? Compared with primary and secondary school teachers, college teachers have higher social status. On the one hand, people regard colleges and universities as "finished workshops" for professionals, regard the academic level of colleges and universities as a symbol of a country's cultural development, and place high hopes on college teachers; On the other hand, the professionalism of university disciplines objectively requires teachers to have deeper and broader knowledge, so people have more respect for university teachers and give higher evaluation to their work. College teachers themselves often work hard regardless of the hardships of life and heavy tasks because they feel the affirmation and high hopes of society.
The social status of teachers is a general category composed of economic status, political status, cultural status and other factors. Among them, economic status determines teachers' professional prestige, professional attraction and teachers' enthusiasm and sense of responsibility in this profession; Political status reflects the social evaluation of teachers and the various treatments that teachers should enjoy in politics; Cultural status reflects the position of teachers in the comprehensive form of social culture, ideology and morality. ?
The ruling class worships Confucian teachers who are also officials and teachers or rich and powerful, while ordinary teachers, especially private school teachers, belong to the ranks of oppressed and exploited in society. This situation continued until the eve of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). ? In the western capitalist society, teachers have become mental workers employed by the bourgeoisie and are in an oppressive position of the ruling class.