The loss rate of primary and secondary school teachers in Hong Kong has hit a new high in recent years. Education Secretary Cai Ruolian said on the radio yesterday that he noticed that the loss of teachers was more than before. The academic circles reported that it is relatively difficult to recruit English subjects and home economics subjects. The bureau will contact teacher training institutions. Adjustments have been made in terms of training places to make the supply more adequate. However, she did not respond to whether she was affected by the immigration wave. She only said that the loss of teachers was due to different reasons, including some teachers “changing the runway”.
She also pointed out that the population of school-aged schoolchildren in Hong Kong has also declined. She cited the number of births in 2016 as more than 60,000, but it dropped to more than 30,000 last year. She described it as a structural problem that would be difficult to change in the short term and would be consolidated through mergers and acquisitions. and the suspension of some schools to stabilize teaching development.
In addition, Cai Ruolian pointed out that the government is strengthening the education of the “Constitution”, “Basic Law” and national security, including developing teaching materials and training teachers. She pointed out that in the past, some people misunderstood that “one country” and “two systems” are opposed to each other, but the fact is that the stronger the concept of “one country”, the better the advantages of “two systems” will be exerted. She believes that students should fully understand the country, consciously respect the national system and One country, two systems. She also mentioned that each year, 50,000 students studying the subject of civic and social development have the opportunity to receive full funding from the bureau to go to the mainland for investigation. It is hoped that students will combine their studies with history and culture to understand the country’s development.
She does not agree that visiting the Mainland is equivalent to “brainwashing”, saying that “brainwashing” is one-way indoctrination and does not seek deep understanding, but the field trip will be open to students to experience in person, and they will also submit a special report after returning to Hong Kong. And all-round learning, to cultivate Hong Kong feelings, national concept and world vision.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/local/Cai Ruolin-Teachers lost more than ever-Community science students go to the mainland to study non-brainwashing/329070