Chinese Premier Li Keqiang commended Tuesday the country's 15 million teachers for their contribution to China's development, two days ahead of the National Teachers' Day.
In a meeting with model urban and rural teachers, Li said China's advancement in all economic and social sectors were in part thanks to teachers' hard work.
The premier urged teachers to continue helping turn China's rich human resources into "talent bonuses," encouraging innovation and creation and helping promote social justice.
He also commended the selfless dedication of rural teachers while promising more government support to provide greater rewards as well as personal elevation for those who choose to work in the countryside.
Governments and Party committees at all levels must not cut back on financial support for education, Li said, adding that reforms in the education sector must be deepened.
No education cost cutting, pledges Premier
Expenditure on education will keep increasing even though the government is on tight budget, Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.
"The country's fiscal revenue is not quite sufficient but education must be our top priority no matter how difficult it is. Education expenses can only be increased rather than slashed," he said.
The premier made his remarks while addressing outstanding teachers two days ahead of Teachers' Day, which has fallen on Sept 10 annually since 1985. The teachers, many from poverty-stricken areas in remote regions, were invited to visit Zhongnanhai, the central government's compound.
On behalf of the Communist Party of China Central Committee as well as the central government, Li expressed gratitude to the country's 15 million teachers, who "have upheld the world's biggest education system".
Mentioning that he used to be a teacher, Li said education is a century project for a country's development. Li used to work as secretary of the Chinese Communist Youth League of Peking University from 1982-83.
"We should give more respect to those teachers who stick to their position, especially to those who work in poor and rural areas, because we want development of the whole country and to achieve the goal gradually," Li said.
When talking with a teacher from Tibet autonomous region, Li asked whether it is cold in the classroom in winter. The premier also asked a teacher from Fengjie, Chongqing, if there are any primary- and middle-school students dropping out.
Teachers in less developed regions should also keep up with the times and teach students not only knowledge but also methods of how to make contributions to society, he added.
The premier called on teachers to spark students' innovative ideas so that the country's competitiveness will improve. Innovative education is also expected to contribute to the central government's advocate of "mass entrepreneurship and innovation", he said.
Li's speech reflected what the central government and the premier himself have said previously, attaching great importance to education, said Yuan Guiren, minister of education.
Teachers should set themselves up as an example for students and cultivate talents for the country, said the minister.
本周二，在西席節光降的前兩天，國度總理李克強特殊贊賞了一千五百萬名西席，感激他們為國度成長做出的進獻。
在會面來自都會和屯子西席榜樣的集會上，李總理說道，中國在經濟和社會方面的提高也部門歸功於西席的盡力。
總理號令西席持續贊助把中國豐碩的人力資本轉化為“人材盈余”，勉勵立異和發明，贊助增進社會公平。
他在表彰了屯子西席忘我奉獻的同時，願望當局更多的支撐為那些選取在屯子事情的西席供給更高的待遇和小我的晉升。
“各級當局和各級黨委不克不及減少財務對教導的支撐，”李說，“教導部分的改造必需深化”。
總理許諾說：不會減少教導本錢
李克強周二指出，只管當局財務壓縮，但教導開支會持續增加。
“國度的財務收入不太充分，但教導必需是咱們的重要義務，無論它有多艱苦。他說，教導用度只能增長而不是減少。”他說道。
總理發言同時高贊了優良西席，在西席節光降的前兩天，這個節日始於1985年9月10日。在邊遠地域的很多貧苦地域的西席們被約請觀光中南海，也便是中心當局的大院。
在中共中心和中心當局的代表下，李克強對天下15000000名西席表現感激，“感激他們支持著天下最大的教導系統”。
李總理提到他曾是一名西席，他說，教導是一個國度成長的世紀工程。李總理從1982年到1983年曾任北京大學共青團布告。
“咱們應當賜與更多的尊敬，苦守事情崗亭，特殊是對那些在貧苦和屯子地域事情的人，由於咱們願望在全部國度的總起成長，並慢慢實現這一目的，”李說。
李先生和一名來自西藏自治區的先生發言時，問到在冬季的課堂裏是否是很冷。總理還訊問來自重慶奉節的一名先生，是不是有中小門生停學。
在欠蓬勃地域的西席也應當跟上時期的成長，不但教門生常識，並且也教門生為如作甚社會作出進獻的辦法，他彌補說。
總理號令西席要引發門生的立異看法，使國度的競爭力進步。他說，立異教導也將有助於中心當局提倡“大範圍創業與立異”。
李總理的發言反應出中心當局和總理本人先前所說道的，將高度看重教導，教導部長袁貴仁說道。
教導部長說，西席應為教導門生和造就人材建立優越的模範。
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