The general education department of high school has changed, and the new school year is gradually replaced by the civil and social development department (community department).
The class hours of the new subject were cut in half compared to the original, and nearly 3,000 general education teachers could not be fully absorbed. Some of them had to be "transformed" to teach other subjects.
Luo Jieling, a middle school teacher who has been teaching Liberal Studies for 16 years, will open a new elective subject for the school from today (September 1), which will also teach tourism and hospitality, and will not teach commune science.
In the past month, she studied new subject materials, participated in education bureau training, thought about classroom teaching methods, and greeted the new subject cautiously.
She confessed that it was not easy to "digest" the facts from bidding farewell to general education to accepting "transformation" in recent months, but reminded herself that education should not be desperate. Even if the general education is lost, the spirit of general education can be lived out. , "Don’t stop talking about general education, don’t slap your face and go well, you will be depressed."
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Luo Jieling, a middle school teacher who has taught Liberal Studies for 16 years, said that instead of teaching communes in the new school year, she will gradually transform into a travel department.
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General education is not a day to become proficient teaching requires 7 to 8 years of immersion
Luo Jieling, who coached in 2005, first taught the general education subject of the old college entrance examination and then witnessed the launch of the new senior high school general education subject, but now she personally "counts down" the subject.
Looking back to the implementation of the 3, 3, and 4 education reform in 2009, in the first few years, teachers and students were like "white mice", experimenting with the new high school system.
A large number of teachers transitioned to teach general education. Luo Jieling remembers that one year before the official implementation, she often went to the Education Bureau for training after class. She also participated in teacher workshops to jointly conceive teaching materials and teaching methods.
She said that not every teacher thought the training was useful, but at least "know how many difficulties a predicament has, and know how difficult it is according to the family, but don't know how many difficulties there are."
At that time, teachers and students "crossed the river by feeling the stones", and the liberal arts course gradually got on track.
She pointed out that the pedagogy of general education is not a day-to-day practice. It takes seven to eight years of immersion to teach a topic thoroughly and explain it in a simple way, so that students have a firm grasp of knowledge.
For example, to teach the concept of the rule of law, the topics will be carefully arranged, and the negative rule of man will be taught first to make it easier for students to understand. Interesting teaching examples are stored on weekdays to help explain.
She bluntly said that teaching experience accumulates over the years, and only after students’ responses can be revised to achieve a positive result, "The more the teacher teaches and the more proficient, the happier the students will learn."
The teaching experience accumulates over the years, the more the teacher teaches, the more proficient, and the happier the students will learn.
Luo Jiling
Liberal Studies was suddenly "reformed," and the front-line colleagues did not expect it. Luo Jieling said that all her colleagues were discouraged.
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Liberal Studies Displaced by Frontline Teachers Feeling Sad
After the anti-amendment turmoil two years ago, the political environment in Hong Kong changed rapidly. At the end of November last year, the Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, suddenly announced the "reform" of the general education subject and replaced it with the commune subject.
When Luo Jieling recalled that day, she felt very angry and sad at the time. The Liberal Studies course that had been implemented for 12 years was suddenly replaced, which was unexpected to everyone. The authorities blamed the social turmoil on the Liberal Studies Department and believed that it was unfair to the co-workers for many years. .
In addition to halving the original class hours, the course content has also been greatly changed. Two-thirds of the content revolves around national conditions, and the examination paper rating is also simplified to "standard" and "non-standard."
The new curriculum guidelines further stipulate that they involve topics such as history and culture, legal principles, rule of law, and ethnic groups. There is "no duality of pros and cons."
Luo Jieling bluntly said that the teaching space of the new subject has been greatly narrowed. Teachers avoid touching the red line and cannot discuss sensitive topics and mention negative information from the country. The class can only discuss "constant issues" and cannot discuss current events as in the past, restricting teachers and students' learning and The teaching play makes the frontline feel discouraged.
However, I have been saying all day long that everything is fine. When you enter the classroom and see class 𡃁, you just don’t talk about decay.
Luo Jiling
Luo Jieling said that education should not be desperate. Even if you lose general knowledge, you can still live out the spirit of general knowledge. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)
Adjust your mentality and start school to continue the spirit of general education
Luo Jieling said that many senior general education teachers who have been acquainted with them for more than ten years feel disappointed. They choose to retire or leave their posts in the new school year.
Take his school as an example. Five members of the general education team, one subject head and one senior general education teacher have resigned, and both of them have at least ten years of experience.
The demand for communes has decreased. There are about 2,800 general education teachers in the industry, and many of them need to "transform."
Luo Jieling will teach tourism and hospitality concurrently from today, but will not teach commune science.
In the past month, she studied teaching materials for the new subject, participated in the education bureau training, thought about the teaching methods in the classroom, and greeted the new subject cautiously.
From bidding farewell to General Studies to accepting "transformation," Luo Jieling said that it was not easy to formally "digest" the facts in recent months. This kind of negative emotion is no longer attached to the beautiful days of general education, and there is no need to over-enlarge the beauty of this subject, and re-examine the profession and new positions of teachers. "If you only focus on teaching subjects, it is really difficult to be a man. I am a teacher. , But I’ll be alone first.”
Living in the great age, she said, education work must not be desperate. Even if you lose the general education, you can still live out the spirit of general education. "Every generation has a way to deal with the times. There is no such subject. The spirit of teaching cultivates students' methods of facing life positively and learning independently."
Every generation has its own way of coping with the times, without this subject, it has the spirit of general education.
Luo Jiling
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