With these expectations in mind, Chen Jining and Gong Zheng are having a discussion with representatives of outstanding teachers in Shanghai on the occasion of Teacher's Day
On the occasion of the 39th Teacher's Day, Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, held a symposium with representatives of outstanding teachers in Shanghai today to extend holiday greetings to teachers and educators throughout the city. Chen Jining pointed out that as the times move forward and cities develop, our thirst for high-quality education, high-level technology, and high-quality talents becomes stronger.
Chen Jining, on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and Government, warmly congratulates the Shanghai Municipal Education Heroes, "Four Haves" Good Teachers, and Special Grade Teachers who have been commended. He said that encountering good teachers is a lifetime of luck, and the constant emergence of good teachers in a city is the hope of the city. For a long time, all teachers in the city have always remembered their original mission of educating people for the Party and the country, rooted themselves in the three foot podium, devoted themselves to moral education, and dedicated themselves to the motherland. Everyone has made extraordinary and remarkable contributions to the modernization of education in Shanghai, the healthy growth of generations of students, and the hard work and dedication of millions of families.
Chen Jining said that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has made comprehensive strategic arrangements for building a strong education country and a high-quality education system. I hope that all teachers in the city will firmly grasp the fundamental task of cultivating morality and talents, adhere to the principle of teaching without discrimination, and tailor teaching according to individual needs. We will adhere to the "trinity" of knowledge transmission, ability cultivation, and value shaping, and wholeheartedly cultivate good students and seedlings who are capable of shouldering the important task of national rejuvenation. Persist in being a role model and leading by example, consciously ignite students' yearning for truth, goodness, and beauty with their exemplary words and actions. Diligently seeking to study the innovative theories of the Party, improve teachers' abilities and skills, and constantly enhance their ability to impart knowledge and solve doubts. The Party committees and governments at all levels in the city should regard strengthening the construction of the teaching staff as the most important basic work to promote educational modernization, show enthusiastic concern and care for teachers, vigorously promote the social trend of respecting and valuing teachers, and strive to form a good situation where excellent talents compete to teach and excellent teachers continue to emerge.
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Academician Lin Zhongqin, a distinguished figure in education in Shanghai and a lecturer at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhu Naimei, a distinguished figure in education in Shanghai and the principal of Xunyang Road Primary School in Putuo District, Shanghai, and Cheng Chunhong, a good teacher of the "Four Haves" in Shanghai and a teacher at Shanghai School of Business and Information Technology, shared their thoughts and experiences through their respective explorations and practices in teaching and research. Everyone expressed that making every student a capable and capable pillar of society is the original mission of unremitting pursuit. We will continue to focus on our respective positions, actively explore innovation, and answer the fundamental question of "what kind of people to cultivate, how to cultivate them, and for whom to cultivate them" through the growth and development of students. We will contribute more to building an education strong country and promoting the modernization of education in Shanghai.
Wu Qing, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, participated in the symposium and attended the theme event of the 39th Teacher's Day celebration in Shanghai in 2023. City leaders Li Zheng and Jie Dong, as well as Tongji University President Zheng Qinghua, participated in relevant activities.
At the theme event, the city leaders presented awards to outstanding teacher representatives. Representatives of teachers, students, and parents from all levels and types of schools in the city demonstrated the vivid practice of Shanghai's education system in implementing the fundamental task of cultivating morality and talents, promoting the integration of education, technology, and talent development, and striving to cultivate more socialist builders and successors with comprehensive development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor through situational narratives, immersive micro reports, and group singing. A new teacher oath ceremony was also held on site.
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