On June 15th, in the first half of 2021, the results of the teacher qualification interviews for elementary and middle schools were open for inquiry, and the topic of "teaching resources" once again appeared in the hot search.
In fact, since the end of the interview, the discussion on the qualification examination for primary and secondary school teachers has continued to heat up in a month.
In the "Teaching Interview" Weibo super chat with 170 million readings and 43,000 posts, testmates kept exchanging interview materials and sharing interview experiences.
In 2011, the National Unified Examination for Primary and Secondary School Teachers' Qualifications was first piloted in Zhejiang and Hubei, and more than 28,000 people took the first written test.
According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Education, in 2019, nearly 9 million people across the country signed up for the qualification examination for primary and secondary school teachers, an increase of 38.5% compared to 2018.
Another educational institution predicts that the actual number of references to the qualification examination for primary and secondary schools this year may exceed 10 million.
More and more people are on the track of the qualification examination for primary and secondary school teachers.
Why does the teacher qualification examination for primary and secondary schools heat up?
A large number of non-teacher students "entered", stabilizing to become the biggest attraction
On May 20th, Tian Fan, a teacher majoring in Xinyang, Henan Province, liked a Weibo-"I announce: You have successfully locked the teacher qualification certificate, and I threw the key into the sea."
Tian Fan passed the three written exams for teaching resources.
In the face-to-face trial session, she picked up "Return to the Garden". Just out of the examination room, she felt okay. When she got home, she swiped on Weibo and talked about it.
In 2011, the national unified examination of teacher qualifications for primary and secondary schools was first piloted in Zhejiang and Hubei provinces. Since then, it has been gradually promoted and implemented in various provinces. To this day, in order to obtain a teacher qualification certificate, normal students need to "compete" with non-teacher students. .
"For most normal students, being a teacher is a long-chosen path. Without a teacher qualification certificate, there is no qualification to participate in the recruitment of teachers at all levels and types of schools. This certificate is too important, and this is the threshold." Tian Fan said .
"This certificate is too important", Zhao Xin heard his parents talk from freshman to senior year.
Zhao Xin (pseudonym) majored in radio and television editing and directing. His parents felt that working in the media meant running around, and the teaching profession was stable. In case he couldn't find the job he wanted, it would be the best choice to go home as a teacher.
In desperation, Zhao Xin chose his best junior high school geography from all subjects to prepare for the exam.
During the exchange, Zhao Xin found that many classmates and friends around him were preparing for this certificate.
"Everyone who studies finance, accounting, and journalism thinks that teaching is a very stable profession. It is not the first choice, but one more choice."
According to official data, non-teacher students accounted for 74% of the 5.9 million candidates who took the primary and secondary school teacher qualification exams in the second half of 2019.
In the view of Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, stability is one of the outstanding characteristics of the teaching profession to attract young people. The total employment pressure for the whole year of this year is relatively high, and the stability advantage of the teaching profession will be more prominent.
On the other hand, in recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the protection of teachers' treatment.
At the beginning of 2018, the "Opinions on Comprehensively Deepening the Reform of the Construction of the New Era Teacher Team" was promulgated, proposing to improve the protection mechanism for the treatment of primary and secondary school teachers, and "ensure that the average salary level of primary and secondary school teachers is not lower than or higher than the average salary level of local civil servants."
Yu Fayou, deputy dean and researcher of the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, previously stated that with the implementation of the "Opinions", the professional attractiveness of teachers has increased significantly.
Compulsory education teachers’ salaries have been effectively guaranteed, and rural teachers’ salaries have continued to increase.
Competition for new teacher positions has increased significantly, and in some areas, dozens of people compete for a position as normal.
After comprehensively considering various factors, Li Shuang, who has been in the public welfare industry for 5 years, decided to prepare for the high school Chinese teacher qualification in the second half of 2021.
She is not sure when she will switch careers to become a language teacher, and the teaching aid certificate is her way of retreat.
"Take down the certificate first. There are multiple paths for multiple certificates."
How high is the test preparation cost?
Some people only spend one yuan, and some courses offer nearly three thousand
Along with the hottest qualification examinations for primary and secondary school teachers, there are related education and training industries.
All kinds of test preparation materials and training courses are all dazzling.
In the mobile app store, Li Shuang found more than 10 test preparation apps with the name "Teacher" or "Teacher". This does not include those hidden in the "Exam" and "Public Test" application categories. Exam preparation resources.
