation continues.

Expert "Did you seek improvement, but on the contrary," attractiveness "was sought and repulsion occurred?"

Associate Professor Ryo Uchida of Nagoya University Graduate School, who is familiar with the way teachers work, said that there were a series of posts complaining about the plight of the school site. I confessed my pain in search of it, but I think that it was a desire to turn to the country as much as possible. However, this time, the country asked me to convey the charm of the teachers, and there was a backlash. I think it happened. "



On top of that, "I don't know how much the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology intended, but as a result, the faculty's really sad feelings overflowed through this hashtag. This is very important, and I can grasp the situation at the site. It cannot be improved without it, but this time, the teachers have presented many problems. There is too much work in the first place, there is power harassment and matahara in the field, and there is considerable pressure from parents. Although it may be different from the initial assumption, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will constructively think about how to eliminate the long working hours of teachers based on the concrete examples that have come to light. I think that is the case. ”He points out that the visualized sorrowful voice should be used to improve the way of working.