On the afternoon of November 15, at the Government Headquarters, on the occasion of the Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with representatives of outstanding teachers andeducation managers. Also attending were Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long; representatives of leaders of several ministries, branches and central agencies.
At the meeting, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said that the 60 teachers (40 industry teachers and 20 vocational teachers) honored to meet the Prime Minister here are among the 251 outstanding teachers honored in 2024.
These are teachers representing more than 1.6 million teachers at different levels, from many regions of the country. Among them, there are teachers teaching in areas with especially difficult conditions. Many teachers are key teachers of the province, city, excellent teachers with many important achievements in mass teaching, training excellent students at national and international levels; and scientists with many international publications and prestigious awards at home and abroad.
Recently, the Ministry of Education and Training has actively coordinated with the Ministry of Home Affairs to advise the Government to report to the Central Executive Committee and the Education sector to supplement 65,980 positions for the period 2022-2026. Although in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, the country recruited nearly 40,000 teachers, the number of students in the past 2 years has continuously increased, leading to an increase in the number of classes.
In the 2023-2024 school year alone, the number of junior high school classes increased by 7,198 classes, and the number of high school classes increased by 1,213 classes compared to the 2022-2023 school year. As a result, the number of teachers still lacking is large and in most localities. As of May 2024, the whole country still lacks 113,491 teachers at preschool and general education levels in the payroll compared to the prescribed norms of the Ministry of Education and Training...
At the meeting, representatives of a number of teachers and lecturers expressed their gratitude to the Party and State for always paying attention to and caring for the cause of education and training, paying attention to and caring for the development of the teaching staff; being proud of the teaching profession - a noble profession; presenting experiences gained in the teaching process; recommending to the Government, the Prime Minister, relevant ministries and branches a number of mechanisms and policies to further improve the quality of education and training; improving the lives of teachers and lecturers.
Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that today, in a solemn, warm, and friendly atmosphere, we celebrate Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20) - the "Tet" of teachers, the joy of students, a day to show respect and love for teachers, a historical and cultural tradition, the tradition of "respecting teachers and valuing education" of our nation.
The Prime Minister was delighted to welcome the outstanding teachers who have made outstanding contributions to the education and training of the country. With sincere feelings and deep gratitude, the Prime Minister warmly welcomed the teachers present at this meeting and cordially sent to generations of teachers across the country his respectful greetings, warm regards and best wishes.
The Prime Minister stated that the tradition of studiousness, “respect for teachers and valuing talents” are profound humanistic values of our nation; an important factor in creating the intelligence, morality, culture and people of Vietnam. The folk songs and proverbs “Without a teacher, you cannot succeed”; “The teacher’s grace shows the way and opens the way. Let the children walk firmly on the long journey of the future”. “Father’s rice, mother’s clothes, teacher’s words. Think about how to make up for the days of longing” are taught from generation to generation.
During his lifetime, beloved President Ho Chi Minh - the great Teacher of the nation always highly appreciated the role of teachers in the cause of education. He emphasized: "For the benefit of ten years, plant trees. For the benefit of a hundred years, cultivate people"; "Without teachers, there is no education. Without education, without cadres, there is no talk of culture and economy"; "Although their names are not published in newspapers, and they are not awarded medals, good teachers are unsung heroes...".
Throughout the history of building and defending the country, education has always accompanied and nurtured the nation's long-standing culture, meeting the requirements of building and defending the Fatherland in each period. In particular, implementing the Resolution of the 11th Party Congress and Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW, the education and training cause has achieved important achievements, actively contributing to improving people's knowledge, nurturing talents, promoting industrialization, modernization and international integration...
The Prime Minister shared that through the sincere and emotional sharing of teachers about their lives and careers, it can be seen that they are educators with many outstanding achievements, typical in the career of education and training; are the core elements spreading good values to students; are truly shining examples of morality, self-study and creativity, dedication and devotion to the career of educating people. Teachers always create motivation, inspiration and joy for students.
Reviewing some typical examples of teachers, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that the Government and the Prime Minister understand, sympathize, and share the difficulties and hardships of teachers over the past years, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister once again acknowledged and commended the tireless efforts and dedication of the teaching staff in particular and the entire education and training system in general.
