Chinanews.com, Hangzhou, October 30th Telegram: Hangzhou Education Observation: Graduates from prestigious schools get together for primary and secondary school positions, what are the pictures?

　　Reporter Wang Titu

　　In recent years, the positions of teachers in primary and secondary schools in Hangzhou, Zhejiang have become more and more "scented", and they are favored by graduates of prestigious schools such as Tsinghua University and Peking University.

　　On October 30, the reporter learned that Hangzhou No. 4 Middle School recently issued an announcement on the recruitment of intern teachers in various disciplines for the 2022 academic year, and received nearly 1,000 resumes.

The scene of the corner of the campus of Hangzhou No. 4 Middle School Photo courtesy of Hangzhou No. 4 Middle School

　　The relevant person in charge of the school's office said that the graduates who submitted their resumes included graduates from normal colleges such as Beijing Normal University and East China Normal University, as well as graduates from comprehensive universities such as Peking University, Zhejiang University and Fudan University, as well as the University of Hong Kong, Imperial College Graduates of prestigious universities such as Polytechnic University.

"Most of them are graduate students and above, and the undergraduate and master's degrees are similar majors, and the overall quality is quite good."

　　Why can an internship position in a middle school attract so many graduates from prestigious schools to compete for employment?

　　In the 2022 school year recruitment announcement announced by Hangzhou No. 4 Middle School, the reporter noticed that the school will provide intern teachers with free teacher apartments for one year.

At the same time, the school's school-running advantages such as "high career starting point" and "career establishment are guaranteed" are also listed in prominent positions at the beginning of the recruitment announcement.

These may be one of the reasons why graduates from prestigious universities such as Tsinghua University and Peking University choose to do internships here.

　　In fact, this is not a unique phenomenon of Hangzhou No. 4 Middle School.

In recent years, it has indeed become a new trend that graduates of masters and doctorates from prestigious schools gather in Hangzhou primary and secondary schools to compete for teaching positions.

For example, a master from Tsinghua University went to Qianjiang Foreign Language Experimental School to teach elementary school mathematics, and returnees went to Hangzhou Xingzhou Primary School to be a teacher.

Hangzhou Xingzhou Primary School teachers give Chinese lessons to students Photo courtesy of Hangzhou Xingzhou Primary School

　　Lai Ai'e, vice president of Hangzhou Xihu District Education Development Research Institute and former principal of Hangzhou Xingzhou Primary School, also paid attention to this trend.

She said that the school will pay attention to the graduate school of the applicant, but this is not the only criterion, and will consider the overall quality of the applicant.

　　She told reporters that last year, there were also masters from famous schools who competed for teaching positions at Sin Chew Primary School. After interviews and conversations, the school was not accepted.

Because the position of teacher still needs to have the professional quality of teachers.

　　Of course, in addition to Hangzhou, in some other big cities, especially the more developed first-tier and quasi-first-tier cities along the coast, it is not uncommon for new teachers in primary and secondary schools to have masters or even doctoral graduates from prestigious schools.

There are many reasons for this new trend.

　　In the past, the public’s perception of the teaching profession was still “generating electricity for love”. This low-paying, high-paying job was often not among the first-choice jobs for graduates. Teachers majors have not been able to get high-achieving students for a long time. of favor.

However, since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the state has vigorously promoted the reform of education modernization, accelerated the expansion of the teaching force in various regions, and at the same time increased the income of teachers, making the teaching profession a profession that young people are competing for.

　　Another example is that graduates from prestigious schools are more rational, more diverse, and more proactive in their employment choices.

They no longer limit their vision to the first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen and to popular industries such as Internet manufacturers, but make more personalized choices based on various factors such as their own reality and future career plans.

　　Another example is that more and more places have a rapid development momentum and are increasingly attractive to talents.

Take Yuhang District of Hangzhou as an example.

Previously, Yuhang District issued four support policies for the "Future Star" Millions of Talents Introduction and Training Program.

Among them, for the majority of "back waves", Yuhang will give a living allowance of up to 2,000 yuan per month to college graduates at home and abroad who come to participate in social practice and internship training; for college graduates who are determined to work in Yuhang, a maximum of 80,000 yuan will be given. Living allowance, 60,000 yuan rental allowance...

Hangzhou Xingzhou Primary School teachers give lessons to students Photo courtesy of Hangzhou Xingzhou Primary School

　　Some people worry that if graduates of masters and doctorates from prestigious schools get together for teaching positions in primary and secondary schools, will it lead to overkill and waste of talents?

　　In this regard, Zhu Huaixin, a professor at the School of Education of Zhejiang University, believes that it is undoubtedly a good thing to attract outstanding talents to teach in primary and secondary schools and let outstanding talents cultivate better future talents.

But teachers not only need to have solid teaching subject knowledge, but also need profound professional quality of education.

　　He said that primary and secondary schools favor highly educated graduates from famous schools.

　　At present, China has established an application-oriented professional degree-type Master of Education, which is a good attempt for the professional development of teachers.

Therefore, he suggested that an open teacher education system should be implemented, that is, college students who are willing to be teachers in primary and secondary schools should receive general education in their respective colleges and departments and professional basic education for future teaching subjects at the undergraduate level, and enter the College of Education to study corresponding education after graduation. A master's degree, the "discipline + education" model, enables them to reach a high level of specialization upon entry.

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