HIBAPRESS – Abdellatif Baraka
The demands of middle school teachers have resurfaced, amid escalating calls to resolve a number of pending professional files, foremost among them compensation and working conditions within educational institutions.
In this context, an educational coordination expressed its rejection of the current pace of organizing assignments, considering that the limited time allocated for preparation and correction exacerbates the professional and psychological pressure on teachers, especially in light of the reliance on teamwork within educational teams. It also renewed its demand for the immediate release of the supplementary compensation stipulated in the December 26 agreement, with its value raised to 1000 dirhams, justifying this by the specificity of educational work in the middle school phase, which requires a doubled effort in guidance and support. The same source criticized the continued assignment of administrative and technical tasks to teachers, considering that they fall outside their educational competence and constitute an additional burden that affects their performance within the classroom. In this framework, it announced its rejection of the tasks of managing competencies in their various forms, whether digital or paper, stressing that they are not included within the legal tasks stipulated. The coordination recorded what it described as the transformation of the teacher into a technical implementer within the "Massar" and "Massar+" systems, which it considered an infringement on his pedagogical role and a negative reflection on the quality of learning. It also expressed its rejection of the pressure tactics that may be practiced on educational staff, calling for the adoption of dialogue as a mechanism for addressing imbalances instead of entrenching tension within the system. In conclusion of its positions, the coordination called for improving working conditions, respecting the teacher's specialization, and withdrawing the assignment of tasks outside the scope of teaching, in addition to approving a monthly compensation of up to 3000 dirhams for the burdens associated with "Leadership Middle Schools" projects, confirming the pivotal role played by the teacher in the success of educational reform.
