The Minister of Education said that integrated teaching is a stumbling block and a difficulty in implementing the new curriculum, and it is highly likely that adjustments will be made.
At a meeting with Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son on August 15th, many high school teachers shared their opinions on teaching integrated subjects in the 2018 general education curriculum.
According to the new curriculum, junior high school students no longer study Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, and Geography as before. Instead, they study two subjects: Natural Sciences and History and Geography. These two subjects are called integrated, interdisciplinary subjects.
Ms. Hoang Hai Van, from Vo Thi Sau Secondary School in Khanh Hoa, stated that the integration of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences is still inadequate because teachers are trained to teach each subject separately. Currently, many schools nationwide apply the method of "teachers teaching only their respective subjects." This means that integrated subjects have not helped students develop comprehensively as intended.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thieu Hoa, a teacher at Dang Thai Mai Secondary School in Nghe An province , shared a similar opinion. According to her, while teachers who teach single subjects receive training to teach integrated subjects, they lack confidence and effectiveness.
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son responds to teachers' proposals, morning of August 15. Photo: MOET
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son acknowledged that teaching integrated and interdisciplinary subjects is one of the most difficult challenges in implementing the new general education program, calling it a "bottleneck and a difficult point".
According to Mr. Son, in reality, there are teachers who are competent enough to teach all the components of the integrated subject, but most still teach according to separate components, and textbooks are also based on these separate components. In disadvantaged areas, even after training, teaching these subjects remains a major challenge for teachers.
"It is highly likely that in the near future, the Ministry will introduce adjustments to the teaching of integrated subjects at the lower secondary level," Mr. Son said.
The Ministry will consult with experts for further consideration. Any adjustments will be reviewed to ensure they do not affect the preparations made so far, do not cause disruption, and are in line with the requirements of educational reform.
Previously, at a meeting of the National Assembly's supervisory delegation on July 27th, Mr. Son stated that there are two immediate approaches to teaching integrated subjects. One is to revert to the old system of single subjects. The other is to continue with the reform, planning a roadmap until existing teachers receive full training and the process is completed. He argued that this should be viewed as a professional issue requiring a process of implementation, rather than setting a timeframe for completion by a specific month.
Also related to the implementation of the new general education program, many teachers are concerned about the high school graduation exam plan for 2025, when the first cohort of students under this program completes their three years of high school.
According to leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training, the exam plan will be announced in the fourth quarter of this year, in a way that will not surprise or shock parents and students.
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