The Hong Kong Secondary School Principals Association announced the adjustment results last year, referring to 140 secondary schools that were interviewed, with an average of 32 students dropping out and 7.1 teachers leaving each school.
Lian Zhenbang, chairman of the Middle School Principals Association, said that the problem of teachers leaving school and students dropping out of school is a serious problem. He also pointed out that many teachers suddenly resigned or resigned before the summer vacation, which affected the operation of the school. , the school is working hard to fill the vacancies of teaching chairs, urging the government to make changes in the system to solve the problem of lack of access.
Secondary school principals interviewed about 140 secondary schools, with an average of 7.1 teachers leaving each school.
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In the past six months, teachers have resigned and students have dropped out of school.
Lian Zhenbang mentioned on the radio program this morning (31st) that the relevant investigation was announced in December, and the situation has become more serious in the past six months. After integrating the opinions of the principal, it was found that the wave of teachers' resignation was mainly caused by four aspects, including social atmosphere, Disrespect and mistrust of educators, the pandemic, and educational policy changes.
Teacher Qinghuang refuses to resign in a short time
He said that the rising rate of teacher turnover will affect school operations and the quality of education. He also noticed that the rate of attrition of teachers with different seniority has increased. He emphasized that school administration and educational experience take time to accumulate, and the situation will affect the overall education development.
He pointed out that in the past, teachers were relatively able to take over, but now there are many teachers who quit their jobs in a short period of time.
Urge the government to reform the system to solve the problem of teacher shortage
Lian also pointed out that a school may only have one teacher of home economics, music, and some high school elective subjects, and it is difficult to fill the vacancies suddenly by resigning. The cover letter situation does not appear again.” He hoped that the government could make changes in the system to solve the problem of non-acceptance, and should also increase its efforts to praise teachers.
Immigrants who drop out of school bring musical chair effect
As for students, he pointed out that an average of 32 dropouts per school is equivalent to a class of students dropping out. The situation is serious. The survey shows that 65% of them are junior high school students, which will affect the school for many years. Nearly 60% of the students leave Hong Kong, and the ceded degrees will also be lost. Causing school transfer and bringing about the musical chair effect.
The survey found that an average of 32 students dropped out per school.
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Promoting small class teaching in government research middle schools
For example, Lian Zhenbang pointed out that the child of a friend who knew a friend was transferred to a prestigious school because of a vacancy, but later returned to the original school due to discomfort. Therefore, it is suggested that parents should consider whether the child has sufficient ability and psychological state when knocking on the door or transferring to a school. No adaptation.
He also said that the principal will have been discussing with the Education Bureau to promote small class teaching in secondary schools, and pointed out that the education situation in Hong Kong is different from that of foreign countries, and suggested that the authorities can carry out relevant local research to see whether it can improve the effectiveness of education.
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