This 42-year-old female professor left this world at the last moment of 20 17. Unfortunately, she didn't have time to see the sunrise of the New Year.
In fact, in recent years, it is not the first time that we have heard the bad news of the untimely death of university teachers:
I was shocked to learn that Si Jia, a professor and doctoral supervisor in the history department of Fudan University, died at the age of 42. He studied under Zhou. In 2006, he received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and obtained many academic achievements and papers.
Scarlett's sudden death reminds me of Yu Juan, who was also a teacher at Fudan University. 20 1 1 died of advanced breast cancer on April 9, at the age of 33.
At the critical moment of life, Yu Juan wrote an unfinished life. She wrote:
At the critical point of life and death, you will find that any overtime work (staying up late for a long time equals chronic suicide), putting too much pressure on yourself, and the need to buy a house and a car are all floating clouds. Spend more time with your children when you have time, buy a pair of shoes for your parents with the money from buying a car, and don't try hard to change a big house. It is also warm to be with the person you love. ?
How much pressure does the school teacher have? Zhao Fen, a young teacher who works in a famous university in China, said that she was ill for several months in one semester. I have classes during the day and I have to deal with all kinds of chores. In the quiet time in the evening, I have to prepare lessons, read books, read materials and write papers. On weekends, I will go to reading classes or participate in academic exchanges at home and abroad. Long-term lack of rest and less exercise time. I have been worried that I will die of overwork. ?
On August 20 14, Tencent Education and Max cooperated to complete the Research Report on Teachers' Living Conditions. According to the report, about 80% of the college teachers interviewed said that they were under great pressure in practical work (including? A lot of pressure? And then what? Stress? Two options). Among them, 84% of undergraduate teachers reflect great pressure, and 79% of higher vocational teachers.
The analysis shows that in the past two years, what is the personal financial situation? It is the primary source of pressure on college teachers, with 47% of undergraduate teachers and 52% of higher vocational teachers expressing economic pressure. The proportion of undergraduate teachers earning less than 5,000 yuan a month is 73%, and that of higher vocational teachers earning less than 5,000 yuan is 88%. Among them, the monthly income of undergraduate and higher vocational teachers is 32% and 45% respectively.
In addition, the main factors causing the pressure on undergraduate teachers include? Requirements for scientific research or publication of papers? (46%)、? School system and management? (40%)。 The main factors that cause great pressure on teachers in higher vocational colleges include? School system and management? (45%) and workload? (36%)。 Compared with teachers in higher vocational colleges, undergraduate colleges have stricter scientific research requirements and assessment, and the requirements from scientific research or papers put greater pressure on teachers.
Economic pressure makes it difficult to balance teaching and scientific research, and there may be conflicts of interest in professional title evaluation, bonus distribution, project evaluation, academic reputation and so on. The pressure of university teachers can be imagined. Staying up late for a long time and overworking under high pressure all the year round are the reasons for their poor immunity and easy to get sick.
Compared with other professions, what is given to teachers? The brightest job in the sun? Is the title of a university teacher more particular? Face? The more questions you think about, the harder it is to say about the pressure and pain. ? The higher your social status, the greater your achievements, and the less you will face up to your own problems. Either you don't admit it, or you are afraid of medical treatment, and you are hiding from yourself. We didn't know the situation until small problems became big problems and extreme measures were taken. ? Jia Fujun, director of the Guangdong Institute of Mental Health, said. On the other hand, university administrators can't find teachers' health problems in time because they respect teachers' personal privacy or give them less humanistic care.
According to a survey conducted by Guangdong Education Union, only about 10% of college teachers in Guangdong Province are in basic health, about 20% are in various diseases, and about one-third to one-half of the remaining 70% are in sub-health, that is, in severe sub-health.
Who will save the exhausted university teacher?
Over the years, many cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which should be the elderly, have increasingly appeared in young intellectuals, such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, etc., in addition to malignant tumors. Worse than illness, young teachers often think they are young and energetic, pay little attention to their physical condition, not only do they seldom exercise, but even if the school organizes a physical examination, many people do not participate. As a result, when they found the disease, it was already late and could not be saved.
According to the director of Kochi Gao Qian ward in a hospital, it is very important for intellectuals to maintain their health by themselves. At least four things should be done: First, adjust their lives reasonably, eat and rest regularly; Second, do more sports suitable for your physical condition, such as morning running and fitness; The third is regular physical examination; The fourth is to be alert to the signals sent by the body and go to the hospital for examination in time.
At the same time, colleges and universities should not only pay attention to the health problems of students, but also pay attention to the health problems of faculty and staff. Faced with these teachers who are entangled in ideals and reality, universities are constantly thinking about how to provide them with suitable soil, water and air to help them sprout, grow and even grow into towering trees. But before they grow into towering trees, they must first be crushed by these fierce pressures, which may be a problem that university administrators need to consider.