التعليم وتطوره ووجود نظام تعليمي مريح مبني على أساس الثقة، وخاصة في المعلمين والمعلمات، هو من أهم أسباب التطور في المجتمعات مع عوامل مهمة أخرى يأتي في مقدمتها مناهج عصرية تلبي احتياجات المجتمع في أغلب التخصصات. ويجد خريجو التعليم الفرص المناسبة للعمل في القطاع العام، والأهم برأيي هو إيجاد كوادر وطنية مؤهلة للعمل في القطاع الخاص، حيث تتجه أغلب حكومات العالم أن تكون في مقام الإشراف والرقابة والتشريع، يأتي المعلم في هذه الحالة كعنصر أساسي بشري مهم في العملية التعليمية، وكم تحدثنا في عقود ماضية عن اختطاف التعليم من بعض المعلمين والمشرفين على المناهج، حيث كانت لهم أجندات خاصة لتنظيمات دينية لا تعترف بالدولة الوطنية كما تيار الإخوان المسلمين.
من الأهم إعطاء الثقة في المعلم بالعملية التعليمية بعيداً عن بعض الأنظمة التي تهتم فقط بحضور الموظف مادياً؛ أي بجسده وبقائه في عمله الساعات المطلوبة ومن ثم التبصيم في الخروج، لا يهم إن كان ذلك الموظف أدى عمله وما هي إنتاجيته، وقد يكون الضرر لبعض هؤلاء الموظفين محدوداً ولو أن وجوده والتساهل معه كارثي ويصل إلى حد الفساد الإداري، ولكن مثل دور المعلم أكبر في اعتقادي أن يبصم في الدخول والخروج في ساعات محددة، وأن يهدر وقته وهو ينتظر ساعة الخروج إذا لم يكن عنده حصص، فالأساس باعتقادي هو الثقة في المعلمين والمعلمات وكلنا يتذكر في مراحلنا الدراسية أن الغالبية من معلمينا كانوا أكثر حرصاً منا على الوقت في أيام دراستنا وأنا على ثقة بأن الحال ما زال كما هو، وعلينا ألّا نفقد الثقة بهم ونحسسهم بأنهم مراقبون ويأتون في ساعة محددة وينصرفون في وقت محدد. المجتمعات تأتمن المعلمين في تشكيل عقول أبنائها عماد قوتها، فكيف نلتفت إلى قضايا تفقد ثقتنا فيهم، والحقيقة أن البيئة المدرسية المثالية هي أحد نجاح مخرجات التعليم للطلاب، فكيف يمكن تحقيق ذلك في بيئة مدرسية ضاغطة على المعلمين وهم ينتظرون ساعة محددة للخروج من مدارسهم والبعض منهم له ساعات لا يوجد عنده حصص يقوم بها، إذا كان لا بد من الاستمرار في هذا النظام فلماذا لا يستفاد من الأوقات المهدرة بالانتظار للمدرسين للخروج من المدارس بزيارات ميدانية لمتاحف أو أماكن تراثية أو معالم في المدينة مع بعض طلابهم أو أن يكون هناك أوقات حرة يقدم فيها بعض المعلمين محاضرات أو مشاركات ثقافية وفنية للطلاب وتكون اختيارية كورش للرسم والموسيقى والفلسفة مثلاً.
أساتذة الجامعات بالعالم كله يكون لهم الحرية المطلقة في الحضور والغياب وطريقة تدريس المنهج؛ أي أن الثقة في الأستاذ الجامعي هي الأساس بدون رقابة أو تعقيدات. وأتذكر أن هناك دكتوراً درست عنده جغرافيا سياسية، وهي مقرر إجباري على طلبة قسم الإعلام في جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز، وكان ذلك الدكتور هو حسين بندقجي، متمكناً من مادته، ولديه طريقة شيقة في شرح المادة، ولا يستعين بكتاب أو مذكرات كلها من رأسه، وما يميزه وله علاقة بهذا الموضوع أنه من الأساتذة القلائل الذين لا يسجل حضور أو غياب طلابه، ورغم ذلك تجد مدرج مادته ممتلئاً عن آخره، بل إن هناك طلاباً يحضرون له وهم غير مسجلين في المادة. علينا أن نحبب المعلمين والأساتذة في مهنتهم بعيداً عن تعقيدات أنظمة البصمة أو غيرها من الوسائل الأخرى لتثبت لنا حضور المعلم ولكن لا نعرف مقدار تمكنه واستعداده في تدريس مادته وهذا هو الأهم في التعليم.
