"Must be done seriously"
The series of articles received a lot of comments and feedback from readers. Many opinions hope that instead of compromising with the difficult reality, many "dark corners", many ways to circumvent the law when implementing Circular 29, the Ministry of Education and Training needs to be determined to implement it so that teaching and learning can return to the right track.
Reader Quang Vuong Nguyen wrote: "Circular 29 was created to rectify theeducation sector, but if it dies young, it would be a pity. I really hope Minister Son will maintain his stance to find the best solution to implement Circular 29."
Many readers hope that the Ministry of Education and Training will persistently manage and handle illegal extra teaching.
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Reader Le Duc Tuyen also suggested: "We must do it seriously. Any teacher who violates the law can be transferred to the mountains, and repeat offenders can be fired. If we do it in a "beat the drum and leave the drumsticks" manner, after a while everything will go back to the way it was."
Reader Hieu wrote: "It is necessary to strictly handle teachers who deliberately disregard the law, deliberately find ways to circumvent the law to violate regulations. It is necessary to add regulations that if any teacher is found to have the behavior of tutoring or marketing, suggesting, introducing centers or other teachers to students they teach in the main curriculum, all teaching activities in the school will be immediately banned, at that time teachers will be free to tutor whoever they want."
Reader Uyen Le expressed concern: "When the circular was first issued, it was strong and people hoped it would be implemented, but it turned out to be a waste of time... people have to contribute more to their children's extra classes."
Another reader said that "we must be serious and serious like with businesses, one is one, two is two, the idea of lifting high and hitting lightly is considered a characteristic of the education sector, which is not good for the future"...
A reader asked: "Who manages and how? In many places now, extra teaching and learning are rampant, no different from the time before Circular 29 appeared. Even seriously violating Circular 29, how can we teach students like this? If the superiors tell the subordinates to do it but they don't, if the superiors are hot-tempered and the subordinates let them go, what's the point?"
Reader Van Hung Nguyen said that the spirit of banning extra classes has been something that the whole society has wanted to do for a long time and has always supported. It must be managed continuously for better results, for example, it is also closely linked to education that is inseparable throughout. Always encouraging lifelong learning and lifelong extra classes is completely natural, but we must ban extra classes that cause fatigue, waste, and even drag down education.
Is the "need" for extra classes created by the curriculum, teachers and testing methods?
Many readers were impressed with the reflections and notes in the series of articles. Especially the parents' comments that "without extra classes, how can you pass" in the harsh exams with high competition rates, tricky and confusing questions that force students to study "hard".
Readers also agreed that the phenomenon of teachers "pulling" their students to tutoring centers instead of teaching in school as before is quite common. They even provided information about some specific schools where teachers "colluded" to swap tutors.
"Every center has teachers from the school participating in tutoring their students. The article is very correct about the current situation of tutoring... I hope the Ministry of Education and Training will inspect and severely punish the centers and teachers who violate the law, don't let the centers be places where teachers force students to study...", is the comment of an anonymous reader.
Disagreeing with the opinion that tutoring is a natural need of society, a reader argued: "Teaching is only a need when the curriculum lacks practicality, is heavy on theory, and mass teaching is not enough to support individualized students.
In developed countries, private tutoring is not popular because the education system is effective, students are supported in class and exams are designed humanely. In addition, in Vietnam, this "natural need" is largely created by teachers themselves: giving sketchy lectures in class, assigning difficult lessons and then asking for private tutoring to solve them.
According to this reader, teachers' low income cannot be used as an excuse to legitimize unethical behavior. If tutoring is considered a "way of life", then every profession can "bend the law" to make money. Furthermore, when teachers prioritize students who take extra classes, it creates injustice for students who do not take extra classes - violating the principle of fair education. In addition, this also leads to the commercialization of education, turning schools into money-making tools.
Does extra classes help students become better? Extra classes do not improve thinking ability, but only cram knowledge and practice questions in a formulaic way. As a result, students lose creativity, reduce their ability to self-study and become dependent on teachers. In the long run, it destroys healthy learning motivation.
This reader also pointed out the worrying negative aspects of the problem of paid tutoring. One of the biggest consequences is that it distorts the goals of education.
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, in a recent working session with localities, also emphasized: "Organized schools and healthy teaching must prevent forcing students to take extra classes in any form. Extra classes can increase academic performance, but do not bring much value in developing learners."
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/goc-khuat-khi-siet-day-them-hoc-them-mong-bo-gd-dt-dung-danh-trong-bo-dui-185250618110008604.htm
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