Digital Overreach Erodes Teaching: Burnout Is A Feature, Not A Bug
Chinese teachers face burnout exacerbated by digital surveillance and work-life imbalance. The system demands total compliance.
Digital tools are sold as efficiency gains but serve as instruments of control, particularly in education. This panoptic encroachment, disguised as innovation, systematically demolishes teacher autonomy and well-being. It transforms educators into data points, stripping their agency in favour of metrics. Burnout is not a symptom; it is the intended outcome of such pervasive oversight. Who benefits from a demoralised teaching force?
Technology offers unprecedented opportunities for personalized learning and administrative streamlining, freeing teachers from mundane tasks. Digital tools can empower educators with rich data, enhancing student engagement and professional development. They are invaluable assets.
- ·Digital surveillance
- ·Teacher autonomy
- ·Burnout epidemic