She asked a friend who had taken the test to recommend one, and bought a set of test preparation materials online, including knowledge points, real questions, and prediction papers, a total of 12 copies, "It currently costs less than 200 yuan, but the variety of materials once again made me feel The enthusiasm for the UGC exam."
In terms of training institutions, according to the report of Frost & Sullivan, an international research organization, my country's teacher recruitment examination training market has grown from 8.2 billion yuan in 2013 to 15.7 billion yuan in 2017, with a compound annual growth rate of 17.63%; From 2017 to 2022, the total income of teacher recruitment examination training is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.31%, of which training time and customer unit prices will also continue to increase.
The reporter searched on the Internet and found that for the different stages of written examinations and interviews, various institutions have opened basic classes, boutique classes, sprint classes, and one-to-one courses, which are also subdivided into online and offline classes, with prices ranging from dozens of It ranges from yuan to several thousand yuan.
The reporter consulted an education and training institution in Beijing as an examinee. The staff responsible for teaching resources training and enrollment stated that the qualifications of teachers in primary and secondary schools belong to the unified national examination. There are no official textbooks, only examination syllabus, and the latest current political information is included in the annual examination. The super-class content.
In the next few days, the staff member urged the reporter to report to the class as soon as possible: "As you know, more and more students are taking this certificate, and teachers and non-teacher students are taking the exam together. I will give you an internal report from our institution. According to statistics, 20% of normal students enroll in classes, and 80% of non-teacher students."
The courses recommended by the staff include a teacher who can answer questions at any time, 11 exam preparation materials and hundreds of online courses. The price of the course is nearly 3,000 yuan.
"Does it cost so much money to prepare for the test?" Chen Yao, a junior high school English teacher in a middle school in Chongqing, said he was puzzled.
In 2016, Chen Yao, who was in the second year of postgraduate, and all the students in the dormitory were preparing for the inter-professional teacher qualification. Each one spent one yuan to get a booklet of the written test knowledge points from the test preparation website, memorized the knowledge points, and practiced some real questions. , And passed the written test one time.
"Carefully summarize the requirements and thoroughly understand the ideas for solving questions. It is actually not difficult to pass the teaching resources test." Chen Yao believes that whether to register for classes and how much materials to buy is a personal choice, but the difficulty of the test is actually determined by the attitude of preparing for the test.
expert's point
With more talent choices for positions, we must also find ways to retain talents
More and more non-teacher students are entering the track of the teacher qualification examination in elementary and secondary schools, which also makes some people worry about whether certified teachers who have not experienced professional teacher education can be qualified as teachers?
Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, said that the requirements for the qualification examination for primary and secondary school teachers must be lower than the requirements for the knowledge and abilities acquired by normal students in four years of university, but this does not mean that non-teacher students have lower abilities themselves. Or the future career development is less plastic.
"Teacher qualification is a long-term process of testing and development. New teachers will be differentiated within 5 years of employment, and some teachers with non-teacher background will stand out."
In Chu Zhaohui’s view, more and more students, graduates from non-teaching colleges and universities, as well as outstanding talents in other industries, are participating in the primary and secondary school teacher qualification examinations, obtaining teacher qualifications, and joining the teacher preparation team, which is positive for the development of the entire industry Signals are conducive to selecting and appointing teachers according to their needs and promoting the rational flow of education system personnel.
"But we must also see that many people who take the qualification examination for primary and secondary school teachers will ultimately not be engaged in the teaching profession, or will actually supplement the flow to those places where teachers are most needed. This also reflects the current problems in the development of the industry." 21 Said Xiong Bingqi, Dean of the Century Education Research Institute.
According to Xiong Bingqi, the number of teachers in my country is currently over-numbered, but structural lack of editing means that there is a structural imbalance, such as a shortage of teachers in subjects such as music, sports, and beauty, and a shortage of teachers in poor and remote areas.
"This shows that there is still a big gap in the protection of teachers in different disciplines and regions. Some school positions trigger competition for masters and doctors from prestigious schools, but it is difficult for some schools to recruit a new teacher."
In 2006, the "Notice on the Implementation of the Plan for Special Posts for School Teachers in Rural Compulsory Education" was issued, and the central government set up special funds for the salary expenditures of teachers in special posts.
In 2021, the nation plans to recruit 84,330 special post teachers.
"The'Special Post Program' allows children in rural areas to enjoy better quality education, and to a certain extent alleviates the regional imbalance of job competition." Xiong Bingqi said, "but it is necessary to attract and retain more qualified teachers. , It is necessary to ensure the promotion of teachers’ treatment and enhance teachers’ sense of professional honor and accomplishment."
Beijing News reporter Feng Yajun