Who should be screened and discharged?
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<span word="proverb">proverb</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="outlived">outlived</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="usefulness">usefulness</span>. </p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qingtui">qingtui</span> <span word="substitute">substitute</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Theoretically">Theoretically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="substitute">substitute</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="qualifications">qualifications</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commendable">commendable</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span>. </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2006 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qingtui">qingtui</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 448,000 <span word="substitute">substitute</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortest">shortest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>". <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="but">but</span> 310,000 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> 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<span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="acknowledge">acknowledge</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>' <span word="role">role</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="status">status</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="remuneration">remuneration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span>. </p>
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