A234: The Challenge of Physical Education Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools

Physical health in primary and secondary schools is the foundation for students' comprehensive development, and school sports are an important way to promote students' physical health. The implementation effect of school physical education largely depends on the professional competence and educational ability of physical education teachers. The problems faced by physical education teachers in the new era: the number and structure of physical education teachers; Challenges in teaching philosophy and abilities; The conflict between teaching pressure and the system; the disconnect between professional competence and training needs. Countermeasure: Optimize the construction of the physical education teacher team; Promote the reform and innovation of physical education teaching; Optimize teaching and rating mechanisms; Strengthen the construction of teachers' professional abilities. Method: literature review method; Interview method. (1) Insufficient number and imbalanced structure of physical education teachers, (2) Teachers are constrained by long-standing traditional beliefs. Lack of interdisciplinary teaching ability: weak knowledge in health education and sports science, inadequate guidance ability for special student groups, and insufficient ability to integrate physical education with morality, intelligence, and aesthetics. Insufficient ability to apply information technology: Teachers lack understanding of big data and artificial intelligence, leading to insufficient development of digital teaching resources. (3) The increase in physical education class hours and the trend towards teaching: The new curriculum standard clearly requires that physical education class hours account for 10% -11%, but the teaching content has been alienated as " training". After class services and work overload: The implementation of after-school services has led to teachers being overloaded with work, while their salaries have not increased synchronously, resulting in occupational burnout. (4) New curriculum requirements and capacity shortage: The new curriculum proposes a composite goal of "specialized skills+health education", but some teachers lack systematic training on emerging projects or health knowledge. Formalization of training and lack of resources: There are few training opportunities, and the content tends to be theoretical, making it difficult to solve personalized problems in practical teaching. (1) Expand staffing supply and optimize resource allocation. (2) Teachers should update their teaching philosophy, optimize their teaching content and methods, and strengthen the quality inspection of physical education teaching. (3) Avoid the "exam-oriented" approach to sports, reconstruct the evaluation system, reduce teachers' burden, optimize after-school service mechanisms, and provide targeted training and digital resource sharing. Encourage collaboration between schools and external teams.