Recently, teacher qualification interviews have been held in provinces and cities across the country, and if the interview is passed, to obtain teacher qualification recognition, applicants also need to submit a series of materials including physical examination reports. What is the purpose of requesting a medical report? I am afraid that because of the habit of attacking, it is far from the original intention, and the implementation is too harsh, causing unnecessary trouble to the people.
China's education department stipulates that in order to obtain teacher qualifications, applicants must participate in and pass the unified written examination subjects such as comprehensive quality, educational knowledge and ability, subject knowledge and teaching ability on the basis of meeting the basic prerequisites such as academic requirements, and the Putonghua proficiency meets the "Putonghua Proficiency Test Level Standards" promulgated by the State Language Work Committee.
In 2015, China fully implemented the national unified examination for teacher qualifications. It is generally believed that the written test after the unified examination is more difficult, the interview is relatively easy, and the Putonghua test constitutes a test for applicants in some areas, and the physical examination has become a difficult disaster for many applicants. In the "Baidu Teacher Qualification Bar", there are quite a few "Disabled people can apply for the teacher qualification certificate?" "Hospitals with excessive rheumatoid factors do not give me physical examination reports", "UGC physical examination sinus rhythm is too unqualified, and the UGC has spent so much effort on the UGC" are such painful topics that should not exist in modern China.
The current physical examination standards for teacher qualification recognition are inherited from the norms formulated in the early days of the founding of New China, and the education administrative departments of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities formulate and implement their own standards. In general, these standards do not differ much, and generally follow the old regulations and old ideas that have remained unchanged for decades. With the development of the times, cumbersome and rigid standard regulations are becoming more and more out of touch with modern civilization.
Internationally, major developed countries generally do not set physical examination requirements for teacher qualifications. In Japan, the teacher qualification certificate only requires passing the written test and the test and defense, and there is no such thing as passing the physical examination. The requirements for teacher qualification certificates in various states in the United States are not uniform, but in general, only moral and criminal records will lead to the failure to apply for a certificate of qualification, and the disease itself does not become the basis for preventing applicants from obtaining a teacher qualification certificate. Some public websites record cases of teachers with congenital diseases struggling with diseases while trying to carry out teaching work, and these cases spread to the society the positive energy of perseverance and strength and the humanistic care of equal treatment, which is worth learning and reflecting on.
In contrast, some of the provisions of the teacher qualification certificate formulated by some local education administrative departments in China are too rigid and outdated. For example, according to the "Beijing Municipal Standards for Qualified Teacher Qualifications", people with the following diseases or physical defects are not suitable for teaching work or related teaching positions: Article 10: Large area (3×3 cm) scars on the face, hemangiomas, vitiligo, pigmented moles or serious impact on the face (such as torticollis, facial paralysis, cleft lip and palate and its sequelae after surgery, blindness at one eye and congenital or acquired disability of the five senses, deformity, etc.); Article 11: Gait limp, scoliosis of the spine after dress, hunchback, spine, There are significant disabilities in the limbs and limb mutilations, deformities and dysfunctions caused by congenital or acquired factors. These two articles mainly focus on the physical characteristics of the applicant, the so-called "appearance". The "Zhejiang Provincial Teacher Qualification Recognition Physical Examination Standards and Operating Procedures" even clearly states that "appearance" belongs to those with diseases or physical defects, and the physical examination is unqualified.
It must be pointed out that according to the standard of "appearance" or the identification of "persons with diseases or physical defects" as "unqualified medical examinations", there is a suspicion of discrimination, which is seriously inconsistent with the style of the times and is harsh from a civilized point of view. It should be known that the applicant for the teacher's certificate who is blocked by the above provisions has made the decision and effort to apply for the teacher qualification certificate, and has passed the written test and the professional culture interview, which is much more arduous than the ordinary applicant. Such people deserve to be respected and valued in civilized society, and they convey to the public the spirit of self-improvement, which is an inspirational model and a wealth of society. Unfair treatment of physical characteristics is a manifestation of the indifference and ignorance of the institutional system, and it is also a great waste of resources.
In the new era, we should advocate and carry forward the advanced concept of advancing with the times and establish a new trend. Redundant procedures that are less necessary and bear the obvious imprint of the old era should be reformed and simplified. As far as the "Physical Examination Standards for Teacher Qualifications" in various localities are concerned, it is advisable to make them more humane and international, correct some inappropriate provisions, and grasp the big and small in the specific implementation, unless it is really obstructive to teaching work, there is no need to set up obstacles. □ Song Chunwei (Professor, Peking University)