Aspiration for better life

陈小将

Gao acknowledged that a large-scale interprovincial movement of teaching staff is a complex challenge that may require coordination by central authorities.

While this may lead to some teachers undergoing retraining or transferring from primary to secondary schools, he expressed confidence that local governments are capable of intelligently managing the transition.

Gao said that on the one hand, education is impacted by population size, which pushes the system toward reform; on the other hand, education itself is a system that supports fertility, which calls for improvements in the quality and accessibility of services such as child care. When kindergartens become more affordable, young people are more likely to consider having children, he said.

"The education system should fundamentally transition from a scale-oriented model to one focused on efficiency and quality," Gao said.

"The future lies in providing diversified, high-quality and personalized education that meets the strategic needs of the nation, the demands of the technological era, and the public's aspiration for a better life," he added.