Promote responsibility and ethics of teachers

(Baonghean) - The ethics and personality of teachers have a great impact on the process of educating students. Therefore, the lack of exemplary behavior and violations of the law by some teachers will tarnish the image of teachers and negatively affect the educational environment in schools.

Sad cases

In 2015, according to statistics from the Education sector, Nghe An province had 139 teachers violating the law. Among them, in addition to 30 cases of traffic safety violations, the remaining cases were violations of social evils, drugs, disturbing public order, violating population policy - family planning and other behaviors.

Authorities have handled 30 people for administrative violations, 3 people for criminal violations, and 76 people have received other forms of punishment such as warnings, discipline, reprimands, or job transfers.

Music class of students at Vinh Tan Secondary School (Vinh city).

In 2016, teacher violations also occurred. The most upsetting case was at Hung Binh Primary School (Vinh City) when many parents simultaneously wrote a petition to a teacher who sexually abused a 3rd grade student...

In the face of this serious incident, the Vinh City Department of Education and Training has requested the termination of the contract with this teacher and the Vinh City Police have stepped in to investigate the issue that the parents have reported. As for the school, in response to the teacher “violating the ethics of the teaching profession”, the title of national standard school has been revoked...

Also at this time, another “unusual” incident occurred. That was the case of the principal of Phuc Tho Secondary School (Nghi Loc District) who had to apologize to parents and students for arbitrarily beating a student.

In fact, although the principal's actions were out of "concern for the safety of the students, fearing that they would run into a construction site", his lack of restraint had a negative impact on the students' psychology, especially in the case of the student who was beaten, who was a disabled student...

In mid-October 2016, at Kim Lam Primary School (Thanh Chuong), teacher Tran Van B admitted to beating Lo Vi Dang (a 4B grade student) because he could not do his math homework. In response to this incident, teacher Hoang Van Danh - Principal of Kim Lam Primary School and the school's Disciplinary Council decided to temporarily suspend teacher B.

The school leaders also affirmed that "Teacher B's beating of a student was wrong. Handling it strictly and not covering it up is also the school's way of deterring the entire school."

Disciplinary action against officials and teachers who violate regulations in schools has also been taken seriously by many localities. In the past 5 years, 755 officials and teachers in the districts of Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Thanh Chuong, Do Luong, Yen Thanh, etc. have violated regulations and have been disciplined. Of these, 474 were reprimanded (100 in Do Luong, 118 in Thanh Chuong, 30 in Nam Dan, 200 in Yen Thanh, and 26 in Hung Nguyen).

In addition, 30 teachers were warned, 2 were transferred to other jobs and 4 were forced to quit their jobs. Notably, in these localities, 8 teachers were prosecuted and brought before the law. The most prominent case was that of teacher Van Thi Hong - accountant of Nguyen Sy Sach Primary School (Thanh Luong Commune, Thanh Chuong District) who forged the principal's signature, created fake documents, and withdrew state budget money to appropriate more than 938 million VND; teacher Nguyen Cong Cuong (teacher of Tru Son 1 Primary School, Do Luong District) transported drugs; teacher Nguyen Van Can (Phuc Thanh 1 Primary School, Yen Thanh District) was prosecuted for gambling...

Teachers at Chau Binh Primary School (Quy Chau) care for and help weak students.

Giving the industry's perspective on handling teachers who violate the law, Mr. Dang Van Hoa - Head of the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Chuong district said: Even if a teacher violates the ethics of teachers, even if it is small, it will greatly affect the reputation of the industry and tarnish the good image of teachers.

Therefore, the district's view is that if a teacher violates the law, it will be handled seriously and in accordance with the law, not allowing "one bad apple to spoil the barrel".

Building teacher style

Reality shows that a good teacher, in addition to qualifications and expertise, must have a pure moral character. The image of a teacher is a mirror reflecting the students. The dedication of a teacher, the example of learning and training, and the pure character of a teacher will leave a very deep impression on the souls of generations of students.

There are many different opinions surrounding the recent violations by teachers. However, it cannot be denied that the fault lies partly with teachers lacking teaching methods and skills, especially knowledge of pedagogical psychology.

Many teachers have not yet determined the position and responsibility of a teacher in education and training, and take their work lightly... Teacher management is still loose, lacking connection, and there are still some unqualified teachers recruited into schools.

Faced with this reality, since the 2007-2008 school year, along with other educational institutions nationwide, the Nghe An Education and Training Trade Union has coordinated with the authorities at the same level to direct the implementation of the Campaign "Each teacher is an example of morality, self-study and creativity".

According to Ms. Le Thi Huong Sen - Vice President of the industry union: The purpose is to make the team of educational managers, teachers and workers deeply aware of the basic content and meaning of "moral example, self-study and creativity" of each teacher in educational and training activities. From there, it will create a strong change in the team of teachers and educational managers in terms of awareness of cultivating and training revolutionary ethics, professional ethics...

Teachers at Chau Binh Primary School (Quy Chau) overcome difficulties to go to school.

A survey by the Education Trade Union showed that, thanks to the implementation of this campaign, the number of teachers violating teachers' ethics has decreased, the rate of teachers achieving average and poor grades has decreased by 50% compared to before the campaign was implemented (from about 400 teachers/year to 200 teachers/year).

In the coming time, in order for the Campaign "Each teacher is a model of self-study and creativity" to be more widespread, the Nghe An Education and Training sector also needs to have more practical solutions.

In particular, the most important thing is to screen the team, choose the right people who are qualified, dedicated, and talented enough to stand on the podium; strengthen inspection and examination work to rectify and promptly and seriously handle violations of teachers' ethics.

My Ha