The shortage of teachers has become a national security issue! Yesterday, three former education ministers, Huang Rongcun, Ng Chin-kee and Poon Wenzhong, pointed out on the same stage that the government should implement "respecting teachers and respecting moral principles" through administrative systems and treatment, and increase investment in education. Huang Kunhui, chairman of Professor Huang Kunhui Education Foundation, even called on the government to comprehensively review the teacher training system, regulations and courses.
With the recent opening of primary and secondary schools, many counties and cities have experienced a shortage of acting teachers. Some rural schools have repeatedly recruited acting teachers but failed to find anyone to teach. This has triggered discussions and raised concerns that the shortage of teachers will become more and more serious.
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Taiwan Normal University held an "Education Master Lecture" yesterday with Huang Kunhui as the speaker. It also invited Huang Rongchun, Wu Qingji, Pan Wenzhong and other successive education ministers to talk. Faced with the national concern about the shortage of teachers, Huang Kunhui pointed out that modern teachers have transformed from traditional lecturers to "guides" who guide, inspire and accompany exploration. In addition to professional knowledge, they also need professional beliefs, professional enthusiasm, professional ethics and love for education. Among them, "love for education" is an important foundation for the teaching profession, which means respecting human dignity, believing in human possibilities, and patiently accompanying students' development. This is the "good teacher".
Huang Kunhui also mentioned that in the past, many people rushed to become teachers, but now there is a shortage of teachers, which means that the system "can no longer withstand the test, is out of date, and should be adjusted." He specifically raised the importance of "professional resilience" and believed that teachers need to have the ability to adjust, recover and continue to improve when facing pressure, uncertainty and various challenges in the education field.
Huang Kunhui pointed out that teacher training should not only focus on pre-service education, but also establish a complete on-the-job support and professional growth mechanism, and jointly create an environment that supports the professional development of teachers from the aspects of systems, regulations, curriculum and social trust.
Huang Rongcun: Let teachers find stable identity
Huang Rongcun said that the problem of homeless teachers has been very serious since the birth of children. In recent years, as the economy has grown, there has been a shortage of teachers. Teachers have been burdened by school council meetings, which has also made the situation worse. If the government does not face up to the problem and allow teachers to find a stable identity and stop fleeing, it will cause serious national security problems. And with the advent of the AI era, if there are no good teachers, the quality of education for the next generation will be in doubt.
Pan Wenzhong: The government should increase investment in education
Pan Wenzhong said that at present, semiconductors are the light of Taiwan, sucking away all talents. However, if we continue to develop in this way, we are undermining the foundation of Taiwan. The economic development of intermediate output should not just be universal cash distribution. The government should increase investment in education.
Wu Qingji: Building a consensus on respecting teachers and respecting morality
Wu Qingji believes that "being a good teacher" cannot only rely on teachers' enthusiasm. The society should build a consensus on respecting teachers, and the administrative side must also implement professional support and welfare guarantees. In addition to focusing on professional abilities, teacher training should also pay attention to teachers' personality, educational enthusiasm and ability to face the educational scene. Through the support of the system and environment, talents are willing to devote themselves to teaching and continue to grow.