The Prime Minister affirmed that, towards the new era, the era of national development, building a rich and prosperous country; education continues to be the top national policy; the country's education and training must be drastically reformed more fundamentally and comprehensively, must be built with real quality and creativity, adapting to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the strong development of digital technology and artificial intelligence, so that Vietnam's education and training can reach the advanced level of the Asian region by 2030 and the advanced level of the world by 2045.
To successfully carry out the above extremely heavy but extremely glorious tasks, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to continue to pay attention and care for the cause of education and training with the motto "Taking students as the center and subject - Teachers as the driving force - School as the support - Family as the fulcrum - Society as the foundation". In particular, focusing on the following key tasks:
Firstly, continue to care for, care for, and support the education sector to carry out with increasingly better quality all strategic tasks that have been summarized and drawn from practice and stated in Conclusion No. 91-KL/TW of the Party Central Committee. Closely coordinate with relevant agencies of the National Assembly; be receptive, listen to the opinions of organizations, experts, scientists, especially the opinions of National Assembly deputies to perfect the Law on Teachers, create institutional breakthroughs, create a solid legal basis for the development of the education sector in general, and the teaching staff in particular, in accordance with the direction of General Secretary To Lam: The promulgation of the Education Law must make teachers truly excited, honored and created conditions to contribute, at the same time, proactively draft documents guiding the implementation of the Law on Teachers, to promulgate and implement immediately after the National Assembly passes.
Second, mobilize and effectively use resources to invest in facilities, especially kitchens, ensure school health and hygiene, and school hygiene; promote prevention and control of school violence; continue to build and develop school culture.
Third, improve the quality of teachers and staff working in education and training. Focus on reviewing and perfecting recruitment, employment and remuneration mechanisms and policies so that teachers can enjoy salaries commensurate with their efforts, especially preschool teachers, those working in remote, disadvantaged areas, teachers teaching in arduous and hazardous professions, etc.
In particular, it is necessary to promptly overcome the local shortage of teachers, and to properly implement the spirit: "Where there are students, there are teachers". It is necessary to perfect the education sector's institutions in accordance with the country's situation, feasible, contributing to promoting the sector to be on par with national culture and national development; there must be a mechanism to mobilize resources from the State, society, and other legal resources to improve the quality of educational institutions accordingly, so that the teaching staff is increasingly qualified, comprehensive, and more passionate about their profession, ensuring suitability and adaptation to the international integration situation. In addition to the attention of ministries, branches, and localities, the role of teachers is particularly important.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister would like to share some thoughts with the teaching staff:
Our country is facing a new historical moment, a new era, an era of national growth. The education sector in general and teachers in particular must continue to promote the glorious tradition of the sector, constantly dedicate themselves, be creative, innovate, and foster revolutionary qualities, ideals, and beliefs; must strive even harder, make more efforts to join hands and unite to build a rich, powerful, and prosperous Vietnam; and the people will be increasingly prosperous and happy.
To have good students, you must have good teachers. Students can acquire knowledge most effectively if they are guided and instructed by teachers who are competent, dedicated, responsible and have the right teaching methods. At the same time, we must respect differences and diversity, encourage creativity; have critical thinking, passion for exploration, desire to contribute..., and maximize the potential, intelligence and qualities of each student.
Each teacher needs to be an endless source of igniting in the young generation the flame of passion, enthusiasm, nurturing aspirations, giving wings to dreams, arousing the spirit of innovation and creativity; cultivating, fostering, and transmitting to the young generation ideals, ethics, values of truth, goodness, beauty, the quintessence of national and human culture, contributing to the formation of good qualities of Vietnamese people. Therefore, each male and female teacher should be a shining example of cultivating morality, cultivating talent, loving the profession, loving people; constantly studying, cultivating, accumulating knowledge, experience, improving professional qualifications; being proactive, applying science and technology, having new approaches in teaching and learning; so that each lesson is truly useful and interesting, so that each school day is truly a happy day.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister called on organizations and individuals at home and abroad, everyone, every family, every parent... to join hands with the education and training sector, join hands with teachers in the noble cause of "growing people", join hands to build the future generation of the country to develop comprehensively.
* During the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented gifts to encourage a number of outstanding teachers.
NDO
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