Recently, the education departments of Ningxia, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Beijing Fengtai and other places have engaged in a "teacher withdrawal mechanism", which is really dumbfounded! In recent years, even teachers have not let go, which has aroused widespread attention and heated discussions from all walks of life. We have to ask: what exactly is the purpose of the teacher withdrawal mechanism? What impact will its implementation have on education?
First of all, we must be clear about the facts: is there a surplus of teachers at present? According to the data released by the Ministry of Education, there are about 18 million teachers and 300 million students in China, and the number of teachers in the establishment is about 12 million. Judging from this data, the number of teachers is not large, and it can even be said that it is insufficient. However, when we dig deeper, we find that the situation is not so simple. In many schools, administrators and support staff at all levels, as well as researchers, scholars, and professors from colleges and universities, occupy a large number of teachers, but their work is not directly related to education and teaching. The existence of a large number of these personnel not only makes the establishment of front-line teachers appear to be strained, but also makes it difficult to ensure the quality of education and teaching.
Second, let's talk about the issue of dismissing non-staff personnel. In some places, the teacher withdrawal mechanism has been introduced in the name of downsizing, but in fact, this is not the fundamental solution to the problem. What really needs to be streamlined are those personnel of the "secondary institutions" who are only engaged in the transfer and distribution, as well as those who do not seek political service in their positions and are not in the position of a vegetarian. Take a certain university as an example, its internal institutions are numerous, the staff is huge, and many people have nothing to do with the state's money. In contrast, front-line teachers are responsible for heavy teaching tasks and various apportionment tasks that have nothing to do with education and teaching, and they are the ones who really deserve to be respected and protected.
Finally, let's look at the specific harms of teacher withdrawal mechanisms. There is no doubt that there are pros and cons to either mechanism, but it is clear that the disadvantages of the teacher withdrawal mechanism far outweigh the advantages. First, it creates instability for the teaching workforce. Many private teachers who have worked hard for decades and some hired teachers are the backbone of education and teaching. However, they may be removed because of this mechanism. On the contrary, administrators, researchers, and professors who occupy the establishment but do not teach and teach can be unharmed. This is undoubtedly a great injustice to front-line teachers.
Second, the implementation of the teacher withdrawal mechanism will reduce the social status and professional prestige of teachers. Respecting teachers is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation, and teachers have always been highly respected. However, if teachers can't even keep their own jobs, how can they talk about social status and professional prestige? Just imagine, how can a teacher who can't even guarantee his own profession devote himself wholeheartedly to education and teaching?
To sum up, the implementation of the teacher withdrawal mechanism will bring many drawbacks. It not only fails to solve the problems existing in the current teaching force, but will exacerbate the instability of the teaching force and reduce the social status and professional prestige of teachers. Therefore, we should think deeply about how to truly improve the status and treatment of teachers, and how to optimize the structure and management of teachers, rather than simply implementing the teacher withdrawal mechanism. After all, teachers are the foundation of education, and only by truly attaching importance to and protecting teachers can we truly promote the development of education.