The Ministry of Education has exposed 58 typical cases to form a long-term deterrent
Revocation of teacher qualifications in accordance with laws and regulations for severely deficient teachers implements a ban on entry into the education industry
□ reporter Zhang Wei
The Ministry of Education will continue to maintain a high-pressure situation for teachers’ anomie behaviors and will severely investigate and report them.
Since the issuance of the "Ten Guidelines for the Professional Conduct of College Teachers in the New Era" in November 2018, gradual and public notifications have been made for violations of the ten guidelines for teachers' ethics, and they have been resolutely found, investigated and reported together to ensure that the teachers' ethics are met. "Zero tolerance" for violations.
Up to now, the official website of the Ministry of Education has publicly exposed 8 batches of 58 typical cases that violated the ten standards of teacher professional conduct.
"We insist on both morality and law, and the guidance of strict management and love is clear." said Huang Xiaohua, deputy director of the Teacher Work Department of the Ministry of Education.
In the next step, the work in this area will continue to increase. According to Huang Xiaohua, teachers who have serious violations of teacher ethics and have a bad influence will be revoked in accordance with the law and the teachers will be removed from the teaching team, and the education industry will be banned.
At the same time, instruct all local schools to improve the hierarchical notification system and improve the pertinence and effectiveness of warning education.
Active exposure to curb bad trends
Recently, a female student who claimed to be Shanghai International Studies University publicly reported a teacher of the school on the Internet. She claimed that the teacher Yan had concealed the fact that she was married and had children and had an improper relationship with her, and harassed several girls in the school, which subsequently triggered Netizens pay attention to the craze.
On the evening of the report, Shanghai International Studies University issued an announcement stating that Yan's behavior had seriously violated the professional ethics of teachers and had a bad impact.
According to the relevant regulations of the country and the school, after a research decision, Yan was dismissed; and according to the procedures, the higher-level department was reported to approve the cancellation of his teacher qualification; at the same time, the party discipline and political discipline procedures were initiated.
Also recently, a teacher of Nanjing University of Finance and Economics was also punished for making inappropriate comments on the Internet.
Chinese basketball player Guo Ailun posted on Weibo that Mr. Feng, a teacher at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, insulted Chinese history and hoped that the school would respond.
Early the next morning, the official Weibo of Nanjing University of Finance and Economics announced that after receiving the report, the school initiated the investigation process.
The school will seriously pursue accountability in accordance with laws, disciplines and regulations, and give corresponding party discipline and administrative sanctions for any failure of teacher's ethics.
Such rapid response and severe investigations were carried out in the context of continuous strengthening of teachers' ideology and politics and the construction of teachers' ethics and style in recent years.
In addition to the self-exposure of the parties and the follow-up by the media, within the education system, the "zero tolerance" attitude is also reflected in the form of reporting typical cases in order to form a long-term deterrent.
As mentioned above, the cases of improper relationship between college teachers and female students appeared in the eighth batch of 8 typical cases of violation of the ten standards of professional conduct of teachers exposed by the Ministry of Education recently.
In March 2021, Xie, a teacher at China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), had an improper relationship with a female student at school during the marriage relationship.
The final result of this matter was: giving Xie a downgrade of his post (title), revoking his teacher's qualification, confiscating his teacher's qualification certificate, and including him in the teacher qualification restriction database.
The main person in charge of the party and government of his college made a review to the school party committee and canceled the qualification of the main person in charge of the party and government of the college that year.
The unethical behaviors of unethical teachers and harassment of female students that were exposed with Xie Moutong; introduced the source of students to the off-campus training institutions set up by their relatives, and participated in paid supplementary courses organized by off-campus training institutions; contacted intermediary companies through the Internet to submit papers to them Retouching and essay submission; attending banquets paid by the parents of students and receiving gifts in violation of regulations; publishing improper remarks on the Internet; using one's position to seek improper benefits and other issues.
"The active exposure method of the education authority is conducive to maintaining the overall image of the teaching staff, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the educated, thereby inhibiting the spread of bad habits in the education field, and providing students with a better learning and growth environment." Said Yao Jinju, a professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University and the executive director of the Beijing Educational Rule of Law Research Base.
Build a system of teacher ethics development
The behavior of Yan and others is undoubtedly suspected of "against the wind."
my country has established a comprehensive system for the construction of teacher ethics and style.
The "Ten Guidelines for Professional Behavior of College Teachers in the New Era" clarify the norms of professional behavior of teachers and delineate the bottom line of professional behavior.
