Many readers have expressed their concerns and hope that the press will accompany them to the end to find a definitive solution from the authorities. It feels like they don't know where else to turn!
"The Ministry of Education and Training directs schools to only teach the core curriculum, so why is it so difficult?" is a question that has received much agreement. Perhaps, before having children in school, the person asking this question wouldn't be so extreme as to not want schools to include any subjects or educational activities beyond the Ministry of Education and Training's framework curriculum. However, the way schools are implementing this policy has distorted it. After many years of schools being allowed to include supplementary, enhanced, and training activities (for a fee)... for just as long, parents have been struggling with the question of whether or not to voluntarily register their children for these activities at the beginning of each school year.
What has recently drawn the most public criticism is the practice of schools "inserting" supplementary, integrated subjects/educational activities into the regular curriculum. This year, the situation has improved somewhat after the Ministry of Education and Training issued a series of documents and took corrective actions. However, this does not mean that schools are accepting the return of voluntary subjects to their true meaning.
Extracurricular tutoring is becoming increasingly sophisticated! This writer has to exclaim this after witnessing numerous schools using various "tricks" to force parents into making choices. Regular classes at the primary school level are packed, ending before 3 PM, followed by non-regular lessons, supplementary tutoring, and collaborative programs... Most parents cannot leave work to pick up their children at that time, so they are forced to register their children for a few extra lessons at the school, essentially paying extra for childcare.
Some schools categorize classes that offer integrated English programs, international English courses, etc., as "selective classes," assigning the school's best teachers to teach them. This kind of "bundled" approach forces parents, even those who don't need the school's integrated English programs, to accept participating at a much higher tuition fee. After all, who wouldn't want their child to be taught by excellent teachers?!
Many doubts arise when the timetable is arranged to better suit the teaching arrangements of the partner institution than to suit the students' learning schedules and parents' drop-off and pick-up times. Some even explain that if all the partner school hours are concentrated outside of regular class hours, the partner institution will not be able to provide enough teachers, as a single institution often collaborates with multiple schools in the area.
Many parents and education experts suggest that it is time for decisive guidance from the education sector on this issue, as parents and students cannot be allowed to lose faith in education because of seemingly "secondary" or "additional" matters like this.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/giao-duc-chen-ep-185241018230014286.htm
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