The Standing Committee of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee in its explanatory report said that the draft law does not prohibit extra teaching and learning, but only stipulates that teachers are not allowed to force students to participate in extra learning in any form in order to limit and gradually overcome the widespread situation of extra teaching and learning.
There should be no strict regulations on tutoring, just don't force it.
Currently, the Ministry of Education and Training has issued a circular guiding on extra teaching and learning, which clearly states that teachers are prohibited from giving extra lessons to students they are directly teaching.
Chairman of the Delegation Work Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai said that extra teaching and learning is a real and legitimate need. Therefore, there must be a legal corridor and legal regulations to prevent profiteering.
Ms. Hai expressed her concerns and said that the definition of extra learning and extra teaching is not mentioned in the draft law. "I looked it up online and found that extra teaching is an activity in which teachers or professionals organize extra-curricular teaching outside of regular school hours, outside the main curriculum at school, to help students with some subjects, including home-based teaching, center-based teaching, online teaching...", Ms. Hai said.
The Chairman of the Delegation Work Committee said that since the issuance of Circular 29 on extra teaching and learning, localities have been very interested but there have been variations. There are many teachers who teach online via Zoom and Google Meet software but still collect money. Therefore, it is very difficult to manage extra teaching at home.
The regulation states "no coercion in any form", Ms. Hai raised the question "what is coercion" because even though there is a specific document stating no coercion, in reality "people are forced to write voluntary applications to study".
The Chairwoman of the Delegation Working Committee analyzed why doctors have after-hours examinations, there is no concept of "extra examination" because if you are sick, you go to the doctor or if you are not cured, you go to the doctor. "If you are not studying in class enough or want to study better, you go to extra classes. Is this extra class charged or not charged?", Ms. Hai said and suggested that there should be clearer regulations on extra classes.
Meanwhile, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong agreed that it is necessary to ban forced tutoring in all forms.
He suggested that the drafting agency should have measures to clearly distinguish between forced and non-forced tutoring, on the basis of respecting the right to study of students and parents. Citing Circular 29, Mr. Phuong expressed disagreement when the Ministry of Education and Training banned teachers from tutoring their regular students.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly said that a student listening to a lecture in class can absorb 70% of the knowledge if he or she has good learning ability. However, some students only understand 50% or even 30-40% and not everyone who listens to a lecture can memorize and understand the lesson.
According to Mr. Phuong, the Ministry of Education and Training has a regulation prohibiting teachers from tutoring regular students to make it stricter, but it is not suitable. Because many students only want to listen to their own teachers and do not want to learn from other teachers. "The teachers who directly teach are the ones who regularly interact with and understand the students' level and ability. The regulation should not be too strict, just do not force them," said the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly.
No forced extra classes in any form
Explaining later, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said that extra teaching and learning are only specific to the subjects clearly defined in Circular 29. Extra teaching and learning are additional teaching activities outside the time specified in theeducation plan for subjects and educational activities in the general education program, the continuing education program at the junior high school level, and the continuing education program at the high school level.
According to the Minister, the draft law on what teachers are not allowed to do stipulates that students must not be forced to participate in extra classes in any form. This provision, first of all, reflects the viewpoint on teachers' ethics rather than being a professional regulation.
Regarding the regulation that students cannot be forced to study while teachers who teach in class participate in extra classes, Minister Nguyen Kim Son explained that in their responsibility to perform their duties, teachers must complete the task of equipping their students with knowledge during regular hours. If teachers cannot complete it during regular hours, they have not fulfilled their duty. If they let that person take home the content that is part of their duty to teach, it will lead to distortion, causing teachers to not fulfill their duty.
For good and weak students, students preparing for graduation exams, teachers are allowed to teach their students right in school and have clearly defined regulations. This is to strictly implement public service responsibilities so that teachers can fulfill their responsibilities.
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