Recently, a news about teachers on duty during the holidays has attracted widespread attention. In many places, it has become common for schools to arrange for teachers to be on duty during the holidays. However, the rationality and necessity of such an approach have raised questions.
First of all, we cannot deny that teachers on duty during holidays do ensure the safety of schools to a certain extent. The idle personnel in the school are effectively eliminated, and potential safety hazards can be prevented, which undoubtedly plays a certain role in protecting the property safety of the school. However, we also need to think about whether this kind of security is necessary. With the development of technology, various security monitoring devices have become popular, and they have been able to effectively ensure the safety of schools in most cases. Therefore, whether teachers are still required to be on duty is a question worth going into depth.
More worryingly, many teachers have expressed resistance to this on-duty system. In addition to their normal on-duty duties, they may also face additional work such as various meetings, report writing, etc. For them, the so-called "holidays" do not exist. This kind of work pressure will undoubtedly affect the quality of teaching and quality of life of teachers. More importantly, this will undoubtedly have an impact on the physical and mental health of teachers.
In addition, we also need to think about whether such a duty system is really necessary. If it's just to keep clutter out of campus, is there a more efficient and humane way to do that? For example, enhanced access control or other security measures.
Furthermore, we need to take into account the fairness issues that may arise from such a duty system. Some teachers may feel that such a system seems to imply that they are more important than others and need to sacrifice their own breaks to keep the school safe. Such psychological stress can have a negative impact on teachers' motivation to work.
To sum up, the existence of the teacher's holiday duty system has its rationality and necessity, but the interests and feelings of teachers must be fully considered in the implementation process. We must not allow formalism and bureaucracy to erode the essence of education. We need to find a solution that keeps schools safe while respecting teachers' rights. This requires the joint efforts of schools, teachers, the education sector and society. We look forward to seeing a more reasonable and humane holiday duty system for teachers in the future.