In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the National Education Conference and fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, the School of History and Culture held the 2024 Class Teacher Work Reporting and Exchange Meeting, with the theme of "Focusing on Talent Cultivation and Promoting Comprehensive Education", on the morning of January 6th at the conference room on the second floor of the Yifu International Conference Center. Attendees included the school's party and administrative leaders, members of the Party Committee, department heads, all undergraduate class teachers, and full-time counselors. The meeting was hosted by Liang Fangyong, Deputy Party Secretary.
At the meeting, Liang Fangyong emphasized the importance of strengthening the construction of the class teacher team. He pointed out that head teachers, the strong guarantee for implementing warm and caring education, are the backbone of conducting ideological and political education for college students and advancing the "Three-Aspects Education". Hope that through this exchange meeting, class teachers could learn from each other's excellent experiences and continuously improve the quality of talent cultivation.
Subsequently, class teachers from each grade presented their annual work reports. Song Yixiao remarked that class teachers need to deeply understand students' ideological trends and growth processes, and conduct heart-to-heart talks regularly, to make students feel the deep care from teachers and the school. Wang Zhihua shared the achievements of his class students and stated that, as a class teacher, he would encourage students to plan their career paths early and continuously improve their self-reflection abilities. Cai Lijuan emphasized the importance of treating students with sincerity, selflessly passing on love to them, providing solid support for their academic and life journeys, and hoping that students could deeply feel the profound affection from the school and teachers. Ma Bingjie, as a freshman class teacher, stated that helping students transition into their new roles was her primary task, and one-on-one communication with students to provide targeted guidance was essential.
In addition, other class teachers summarized their work over the past year from various aspects such as ideological education, class management, academic guidance, research training, internships, mental health, and career guidance. They analyzed existing problems and shortcomings and offered valuable opinions and suggestions on how to improve the quality of talent cultivation.
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs Chu Qingdong pointed out in his speech that the school is currently revising the undergraduate talent cultivation plan and will fully adopt the opinions and suggestions of the class teachers. Meanwhile, he encouraged young faculty members to offer more elective courses based on their research directions, providing students with a more diverse course selection.
Professor Xu Xiaoqing, Chairman of the Labor Union, recommended the book Class History to the class teachers, hoping it could serve as a reference and aid in their work.
At the end of the meeting, Party Secretary Li Huazhong delivered a concluding speech. He expressed gratitude to all class teachers for their hard work and for fulfilling their duties well despite heavy teaching and research responsibilities. He noted that the role of class teachers in students' growth and development is significant, and the School of History and Culture has a fine tradition in this regard. Currently, the Ministry of Education, the university, and the school place great emphasis on the work of class teachers. He encouraged class teachers to embody the spirit of educators, actively participate in class management, ideological guidance, and academic advising, and become mentors and guides on students' paths to growth and success.
This seminar not only built a bridge for experience sharing among class teachers, but also laid a solid foundation for the school to cultivate high-quality talent. The School of History and Culture will continue to strengthen the construction of the class teacher team, improve the collaborative education system, remain committing to the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, and strive to cultivate outstanding and innovative talents in the field of history.
Source:School of History and Culture
Translator:Yang Xiwen
Date:February 25, 2025