At the same time, the "Ministry of Education's Guiding Opinions on the Handling of Teachers' Ethical Misconducts in Colleges and Universities" was issued to establish a mechanism for the handling and accountability of violations.
In November 2019, the Ministry of Education and other seven departments issued the "Opinions on Strengthening and Improving the Construction of Teacher Ethics and Work Style in the New Era" to further clarify the target direction, tasks and measures of the construction of teacher ethics and style.
The top-level design also pays great attention to the construction of teacher ethics and style.
In January 2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Opinions on Comprehensively Deepening the Reform of Teacher Team Building in the New Era", which listed "improving ideological and political quality and comprehensively strengthening the construction of teacher ethics and style" as the primary task and made a comprehensive and systematic deployment.
In December 2020, the Ministry of Education and other six departments issued the "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Construction and Reform of College Teachers in the New Era", which listed "improving teachers' ideological and political quality and teacher ethics" as their primary goal.
2021 is a special year.
At the beginning of this year, the Party Group of the Ministry of Education designated 2021 as the "Year of Strengthening the Ideological and Political Work of College Teachers", issued special work points, and proposed a package of work measures.
Taking party history learning and education as the main line, we will carry out special education on teacher ethics covering all teachers, and guide teachers to not forget to build up their original aspirations, and to keep in mind the mission of educating people for the party and the country.
Adhering to both morality and law is very prominent in strengthening the construction of teachers' ethics and style.
Huang Xiaohua said that the Ministry of Education has comprehensively strengthened the daily education and guidance of teachers, promoted the construction of a system for the development of teacher ethics, and continuously improved the long-term mechanism of teacher ethics education propaganda, assessment and supervision, rewards and punishments.
Emphasize moral education, give full play to the role of model leading demonstration and radiating leading role, and continuously carry out the selection and recognition of the "model of the times" among teachers and the scale of teaching and educating people in the country, the most beautiful teachers, model teachers, and outstanding teachers.
At the same time, we will strictly punish and punish teacher ethics violations, and urge local schools to seriously investigate and deal with teacher ethics violations, and carry out hierarchical public notifications to achieve "zero tolerance".
Promote the normalization of teacher ethics and style
It is worth noting that the teacher's ethics and style has now become the first criterion for evaluating the quality of the teaching staff.
It is understood that the Ministry of Education adheres to this as the first standard to promote the construction of a new pattern of teacher team construction.
Take the performance of teachers’ ethics as the primary requirements for teachers’ recruitment and introduction, title evaluation, awards, appointment period assessment, project declaration, etc., strict teacher ethics assessment, strengthen the inspection of ideological and political quality, and promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of the construction of teacher ethics and ethics .
Huang Xiaohua revealed that the Ministry of Education is developing the "Guiding Opinions on Improving Institutions and Mechanisms for Improving the Ideological and Political Work of College Teachers and the Construction of Teacher Ethics and Work Style" (hereinafter referred to as the "Guiding Opinions") to further strengthen the ideological and political work of college teachers and teachers’ ethics in terms of institutional mechanisms. Wind construction, the document will be issued soon.
Efforts will be made to improve the management mechanism of recruitment, training, evaluation and incentives, professional development, and mobile exit, to maximize the initiative and creativity of teachers, and further guide teachers to improve their professional capabilities, and strive to become politically competent, professionally competent, and superb in educating people. Of high-quality professional and innovative teachers.
In the next step, in addition to maintaining a high-pressure situation and increasing the investigation and notification of violations of the ten standards of teacher professional conduct, the Ministry of Education will also consolidate the main responsibility and improve the implementation of the system and mechanism.
Do a good job in the implementation of the "Guiding Opinions" and consolidate the direct responsibilities of the deans and secretaries of the secondary colleges of colleges and universities.
Establish a strong party committee teacher work department, straighten out the functions and operating mechanism of the party committee teacher work department, and form a joint work force.
At the same time, innovate educational methods, and continue to launch a batch of excellent film and television dramas with teachers to guide teachers to improve their political literacy and cultivate patriotic feelings.
In addition, give full play to the exemplary and leading role of the construction base of teacher ethics and teacher style, establish a normalized training mechanism for teacher ideology and politics and teacher ethics education, strengthen the "Four History" and national conditions education, and promote the growth and development of young teachers.
Cheng Fang, a professor at the School of Education of Renmin University of China, believes that the problem of teacher ethics is an old problem that must be solved with constant attention. Therefore, it is not only the school and students that benefit the society, but also the whole society.