Discussions on the content of the Teaching Profession Law continue. Pointing out that the Teaching Profession Law, which came into force in February, came into effect as obsolete, Türk-Egitim-Sen Union Chairman Talip Geylan stated that the law does not include any solution to the problems of teachers. Geylan called for the law to be rearranged and made to be a solution to the problems.
ONLY ARRANGEMENT IS CAREER PLANNING IN THE LAW
Pointing out that the only regulation in the Teaching Profession Law regarding teachers is that the career steps are tied to the exam, Geylan underlined that it is wrong to connect the career regulation to the exam and said, “Teachers' career planning cannot be done through exams. Because the exam measures only knowledge; whereas teaching is not just a profession of knowing, but a profession of conveying what you know. Therefore, the only criterion to be taken as a basis here should be experience. Our union recognizes that teachers who have completed 10 years are experts, teachers who have completed 20 years are also head-teacher without being bound by any conditions.”
“THE TEACHING PROFESSIONAL LAW SHOULD BE REGULATED IN THE MOST SUITABLE WAY FOR THE ITS NAME”
Stating that the law should be regulated regarding the problems of teachers, Geylan pointed out that the Law on the Teaching Profession should not be forgotten in the new legislative year, and said, “As Turkish Education-Sen Union, we are calling on the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), political parties and our deputies in the new legislative year, we invite you to take a step towards the aim of enriching the content of the Teaching Profession Law in a way worthy of its name especially the correction of career regulation. The Teaching Profession Law should include the legislation and processes that our teachers are dealing with.”
“OUR PURPOSE SHOULD BE THAT THE REPUTATION OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION IS NOT HARMED”
Emphasizing that the law should be discussed with the educators, Geylan said that solutions can be found through consultation. He said, “Let's fill the law together by consulting with the stakeholders of education. Let's put our political parties, the Ministry of National Education (MEB), unions and teachers side by side to ensure that this law, enacted for the first time in the history of the Republic, is satisfactory. Our aim should be not to hurt the reputation of the teaching profession, to raise the status of the profession on a legal basis, and to increase the morale and motivation of teachers.”