The militarization of teachers empties schools in Taiz and threatens the future of students
English - Tuesday 10 January 2023 الساعة 07:56 am
Taiz, NewsYemen, Exclusive:
Challenges and exceptional circumstances that threaten the educational process in the country, through the transfer of a large number of teachers to guidance in order to devote themselves to political and partisan activity, the threat of making the educational process suffer from a crisis in teachers.. Not only that, but there are hundreds of teachers who have given up teaching and joined the conscription to achieve goals Partisan and political, while others tended to look for other jobs to provide a living for their families, because teachers' salaries were no longer sufficient to cover their family needs.
Involvement of teachers in partisan and military activity
The process of converting teachers to guidance to activate partisan activity, and the involvement of some of them in the military, is one of the most widespread and influential areas on the course of the educational process.
In the context, the vice-rector of the Correction School, Professor Mahfouz Al-Faqih, said that the flight of teachers with specialization to seek guidance in search of improving the salary and activating partisan activity has exacerbated the crisis in teachers, and some schools will be forced to cancel the secondary stage and suffice with the primary and preparatory stages.
Al-Faqih adds that education has become negative as a result of the war and the involvement of some teachers, who had the skill of teaching, in the military corps to fight on the fronts, which made education lack basic components, as young volunteer teachers became unable to convey information clearly to students.
absence of employment
The cessation of employment in the field of education and the refusal of some teachers who have reached the stage of retirement to teach, made public schools suffer from a shortage of teachers, said Hassan al-Muqbili, one of the teachers close to the retirement threshold.
Hassan added that retirement is a guaranteed right for every employee who has reached the stage of retirement, but the unjust war has caused employment to stop, and some teachers have refrained from teaching and turned to other jobs, whether political, partisan or military, which exacerbated the crisis for teachers.
He pointed out that retirement before the war was a positive decision, which does not affect the educational process, because employment was continuous, but now retirement has become a negative thing, because it creates a gap in the educational process.
The deputy director of the Education Office in Taiz, Dr. Bajash al-Mikhlafi, said, "The problem of a shortage of teachers as a result of retirement and lack of employment is not only an obstacle for students, but there are great difficulties and pressures exerted on the Education Office."
Al-Mikhlafi added, "When talking about alternatives, we may find alternatives to textbooks or to destroyed schools. As for the teacher, how can we find an alternative as long as employment has been suspended for years?"
And he added, "There are many young volunteers who stood with the students and supported them, and we salute them for this favor. As for the problem, it will remain due to the lack of salaries, lack of employment, and the increase in the number of displaced people to the city from other regions."
Teaching subjects that are not their specialty
Some teachers resort to teaching subjects that are not of their specialization, because some teachers have obtained a guidance degree, others have joined the military, the unfair distribution of teachers to schools, and the deprivation of some schools of some specializations.
"I specialize in the English language, but due to the shortage of teachers, I was forced to teach science," said teacher Taher Ahmed Saeed, an employee of the Al-Taqeh School in the Jabal Habashi district, west of Taiz. He added, "I find it difficult to teach subjects that are not of my specialization, but the students also face difficulty in understanding and assimilating the material quickly, which made most students leave public schools and complete their education in private schools."
Plus Qahtan, one of the graduates, who works as a volunteer teacher at Al-Taseh School, indicated that they face difficulties and hardships in delivering information to students, due to the lack of experience and communication skills to attract students' attention. Calling on the Office of Education to activate programs and training courses for all new male and female teachers in schools to overcome these difficulties in speaking and to provide them with the skill of teaching.
He believes that the solution after the end of the war is to work on rehabilitating the current generation, as it did not obtain its right to education in the required manner.
