Cai Ruolian pointed out that the old version of the teacher's ethics guideline is outdated and the new guideline can make teachers conscious and self-disciplined

The Education Bureau recently released the "Guidelines for Teachers' Professional Ethics".

Cai Ruolian, Secretary of the Education Bureau, said that the old industry guidelines were launched in 1995, and some of them are outdated. The academic circle has always hoped that the Education Bureau can issue clearer guidelines. The eight areas are all agreed values. " There is nothing that everyone thinks should not be done", thinking that the guidance can make teachers conscious and self-disciplined, and they can also remind each other.

She also said that if the topic has not been judged who is right and who is wrong in history, teachers should not make judgments and bring some people's so-called opinions into classroom discussions. Otherwise, it is easy to make students preconceived and cause misunderstanding and prejudice.

▼On December 15, the Education Bureau announced the "Guidelines for Teachers' Professional Ethics" and listed eight categories▼

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The Secretary of the Education Bureau, Cai Ruolian, said in a radio program today (17th) that the industry’s guidelines were launched in 1995, and some of them are out of date. In the post-society, the general public will pay more attention to teachers.

Eight categories "There is nothing that everyone thinks should not be done"

She said that the content of the "Guidelines for Teachers' Professional Ethics" newly announced on Thursday (15th) mainly revolves around teachers' morality, so that teachers can set an example and build morality, and the content of the guidelines is also very basic. This category is a value that has already been agreed, "There is nothing that everyone thinks should not be done", and believes that the guidelines can make teachers self-disciplined, and they can also remind each other, "If the teacher is not doing well, tell them clearly Come", which means that many teachers welcome guidance.

The content of Cai Ruolian's guidelines is also very basic, and the eight measures are all agreed values.

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School-based handling of teacher complaints before submitting to the Education Bureau can shorten the time

It is mentioned in the guidelines that the Education Bureau will handle teachers’ complaints. Cai Ruolian said that it is no different from the past. Instead, in the past, complaints were handled by other organizations and then sent to the Education Bureau. This added a layer and greatly increased the time required. Now it is handled by the school first. Then submit it to the Education Bureau for review, which can greatly reduce the time to handle complaints faster, more fairly and justly.

In addition, the guidelines also specify that teachers should not spread inaccurate or false news, as well as curse or hate speech on social platforms. Cai Ruolian said that Hong Kong accepts diverse opinions and can express personal opinions, even if they hold contrary opinions from the government Expressing personal opinions is only allowed to directly or indirectly incite students to break the law, emphasizing that this is unacceptable.

History has not judged who is who and who is not. Teachers should not make judgments when teaching

Cai Ruolian also pointed out that the Bureau will not stipulate what topics teachers cannot teach, mainly depends on whether it is related to the purpose of learning, even the June 4 incident is also included in the curriculum, and emphasizes that teachers must be correct and not biased when teaching, because education will be subtle , will have a great impact on students. If the topic has not been judged who is right and who is wrong in history, the teacher should not make a judgment and bring some people's so-called opinions to the classroom discussion. Otherwise, it is easy to make students preconceived and cause misunderstanding and prejudice , is not beneficial to students' learning.

In the past 3 years, 20 teachers have been DQ

Chen Muyan, deputy secretary-general of the Education Bureau, pointed out that after the school handles the teacher's complaint, the bureau will follow up according to the severity, including issuing advice, warning, and reprimand. If it involves criminals or is of a very serious nature, the teacher's registration may be cancelled.

She emphasized that the Education Bureau attaches great importance to the issue of teachers' immorality, especially those related to sex and teacher-student romance, and will cancel the registration because they are worried about letting students learn from him.

She pointed out that the Education Bureau has dealt with 502 complaints in the past three years, of which 179 were unsubstantiated. Among the substantiated complaints, 20 religious teachers were deregistered, mainly involving criminal elements.

Chow Bing-en, a senior retired principal, pointed out that after 1997, Hong Kong’s political situation and laws were constantly updated, and as a member of the parliament at that time, he would feel that the code was outdated, and it was necessary to revise the code. Teachers must keep pace with the times and learn a new era.

He also pointed out that professional behavior teachers should know, "what to do and what not to do", and the guidelines can be used as a reference for teachers.

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