| Bridging parent-teacher gap |
| 如何還原家長(zhǎng)群“本來(lái)模樣”？ |
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BY wangxingwei from 21st Century Published 2020-12-07 |
Parent-teacher WeChat groups have stirred up a lot of debate recently. VCG
A video of a man complaining about his child’s teacher recently went viral. After a 34-year-old father in Jiangsu province quit a parent-teacher WeChat group, he posted a short video in which he said that the teacher, instead of checking his child’s homework, had assigned the job to him through the group. “Isn’t checking homework supposed to be a teacher’s responsibility? If you can’t fulfill your responsibilities, then stop being a teacher,” the father said. This raised a heated discussion online. WeChat groups between parents and teachers were supposed to be an easy communication channel. However, many said that some teachers are transferring (轉(zhuǎn)移) their work to the parents, making them feel pressured. Some parents said they’ve even been asked to help their children clean the classroom and help with food service in the school canteen. In fact, many teachers are less than happy about the chat groups as well because they have to answer questions and requests from parents at any time. One teacher surnamed Liu from a middle school in Beijing told CGTN that he felt “afraid” of WeChat because there were always a lot of unread messages from parents. Local authorities and educational institutions have come up with potential solutions. On Nov 11, education authorities in Liaoning province banned teachers from asking parents to grade their students’ homework, People’s Daily reported. Education authorities in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, and Beijing also issued similar regulations forbidding teachers to ask parents to help with homework, clean the classroom, or like, share and repost links on WeChat. Temporary group chats related to school assignments have to be deactivated after the work is done. This move has been welcomed by parents and teachers alike. Lin Lei, a 35-year-old father, agreed that teachers, parents, schools and education authorities need to make some changes. “Everyone feels exhausted ... Teachers are already overworked and don’t want to spend their free time being bothered by parents,” he told China Daily. He said such groups have increased the anxiety of parents and teachers. “Parents should make sure their kids finish their homework on time – and that’s enough,” Wang Yu, a high school biology teacher from Jilin province, told the Global Times. However, Wang added that parents still need to join in some school activities with their kids to better understand their children’s education.  (Translator & Editor: Wang Yue[Intern] AND Wang Xingwei)
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