{"id":9061,"date":"2021-09-30T03:29:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T02:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/?p=9061"},"modified":"2021-09-30T03:29:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T02:29:11","slug":"class-teachers-and-quality-lessons-nights-spent-for-the-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/life360\/class-teachers-and-quality-lessons-nights-spent-for-the-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Class teachers and Quality Lessons: Nights spent for the titles."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Teachers are desperately trying to get specialist degrees at an age when they are about to retire. How much did they pay for a title?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cheng Zhifeng had finally received her college diploma when she was about to celebrate her 53rd birthday. She is due to retire in three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That’s a hard-earned birthday present,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This diploma has only one purpose: to participate in the evaluation of teachers\u2019 professional titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retire at 55, graduate at 53.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cheng Zhifeng started teaching mathematics at Yangji Primary School in 1987 after graduating from high school. The subjects she was responsible for included science, art, physical education, and moral values. As the shortage of teachers in rural primary schools is the norm, a teacher often hands in many subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1998 she obtained the intermediate teacher’s title, as China’s title evaluation was almost unlimited, especially for the intermediate level. For a primary schoolteacher, the highest title was medium in that era. Cheng Zhifeng believed that she had no possibility of promotion. She devoted all her energy and enthusiasm to her work in primary schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI never say no to anyone or any task,\u201d Cheng Zhifeng said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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