Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 12th, by New Media Specialist Question: Violation or innovation? Behind the controversy caused by in-service teachers’ paid online teaching
Xinhua News Agency "China Net" reporter Fu Guangyu Liang Tianyun
Is it illegal for in-service teachers to teach online for free? How to supervise teachers’ teaching behavior in the internet age? Recently, the Chinese teacher of a middle school in Jiangsu resigned because he was reported to have opened a charging class online, which triggered a heated discussion among netizens. The reporter of "China Netscape" learned that under the background of "touching the net" upgrade in the field of education, relevant supporting policies should be further clarified and improved, so as to build a platform for teachers to realize their own value, and at the same time, let more students get the opportunity to choose high-quality resources.
On-the-job teachers’ "paid online courses" resigned after being reported, which caused heated discussion.
A few days ago, a middle school Chinese teacher in Jiangsu resigned from the public school where she taught and became a full-time network teacher. One of the reasons why she made up her mind to quit public office was that she was reported to have "paid teaching in violation of regulations" when she opened a charging class online.
In an interview with the media, the teacher said that her online teaching was completely open, and her real name and real image were also used. "All my courses are open, and the fees of the platform are for the whole country or even the whole world. I get the labor remuneration I deserve. I use my spare time to attend classes and use my home computer and network, which does not occupy any resources of the school or affect my job. The online class platform invited me to give a special lecture. What’s the difference between this and me writing a magazine column and the magazine paying me a manuscript fee? "
The reporter found that "paid online teaching" has been sought after by many students and parents in recent years. No matter which subject, you can listen to online courses as long as you pay the corresponding fees. However, among the teachers who teach online, in addition to full-time tutors, there are also some teachers in public schools. Some students and parents are worried that public teachers’ participation in online make-up classes will delay normal teaching activities.
"Online teaching is just a different channel for teaching. As long as it is paid, it is paid to teach." "It is difficult to balance public and private. As a public school teacher, it is inevitable that people will talk about it. Within the system, we must abide by discipline and rules. " Netizen "Erqilaore" commented.
But some netizens expressed their understanding. "As long as the teacher does not affect the normal teaching work of the school, it is understandable to teach online after class." "It is better than those who secretly let students make up lessons at home."
It is still difficult to supervise in-service teachers’ paid online teaching.
The "Regulations on Prohibiting Paid Make-up Classes for Primary and Secondary Schools and In-service Primary and Secondary School Teachers" issued by the Ministry of Education in 2015 clearly stipulates that it is strictly forbidden for in-service primary and secondary school teachers to organize, recommend and induce students to participate in paid make-up classes inside and outside the school; It is strictly forbidden for in-service primary and secondary school teachers to participate in off-campus training institutions or paid remedial classes organized by other teachers, parents and parent committees. So, is it illegal for in-service teachers to teach online for free?
The education authorities in many places said that in-service primary and secondary school teachers charged a certain fee for online teaching, so they were suspected of making up lessons with compensation. However, because there was no online teaching form before, there was often a lack of corresponding identification and handling basis for such situations.
Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, believes that the current policy document does not clearly regulate online education and online paid remedial classes, and cannot keep up with the growing situation of online education, resulting in a difficult grasp of the boundaries in the implementation process. "First of all, we must clearly define what is paid remedial classes. What should really be banned is that some teachers should not speak well when they are in class at school, so that students can pay for remedial classes after class. "
A person in charge of an online education network platform told reporters that in-service teachers’ online lectures will be relatively low-key, such as using "so-and-so teacher" instead of real name, and the images of lectures will be processed to some extent.
The relevant person in charge of the Education Supervision Office in Haidian District of Beijing said that compared with the traditional way, online teaching is still a new thing, and it is difficult for the competent authorities and schools to inspect and supervise it. On the one hand, there is no clear definition of online teaching in the current rules and regulations; On the other hand, its mode of communication is more flexible. For example, teachers can set up WeChat WeChat official account to give lectures without reporting to the higher authorities for approval, while parents and students can pay selectively by way of "rewarding".
Further clarify the boundary and promote the equalization of educational resources
On the one hand, many students want to eat a little food after studying in class, and on the other hand, some in-service teachers want to have more channels and platforms to realize their own values. In the era of "internet plus", online learning has become an increasingly important way.
The reporter learned that the "Beijing Digital School" invested and operated by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission organized famous teachers to record "Cloud Classroom", covering all grades and disciplines of primary school, junior high school and senior high school. All students can log in and choose their own learning content, and teachers can also upload courses. In November last year, Beijing also issued the Open Online Tutoring Program for Middle School Teachers in Beijing (2016-2020), which stipulated that in addition to teachers at school, every student will also be equipped with free online teachers and enjoy the "double-qualified" service.
Li Yi, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, said that unlike teachers’ paid tutoring and paid remedial classes, teachers’ open online tutoring is led by the government and aimed at all students. The purpose is to pay attention to the balance of education, introduce high-quality intellectual resources through the Internet, and let students have actual access, thus promoting the equalization of educational resources. To standardize teachers’ online teaching, industry insiders suggest that, first, relevant departments should make clear provisions on teachers’ participation in online teaching, establish a reasonable teacher identity supervision system, and further clarify the relationship between public school teachers and market education institutions. The second is to strengthen the management and guidance of commercial online education institutions to promote their formal development. Third, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of public online education platform and reflect public welfare.
"In the Internet age, education is also undergoing transformation. Traditional teaching methods have expanded the scope and content of classroom teaching with the help of Internet channels, so that quality educational resources can benefit more students. " Chu Zhaohui said that on the basis of professional research, teachers who are excellent and "have the ability to teach" should be selected to realize their value through legal and legal channels. We can also encourage good teachers to give lectures on the educational public welfare network platform through government purchase, so as to benefit the students.