調查:英國學生最討厭數學老師

Maths teachers in England are among the most poorly trained in the developed world, a report reveAled yesterday. And it found that the average maths specialists in our secondary schools are inferior mathematicians to those Teaching primary pupils in Japan. The research saw England languishing second from the bottom of an international league table which included China, Russia and Hungary. Only the Czech Republic was ranked lower.

什麼樣的老師最討人喜歡？教什麼科目的老師最受到大家的歡迎？估計這兩個問題一拋出，答案是豐富多彩的，因爲“蘿蔔白菜各有所愛”嘛！可是，倘若提出“什麼樣的老師最不討人喜歡”這個問題呢？可能答案也會是豐富多菜的，但是有趣的是，經過調查， 這個問題竟然有“唯一”的答案。據悉，有一份研究報告指出，在英國，數學老師的普遍素質較低，最不受到大家的歡迎。此外，研究員還拿英國和日本的數學老師做比較，在英國承擔中等教育的老師還不如在日本從事初等教育的數學老師。在國際聯賽積分榜上（包括中國俄羅斯以及烏拉圭等國家），英國排倒數第二，僅僅領先捷克國家。

Wrong numbers: A new report claims Britain is lagging behind all but the Czech Republic in the quality of maths provision Not only are our teachers ill-qualified but many drop out of teaching within five years, which is the point at which they reach their potential in the classroom. Maths teachers in English primary schools need only a C grade at GCSE in the subject, while many teaching at the same level in Japan have a maths degree.

數據顯示，英國在數學教學質量上僅僅比捷克要高一點點而已。此外，調查還顯示，不僅僅教學質量低下。在英國，數學老師的流動性非常非常大，5年內辭職的人數十分多。在英國，能教數學老師的資歷要求十分低，只需要在（英國）普通中等教育證書拿到C等級就可以從事教育工作。而在日本，從事同樣性質工作的數學老師必須得拿到相關數學專業的學位證書。

Tony McAleavy, of the Plymouth centre, said: 'Teaching needs to become a respected profession in this country, on a par with the law and medicine, and then we will attract more able people.' Professor Celia Hoyles, of the Institute of Education, said there was a need to 'find ways to improve primary maths teachers' competence and confidence in maths'. An Education Department spokesman said the Government wanted to attract better quality maths graduates by offering a fast-track route and raising the bar for entry into training to a 2:2 degree to receive funding.

來自普利茅斯中心的Tony McAleavy說：“數學教育在我們國家應該受到尊重，其受到尊重的程度應該與法學和醫藥學相當，我的意思是說數學老師的待遇應當提高，從而吸引更多有識之士來從事該科目的教育。”爲了吸引更多人從事數學教育工作，教育部發言人說政府願意採用“快行道”路線的方法縮短上崗的時間，但是另一方面也要提高門檻，學歷水平要做到2：2.