Learning languages from various countries is popular in the United States, and visa difficulties are a problem for Chinese teachers

Learning languages from various countries is popular in the United States, and visa difficulties are a problem for Chinese teachers. After the start of school, Liberty Ridge and Newport (Newport) elementary schools...

Chinese teachers had no choice but to evacuate. Visas and qualifications are the main reasons

" Minnesota has two teacher exchange programs with China (teacher exchange) program, ten teachers can get a visa to teach here every year, but when the school needs more teachers, there are no visas,” said Denise Griffith, director of human resources for District 833, where Liberty Ridge and Newport elementary schools are located. Not all Chinese teachers are approved by the state, so in local schools in the United States, it is common to sign one-year contracts with Chinese teachers and teach as community experts. After the lack of high-quality Chinese teachers, the plan to find replacement Spanish teachers had to be implemented. Managers said so. In order to cope with the vacancies left by the departure of Chinese teachers, these schools are also actively looking for replacement teachers, but all of them have failed. Because it is not easy to find high-quality Chinese teachers. According to information from the Minnesota Department of Education, in addition to the above two schools, other schools are also facing the embarrassment of "no one available" when it comes to recruiting Chinese teachers. Dave Bernhardson, assistant superintendent of elementary education at Newport Elementary School, said he hopes to have teachers in place before notifying parents about the switch to Spanish classes. Parents at Liberty Ridge Elementary School had mixed reactions after learning the relevant information. Some parents want to switch to Spanish, but other parents say they don’t want to switch to Chinese classes.