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
Education and its development, along with the existence of a comfortable educational system based on trust—especially in teachers—is one of the most important reasons for progress in societies, along with other significant factors, foremost among them modern curricula that meet the community's needs in most specializations. Education graduates find suitable job opportunities in the public sector, and what is most important in my opinion is finding qualified national cadres to work in the private sector, as most governments around the world are moving towards a role of supervision, oversight, and legislation. In this case, the teacher is a crucial human element in the educational process. As we have discussed in past decades, education has been hijacked by some teachers and curriculum supervisors, who had their own agendas for religious organizations that do not recognize the national state, such as the Muslim Brotherhood.
It is more important to give trust to the teacher in the educational process, away from some systems that only care about the physical presence of the employee; that is, their body being in the workplace for the required hours and then clocking out. It does not matter if that employee performed their job and what their productivity is. The harm to some of these employees may be limited, even though their presence and leniency towards them can be catastrophic and reach the level of administrative corruption. However, the role of the teacher is greater, in my opinion, than merely clocking in and out at specific hours, and wasting their time waiting for the end of the day if they do not have classes. The foundation, in my belief, is trust in teachers, and we all remember from our school days that the majority of our teachers were more concerned about time than we were during our studies. I am confident that the situation remains the same, and we must not lose trust in them or make them feel that they are being monitored, coming in at a specific hour and leaving at a specific time. Societies entrust teachers with shaping the minds of their children, the backbone of their strength. So how can we turn our attention to issues that undermine our trust in them? The truth is that the ideal school environment is one of the successes of educational outcomes for students. How can this be achieved in a school environment that pressures teachers as they wait for a specific time to leave their schools, some of whom have hours without classes to conduct? If we must continue with this system, why not make use of the wasted time spent waiting for teachers to leave schools by organizing field visits to museums, heritage sites, or landmarks in the city with some of their students? Alternatively, there could be free times where some teachers offer lectures or cultural and artistic activities for students, which could be optional workshops for drawing, music, philosophy, for example.
University professors around the world have absolute freedom in attendance, absence, and teaching methods; that is, trust in the university professor is fundamental without oversight or complications. I remember a professor I studied political geography with, which is a mandatory course for media students at King Abdulaziz University. That professor was Hussein Banduqji, who was proficient in his subject and had an engaging way of explaining the material, relying solely on his knowledge without using a textbook or notes. What distinguishes him, and is related to this topic, is that he is one of the few professors who does not record the attendance or absence of his students. Despite this, you find his lecture hall completely full, and there are even students attending who are not registered in the course. We must encourage teachers and professors to love their profession, away from the complications of fingerprint systems or other means to prove the teacher's presence, but we do not know their level of mastery and readiness to teach their subject, which is the most important aspect of education.
It is more important to give trust to the teacher in the educational process, away from some systems that only care about the physical presence of the employee; that is, their body being in the workplace for the required hours and then clocking out. It does not matter if that employee performed their job and what their productivity is. The harm to some of these employees may be limited, even though their presence and leniency towards them can be catastrophic and reach the level of administrative corruption. However, the role of the teacher is greater, in my opinion, than merely clocking in and out at specific hours, and wasting their time waiting for the end of the day if they do not have classes. The foundation, in my belief, is trust in teachers, and we all remember from our school days that the majority of our teachers were more concerned about time than we were during our studies. I am confident that the situation remains the same, and we must not lose trust in them or make them feel that they are being monitored, coming in at a specific hour and leaving at a specific time. Societies entrust teachers with shaping the minds of their children, the backbone of their strength. So how can we turn our attention to issues that undermine our trust in them? The truth is that the ideal school environment is one of the successes of educational outcomes for students. How can this be achieved in a school environment that pressures teachers as they wait for a specific time to leave their schools, some of whom have hours without classes to conduct? If we must continue with this system, why not make use of the wasted time spent waiting for teachers to leave schools by organizing field visits to museums, heritage sites, or landmarks in the city with some of their students? Alternatively, there could be free times where some teachers offer lectures or cultural and artistic activities for students, which could be optional workshops for drawing, music, philosophy, for example.
University professors around the world have absolute freedom in attendance, absence, and teaching methods; that is, trust in the university professor is fundamental without oversight or complications. I remember a professor I studied political geography with, which is a mandatory course for media students at King Abdulaziz University. That professor was Hussein Banduqji, who was proficient in his subject and had an engaging way of explaining the material, relying solely on his knowledge without using a textbook or notes. What distinguishes him, and is related to this topic, is that he is one of the few professors who does not record the attendance or absence of his students. Despite this, you find his lecture hall completely full, and there are even students attending who are not registered in the course. We must encourage teachers and professors to love their profession, away from the complications of fingerprint systems or other means to prove the teacher's presence, but we do not know their level of mastery and readiness to teach their subject, which is the most important aspect of education.


