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| Teachers from Hop Thanh Secondary School ( Lao Cai City) bring study handbooks directly to students' homes. |
Hop Thanh Secondary School has 284 students, of which only 16.9% have the means to study online. To ensure all students reinforce their knowledge during the Covid-19 pandemic, the school has implemented the "Learning Handbook" initiative, which has initially proven effective. Principal Tran Quoc Trung stated: "The school has been implementing this initiative since March 23rd. The content of the Learning Handbook is based on the simplified curriculum provided by the Ministry of Education and Training , and has been carefully researched and discussed by the school's management board and subject departments to best suit the students. After nearly a month of implementing this teaching method, students have grasped the lessons well, as evidenced by the results of the assignments."
Homework-based learning via worksheets requires close coordination between families, schools, and local authorities. Ms. Tan Ta May, mother of Hau Di Cha (a 9th-grade student at Trinh Tuong Semi-Boarding Ethnic Minority Secondary School, Bat Xat District), said that due to financial difficulties, her family could not afford to provide her child with a computer or multimedia phone for online learning. The teachers' method of delivering assignments to home helped her child avoid neglecting their studies while staying home. She took advantage of evenings to help her child with homework and regularly communicated with the homeroom teacher by phone to remind her child of the assignments.
Trinh Tuong Ethnic Minority Boarding Junior High School has 528 students, of whom more than 8% have the means to study online. According to Mr. Nguyen Quang Chung, the school's Deputy Principal: On Monday mornings, assigned teachers visit each student's home to distribute homework assignments according to the list. The following Monday morning, teachers collect the assignments and distribute new ones. That same afternoon, the school organizes subject teachers to grade and correct the assignments. The school has assigned subject departments to teachers responsible for basic cultural subjects (Vietnamese Literature, Mathematics, Foreign Language, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography) to create review exercises for students. These exercises are then compiled into a common 10-point exam (Mathematics 3 points; Literature 3 points; Foreign Language 1.5 points; Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, and Geography each worth 0.5 points), which is then printed and distributed to students. In addition to distributing study materials to students, teachers also directly guide and supplement knowledge that students do not understand; and educate and remind students about measures to prevent and control infectious diseases at home.
Similarly, teachers at Thanh Kim Primary School (Sa Pa town) prepare five worksheets for each student each week, ensuring students receive one worksheet per day. The following week, teachers distribute new worksheets and collect the completed ones for grading and feedback. Principal Nguyen Dac Chien stated that 100% of the students are from ethnic minority groups, primarily the Dao and Mong, and come from disadvantaged economic backgrounds. Besides attending school, students also help their parents with farming and forestry. Many parents are not genuinely concerned about their children's education. Therefore, the school has directly assigned teachers to each village to distribute worksheets, provide extra tutoring for struggling students, and proactively call students to encourage them to study diligently at home. This is a temporary solution, but it has helped prevent students from falling behind in their studies during the extended school closure due to the pandemic.
Mr. Nguyen Anh Ninh, Director of the Department of Education and Training, stated: Each school has its own methods of teaching and learning that suit local conditions, ensuring that all students reinforce their knowledge even without attending school. Among these methods, assigning homework to students at home for review can be considered optimal, allowing teachers to assess the quality of self-study. The Department of Education and Training also provides guidance on review materials for schools. For primary schools, the focus is on reviewing and consolidating learned knowledge and developing skills (writing, math, drawing, sculpting, etc.); the content and difficulty level should be appropriate for the students, avoiding pressure and overload. For secondary schools, subject departments develop self-study guides for each subject, helping students review, systematize learned knowledge, and develop self-study skills.
We believe that with the efforts of the teachers and the students' spirit of overcoming difficulties, even though they are not attending school in person, their learning tasks will still be maintained and ensured.
Source: http://laocai.edu.vn/tin-trong-nganh/mang-chu-den-vung-kho-473057
