Why be a teacher?

The recent salary reduction incident in Yantai Development Zone has shocked the circle of friends. I also want to express my thoughts

1. The status of teachers is getting lower and lower

The comments section mainly targeted the sit-in teachers, and people overwhelmingly believed that teachers should not enjoy such high salaries. In particular, parents and friends believe that most teachers do not provide corresponding services.

What I want to say is that teachers are also flesh-and-blood individuals. Among the teachers recruited, there are many top students from key universities. Their education and cultural foundation are worthy of the salary. The reason why they applied for this position and went to work in remote places was because of the attractive salary packages. Just like Maslow's needs theory, only after the basic needs for food, clothing, housing and transportation are met, teachers will pursue higher-level needs.

2. Teachers need educational sentiment

In fact, teachers are a group of people with endurance, and various government departments can arrange teachers to carry out various tasks. The Yantai teachers' sit-in incident must have seriously touched the bottom line of teachers, otherwise they would not have taken such extreme actions. This reminds me of Dong Yuhui, the recently popular anchor of New Oriental. Everyone is asking why such an outstanding person doesn’t pass the examination? Netizens responded that outstanding talents will not enter the system. So, what kind of people do the public in the system see? A career that is not enterprising, sticks to the old ways, and sees the end at a glance without any change. If the teaching profession is in this state, how can it attract excellent talents? How to cultivate the pillars of the country?

I think that in addition to focusing on academic qualifications and teacher quality, teacher recruitment should also focus on whether teachers have educational sentiments. My grandfather is an educator of the older generation, and centenarians still talk about it frequently. The topic is to thank the party and the country. Their feelings of loving the party and the country are integrated into the bone marrow, blood and soul. Teachers also need this kind of feeling.

When the status of teachers is truly respected, when teachers have lofty educational sentiments, and when teachers continue to learn for life, then there will be real hope for education in our country.