In recent years, the competition for teacher preparation examinations has become more and more fierce, and people have higher and higher requirements for teachers' academic qualifications. In some developed cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other places, the first degree of the applicant must be a normal university or a 985 college under the ministry when recruiting teachers. As a result, students at some general normal universities are facing great challenges. At the same time, even if you have a graduate degree, you must be a graduate student from a top university to be competitive. This year, my daughter Jilin Normal University graduated from the graduate school and applied for the Wuxi and Kunshan City Teacher Editors, but failed the preliminary examination, and the reason for the failure was that her first degree did not meet the requirements. This phenomenon speaks volumes about the importance of postgraduate qualifications for teacher preparation examinations.
In addition, postgraduate qualifications have a significant impact on teachers' professional development. To become a teacher in a first-tier city, in addition to the background of a top university, you must also have made some achievements during the school period and obtain relevant award certificates. This makes it extremely difficult for graduate students like the average graduate of Beijing Normal University who want to stay in Beijing. Second-tier cities and some coastal cities also require teachers to have a first degree from a subordinate normal university or a 985 college, and there are almost no opportunities for ordinary normal and graduate students. Therefore, the choice of postgraduate degree directly determines the development prospects of a teacher in the field of education.
One might argue that a postgraduate degree is more competitive than an undergraduate degree, on the grounds that postgraduate studies are more in-depth and specialized, with stronger academic research capabilities. However, the reality of teachers' preparation of exams proves a difference. A graduate degree does not mean that you will be better in the field of education, but sometimes you may be surpassed by undergraduates.
First of all, the study and research of graduate students mainly focus on the further study of professional fields, and the education major is not the only choice for graduate students, and the content of their learning does not fully match the requirements of the teacher preparation examination. In contrast, undergraduate education majors are exposed to a wider range of knowledge in the course of their studies and have a more solid foundation in the subject. Having a bachelor's degree is not a disadvantage for teacher preparation exams, and sometimes it can even be more competitive.
Second, postgraduate qualifications are not an independent factor in the preparation of examinations for teachers. In addition to academic qualifications, applicants also need to comprehensively examine educational experience, educational achievements, educational quality, and so on. These factors are equally important for the quality and competence of teachers. As a result, even undergraduates, who have achieved outstanding grades and achievements in other areas, have the potential to surpass graduate students' competitiveness.
To sum up, a graduate degree does not necessarily have an advantage over an undergraduate degree. The teacher preparation examination pays more attention to the comprehensive quality and ability of applicants, and academic qualifications are only one of the reference factors. Therefore, we should not be too superstitious about academic qualifications, but should comprehensively improve our educational practice ability.
After the examination for teacher preparation and the postgraduate degree, I had to re-evaluate the direction of my professional development as a teacher. Although academic qualifications occupy a certain weight, they are not the deciding factor. In the field of education, what is more needed is the accumulation of teaching experience, the improvement of educational quality and the essence of educational practice ability. For applicants who want to enter the Teacher Preparation Examination in first-tier cities or key schools, having a degree from a top university is highly competitive, but it is not the only option.
Therefore, I hope that every student in a normal college will pay attention to the opportunity to practice education while pursuing a degree. Participate in various educational practice activities, accumulate rich educational experience, and improve their educational quality. In addition, it is necessary to make good use of personal advantages, establish a correct career plan, understand your interests and strengths, and choose the direction of education development that suits you. Only by comprehensively improving the practical ability of education can we have more opportunities to stand out in the field of education and realize our career dreams.
All in all, although there are certain requirements for academic qualifications in the teacher preparation examination, it is not limited to academic qualifications that determine the career development of teachers. Academic qualifications are only a starting point for personal development, and more importantly, it is more important to improve one's own educational quality and ability through educational practice. Only by making continuous efforts and actively expanding their own educational practice opportunities can we achieve better development and achievements in the field of education. I hope that every education student can follow their own education dreams with passion and wisdom and contribute to the development of education