Thursday, September 11, 2008

教师待遇不佳 “最牛教师世家”后继无人

11th Sept 2008

（重庆讯）昨天是中国的教师节，中国媒体报道了一个“史上最牛教师世家”——四川省乐山市夹江县的雷氏家族，自明朝中期开始历代以教书为业，迄今494年，至今已繁衍17代子孙——不过，由于中国教师待遇不佳，这个家族的讲坛传奇如今面临后继无人的窘境。

　　据《成都商报》报道，这个家族有70多人加入教师队伍，分别从事幼儿园、小学、初中、高中、成人教育，担任语文、历史、数学和英语等科目的教师。

　 　明正德年间（1514年），湖北麻城县进士雷翰松携带家眷赴川做官，在嘉州府（今乐山市）夹江县定居。他后来弃官开设私塾，自得其乐。此后，雷家历代子 孙承其衣钵，世代厮守三尺讲坛。夹江县甚至有句谚语：“江家的谷，史家的树，王家的银，雷家的书”，说的就是当地四大望族，其中雷氏子孙有钱就用于买书， 从而留下了数以万计的藏书。

　　雷家子孙近年来几乎都与教师同结连理，雷家后代男子都教语文，女儿、女婿都教数学。不过，由于现在教书不景气，收入也不高，雷家第17代的子孙，如今都在从事IT行业，或正在大学学汽车技术与服务、电脑专业等，估计毕业后也不会再当教师。

　　雷家第16代孙、夹江县委党校副校长雷声烈说：“我也不忍心看着传承了16代的家族荣誉在我们手里终结，但很遗憾，可能会在我这一代划上句号。”

Lian He Zao Bao（联和早报) reported that in China there is a family which has produced teachers for a whopping 494 years, spanning 16 generations. Wow! In fact, the family is so famous that in the town they live in, there is a saying about them.

However, due to the fact that teachers in China receive low pay and not-so-good treatment, descendants belonging to the 17th generation are shying away from the education industry, prefering to engage in industries that has better prospects. Wah piang. Does that spell the end of the family glory lasting 16 generations? Wah, if so, very sad man.

Hopefully someone in the family will wake up and become a teacher and not let the glory fade to darkness. I mean, being a teacher is not something shameful. In fact, it is something noble as a teacher shape the future of a nation. 孩子 may be 未来的主人翁, but you need teachers to nurture and guide them so that our future is in safe hands. That is why i hope the family will be able to carry on their so called family business and not let anything break the succession.