By Guo Rui

At 3:30 P.M. on May13th, A lecture entitled “The Challenge and Happiness of the Secondary Education” was given by Mr. Zhang Jun, the Vice Director of the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning of Zhuhai Education Bureau.

Mr. Zhang said that the core of education was to pursue the happiness of education. In his opinion, teachers should attach importance to foster children’s self-reliance and sense of duty. Teachers should learn from students. The happiness of education was related to the happiness of life. Therefore, education was not an issue of the society but an issue of life. In his lecture, Mr. Zhang reviewed the history of Chinese education and introduced the present situation of the Secondary Education in China, such as the development of the quality-oriented education system. He said that our education was now at the transition period. As a result, what was expected from the middle school teachers were that they have to adapt to the student-oriented education, and pursue the happiness of education. At last, he introduced the requirements of recruitment of teachers in Zhuhai, and gave some valuable suggestions.

For most English majors, to be a middle school teacher is one of their career options. This lecture helped them to understand the education industry on a high level, and made them know how to prepare for their goals.