A series of extra classes stopped operating.

TP - Circular 29 regulating extra teaching and learning has come into effect and has had a significant impact on teachers and schools.

TP - Circular 29 regulating extra teaching and learning has come into effect and has had a significant impact on teachers and schools.

Switch to online learning

Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong ( Nam Dinh ) said that right before the Lunar New Year holiday, her daughter's math teacher at her secondary school announced that the Saturday extra classes at home would be switched to online learning. Ms. Huong hurriedly prepared equipment for her child to follow the teacher's request. "At the parent meeting at the end of the first semester, the school asked teachers to stop extra classes outside the school. In the remote district of Nam Dinh province, there are no cultural training centers, so teachers all organize extra classes at home. Right after the school's request, the teachers decided to switch some of the subjects my child was taking extra classes to online learning," Ms. Huong said.

Extracurricular time for elementary school students

Mr. MHA, a math teacher in Hanoi, said that, in accordance with Circular 29, his extra classes outside of school will stop after the Lunar New Year holiday. Mr. A has two extra classes outside of school at cultural training centers. One class is for students he is teaching in class and the other is for students outside of school. Parents have called him hoping that Mr. A will reopen the extra class soon. However, Mr. A said that, according to the regulations in the new circular, teachers must meet the conditions (such as reporting to the head of the school where they are working; not being allowed to teach extra classes outside of school and collecting money from the students they are teaching in class...).

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh, Director of the General Education Department ( Ministry of Education and Training ), informed that a number of students are having to attend extra classes just to avoid being out of place with their friends, not feeling guilty towards their teachers, or even to avoid unfamiliarity with the test. Mr. Thanh said that it is necessary to overcome the situation where students are packed with classes from morning to night every day, without time to rest, self-study, absorb, and apply knowledge.

“Teachers who teach outside of school will have difficulty reporting to the head of the educational institution where they work. Because the circular of the Ministry of Education and Training assigns responsibility to the head of the educational institution to manage teachers who are teaching in school and teaching outside of school. This means that they will be responsible if a situation occurs where the school's teachers teach the wrong subjects outside of school, so they will be cautious when allowing teachers to teach outside of school,” said Mr. A.

Talking to reporters, Ms. Tran Thi Hai Yen, Principal of Tran Phu High School (Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) said that before Circular 29 took effect, the school had thoroughly informed all teachers in the school of 3 no's: no organizing extra classes in school; no extra classes outside of school for students they teach; no organizing and managing extra classes outside of school. Along with that are 2 yes's: training excellent students to join the school team; enhancing knowledge training for students taking the graduation exam this year to achieve good results. The school will pay for these two contents according to internal spending regulations. According to Ms. Yen, although the payment level is not high, teachers support and enthusiastically participate.

Students have space to develop skills

Circular 29 of the Ministry of Education and Training has new regulations and tightens the organization of extra classes inside and outside of school. Many high schools in Hanoi have announced that they will stop organizing extra tutoring (a form of extra learning) in school for students in the first week after the Lunar New Year holiday. Mr. Hoang Anh Thu (Thanh Tri, Hanoi) said that on February 2 (ie the 5th day of Tet), the homeroom teacher of his child, who is in grade 10 at the Vietnam - Poland High School, announced that this week the school is arranging the extra tutoring schedule, so when it is available, it will be sent later. Mr. Thu believes that the temporary suspension of extra tutoring may stem from the regulations on extra classes and tutoring that are about to take effect. In the first semester, Mr. Thu's child took extra tutoring in Math and Literature at school with a duration of 2 periods/week/subject. Mr. Thu also feels regretful about stopping extra tutoring, but students will have more time to focus on studying the main subjects.

The representative of the Ministry of Education and Training said that in Circular 29, the Ministry clearly defines what is extra learning. Therefore, online or in-person teaching is just a form of expression. Teachers who switch from in-person teaching to online teaching are still extra teaching.

Currently applying the 2018 general education program, the Ministry of Education and Training has specified the number of periods/subject, and set out requirements for each subject that are suitable for students.

The Ministry also gives schools the autonomy to develop educational plans, and teachers focus on innovating teaching methods to achieve the goals of the 2018 program. Thus, in principle, schools and teachers implementing the prescribed study hours have ensured students have the amount of knowledge and met the program's requirements.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/thong-tu-day-them-hoc-them-co-hieu-luc-hang-laat-lop-hoc-them-dung-hoat-dong-post1714107.tpo