What principles must teachers who provide extra tutoring meet?

According to Circular 29/2024/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training, supplementary tutoring can only be organized when students have a need, volunteer, and have the consent of their parents or guardians.

Article 3 of Circular 29/2024/TT-BGDĐT stipulates that supplementary tutoring may only be organized when students have a need for it, voluntarily participate, and have the consent of their parents or guardians. Schools, organizations, and individuals organizing supplementary tutoring are prohibited from using any form of coercion to force students to participate.

A regular class session between a teacher and students at Chu Van An Secondary School (Tay Ho District, Hanoi ). Photo: Nguyen Hoai.

The content of supplementary teaching and learning must not violate Vietnamese law, and must not be prejudiced based on ethnicity, religion, occupation, gender, or social status. The content of the school's curriculum must not be reduced to make way for supplementary teaching.

Extracurricular tutoring must contribute to the development of students' qualities and abilities; it should not interfere with the school's educational program or the teachers' implementation of the subject curriculum.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the 2018 general education program specifically stipulates the number of lessons per subject and sets out the learning objectives for each subject that are appropriate for students. The Ministry also grants schools autonomy in developing their own plans to ensure effectiveness, and teachers are encouraged to focus on innovating teaching methods to achieve the goals of the new program, which is to develop students' competencies.

Therefore, in principle, schools and teachers adhering to the prescribed class schedule can ensure that students acquire the necessary knowledge and meet the requirements of the educational program. In addition to the scheduled class time, schools should organize various recreational activities, sports training, drawing lessons, music lessons, etc., to encourage student participation.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh - Director of Secondary Education Department, Ministry of Education and Training.

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh – Director of the Secondary Education Department, Ministry of Education and Training, said that a new point in this circular is that the Ministry of Education and Training stipulates three categories of students who are not allowed to pay for extra tutoring in schools: students whose academic results in subjects are below the required level; students selected by the school for advanced training; and students preparing for graduation exams and entrance exams.

Thus, the school and teachers adhering to the prescribed class schedule have ensured that students acquire the necessary knowledge and meet the program's learning objectives. If students do not meet the requirements, the school is responsible for providing additional instruction, also known as remedial teaching. The same applies to students selected for advanced training and those preparing for final exams, as part of the school's plan.

"Furthermore, teachers need to guide students on how to self-study and independently explore to absorb the content learned in class, avoiding the practice of cramming knowledge into extra classes which is ineffective. The Ministry of Education and Training's restriction on three categories of extra classes within schools aims to create schools that do not offer extra classes," Mr. Thanh informed.

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