Innovation in political education methods

At the political education session of Company 3, Battalion 1, Brigade 673 held in mid-May at the Brigade, we saw a very lively and exciting atmosphere. With an inspiring voice, lively presentation, encouraging soldiers to exchange, interact, and contribute opinions to the lesson content, Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Xuan Duong, Political Commissar of Company 3, created excitement for the soldiers to learn.

In each lecture, Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Xuan Duong used practical examples to analyze and prove, and at the same time, he created an electronic lesson plan that integrated images of the unit's activities and daily life so that soldiers could easily absorb the lecture. During the class, Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Xuan Duong always proactively raised issues, asked questions, and encouraged soldiers to express their opinions.

After class, Private Pham Gia Long (Platoon 1, Company 3) shared with us: “In the early days of joining the army, I thought studying politics was boring. But then studying politics became my favorite content because I learned more knowledge about politics and society, broadened my understanding, and the teachers had a way of teaching, creating excitement and joy for the students.”

Brigade 673 organizes training on Party work, political work, and improves the quality of political and ideological education.

Organize and approve lesson plans and train cadres every Friday at Brigade 673, Corps 12.

Thoroughly grasping and strictly implementing Directive 2423-CT/QUTW dated November 9, 2023 of the Central Military Commission Standing Committee on innovation and improvement of the quality of political education in the new period; on the basis of educational content according to Regulation No. 438 issued by the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, Brigade 673 has concretized, closely following its functions and tasks, in which, the self-determined educational content (20%) has focused on legal education, ethics, and lifestyle for officers and soldiers.

Colonel Luu Van Cao, Political Commissar of the Brigade, said: “The form and method of political education at the Brigade are regularly innovated and created. In particular, the education time is adjusted appropriately in the direction of increasing the time for exchange and support so that learners can grasp the core knowledge, thereby connecting and applying it to the practical life of soldiers and assigned tasks.”

Brigade 673 participated in the Young Propaganda Contest and won first prize at the Corps level in 2024.

Unify awareness, promote responsibility

Colonel Luu Van Cao emphasized: "The first requirement is must unify awareness, promote responsibility in leadership, direction and implementation of political and ideological education tasks for cadres and soldiers. This is the key solution, deciding the quality and effectiveness of political and ideological education for cadres and soldiers at the grassroots unit".

Unifying awareness and promoting responsibility is both a requirement and a responsibility of leaders and commanders at all levels. Learning from the reality at the Brigade, we learned that before each training season, the units have a specialized resolution to lead the task of political and ideological education to ensure closeness, correctness and suitability. On that basis, research and grasp the characteristics, educational tasks, and educational objects to do a good job of preparing, assigning and assigning specific tasks to participating forces, especially political agencies, political teaching cadre groups and political cadre teams. In which, political commissars and political cadre teams must be the flag, the center of coordination and cooperation, creating motivation for innovation and creativity to improve the quality of political and ideological education for cadres and soldiers.

New soldiers of Brigade 673 participate in the competition of collective dances and songs prescribed in the Army.

Since then, Brigade 673 has paid great attention to comprehensive training in terms of qualifications, teaching methods and the ability to apply information technology in political teaching for the team of political teachers. Many good models and creative approaches have emerged, such as: "3 realities", "Group of good political teachers", "Group of specialized teachers"... to increase the effectiveness of propaganda.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Hai, Deputy Political Commissar of the Brigade, added: "To effectively implement these contents, leaders and commanders at all levels need to regularly pay attention to building solidarity and close relationships within the unit, building a healthy military cultural environment and taking care of the material and spiritual lives of officers and soldiers."

According to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Hai, the quality of political and ideological education for cadres and soldiers is created by the combination of factors from educational content, teachers, learners, and material guarantees... Therefore, to improve the quality of political and ideological education, it is necessary to attach importance to synchronous innovation of educational activities. Accordingly, innovation of political and ideological education content and methods requires research units to grasp the requirements of each lesson and the overall educational program.

Dance and sing at the battlefield.

Based on the learning materials issued by the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, the team of political instructors concretizes, updates, and adds new content to the lectures for officers and soldiers in their units. At the same time, it is necessary to invest effort and intelligence in self-determined educational content; choose to use appropriate teaching methods to help learners easily understand, easily remember, and easily apply to the practical life of soldiers.

“In addition, focusing on the work of summarizing, summarizing, drawing experience as well as innovating the work of inspection, re-inspection, and evaluation of political and ideological education results are effective methods that the Brigade has implemented in recent years,” emphasized Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Hai.

Article and photos: VAN HIEP

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