The Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD) recently held the first forum on the high-quality development of teachers and inaugurated the CAPD panel of distinguished teachers and experts in Beijing. 

Zhu Yongxin, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attended and addressed the event. 

Zhu, also executive vice-chairman of the CAPD Central Committee, said that the establishment of the panel is a manifestation of the CAPD leveraging its own advantages in participating in politic affairs, and supporting the nation in building an educational powerhouse. 

Zhu noted that the panel will serve the high-quality development of education in Beijing, with the goal of promoting the reform and development of basic education and cultivating a high-quality professional faculty. It will concentrate on disciplinary teaching, school-based teaching and research, curriculum development, educational and teaching management, and faculty development. He added that the CAPD will build the panel into a brand platform for educational innovation and exploration in Beijing, and turn the capital city into a window to showcase the duty-performance efforts of CAPD members. 

Zhu urged educators in Beijing to adhere to the principle of serving the country with utmost sincerity and to exercise noble moral sentiments. He said that teachers should strive to treat students as individuals and help each of them achieve their full potential. He encouraged teachers to become outstanding masters through diligent study and practice, remain kind and make unremitting efforts in seeking truth and innovation.