"RunnerFan",nicknameofFanMeizhong,whoranoutoftheclassroomleavinghisstudentsbehindduringtheMay12earthquake,hascausedacontroversyconcerningtraditionalChinesevalues.Manypeopleregardhisactionaswrongandadirectviolationofteachers'responsibilityandIwouldhavetoagreewiththem.
Firstly,itistheresponsibilityofateachertoprotecthisstudents'safetybylaw.Beingconcernedsolelyfolhisownlifeandleavinghisstudentsbehindwhilefleeingviolatesthespiritofthelaw.Inanemergency,eachteacherisresponsibleforthedirectsupervisionofhisstudents.Furthermore,itwillbeofgreathelpiftheycandirecttheevacuationoftheirstudentstodesignatedassemblyareasinaccordancewithwarningsignalsandwrittennotification.Itisoutofthequestionthattheyshouldnotremainwiththeirstudentsuntilrescuecrewsarrive.Secondly,teachersactasarolemodelfortheirstudents.TheCompulsoryEducationLawdoesstipulatethat“ateachershouldbeamodelofvirtueforothersandshouldbedevotedtotheeducationofthepeople."Teachersnotonlyteachstudentshowtothink,butalsohowtobehavetosupportothersinsociety.Fleeingtheclassroomandleavingthestudentsbehindinanemergencysetsabadexampleforstudents.
Toconclude,teachersareresponsibleforstudents'safetyinanemergency.Teachersareexpectedtodemonstrateresponsiblebehaviourandtheyoughttobespecificallytrainedtodealwithemergencysituations.(248words)
