KCOMPACT PACKAGE OF TEACHING Ethics in ONE TIME/WEEK
At Cau Xang Primary School, Hoc Mon, Ho Chi Minh City, every week students (students) study one lesson on ethics. According to the new general education program, children are acquainted with the topics in the lesson in a more natural and vivid way when the teacher can let the students warm up through video clips and songs. After that, the discovery part helps students develop their competencies and qualities. Finally, the children practice and practice.
The most sustainable way is to nurture children's emotional intelligence, help them be confident, empathetic, responsible...
However, the concept that moral education for students is a cross-cutting journey, must be integrated in many subjects and activities, at Cau Xang Primary School, in activities under the flag, and the Vibration exam. golden bells, recommending good books... Students also learn and cultivate positive feelings about each topic such as friendship, family affection...
“The sharing of the principal every Monday morning at the beginning of the week; the instructions of the homeroom teacher in each class activity period; lessons in life skills activities, extracurricular activities for students every week..., all of which integrate moral lessons. At the same time, we attach great importance to parent meetings, which will bridge the gap between parents and teachers, so that parents can share with teachers, capture the feelings of students, what correct their behavior,” said Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc, Vice Principal of Cau Xang Primary School.
Students of Cau Xang Primary School, Hoc Mon, HCMC in a life skills activity on preventing school bullying
DCHILDREN DO NOT SHOULD BE SILENT WHEN BULYED
At Nguyen Van Triet Primary School, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Nguyen Minh Thuy An, homeroom teacher of grade 2, said that ethics is taught to students not only in 35 minutes of a class. study/week. The program is integrated to teach themed topics in other subjects such as Vietnamese, experiential activities, life skills...; through readings, lessons on traffic safety, seeking help…
Especially with the topics of school violence, love for friends, each teacher educates students right in the weekly activities and in the daily class.
Training children in conflict resolution skills
Master Vuong Nguyen Toan Thien, a psychologist at City Children's Hospital, said that students who often bully their friends may have psychological instability, difficulties and problems that need someone to share. , remove. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the role of the psychology department in schools so that every child has a place for support and advice.
According to Master Thien, it is necessary to strengthen training in conflict resolution skills, educating students on teamwork skills, self-protection skills, and coping skills when being bullied.
One morning, teacher Thuy An corrected a classmate's homework, but the whole class burst into laughter. She said with a serious face, “I correct mistakes for you and in general so that the whole class can avoid them. She saw nothing amusing or mocking. She doesn't find it funny to mock others." Or see a friend stumble, many friends laugh, Ms. An immediately advises, instead of laughing, the children should help their friend up.
Ms. An always advises that if a friend is acting violently (beating or mocking her), students should leave the place where they are standing, go to another place, stay away from that person to calm themselves and get rid of the violent behavior. greater force. If the phenomenon repeats or causes pain, bleeding, or frustration, the teacher must be reported immediately.
Usually, Miss An's punishment for two fighting friends is to hug each other in front of the class to make up.
“The principal of my school always tells teachers to deal with all students' frustrations, no matter how small, because adults or children are stressed when they can't solve their problems. Don't let children lose faith in adults," An said.
TOR CHANGING STUDENTS' CONFIDENTIALITY ABOUT FAMILY VIOLENCE
Ms. Vo Thi Truc Quynh, Deputy Director of Education at Victoria South Saigon School, Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh City, said that in order to find the root solutions to the problem of school violence, she always asks two questions. Question: Why do so many children want/like to bully others? And why are so many children resigned to being bullied?
“Besides subjects that help students form good personalities such as ethics and civic education, we believe that helping children form positive thinking, acting, and emotional habits is very important. When positive habits are nurtured, emotional intelligence is cared for, and each student's inner strength is nurtured," said a teacher at Victoria South Saigon School.
According to Quynh, along with the lessons of the program to help develop social-emotional intelligence, students also participate in character education activities organized in the form of a monthly learning theme.
"Pink Shirt Day" against school violence
The origin of the movement "Pink Shirt Day" begins with a true story in 2007, at Central Kings Rural High School, Nova Scotia state (Canada). With the meaning of protesting against school violence, the "Pink Shirt Day" movement created a strong response in schools in Canada and spread around the world. Pink shirt day is usually the last Wednesday in February.
In Ho Chi Minh City, many schools also have the movement "Pink Shirt Day". The system of CVK Kindergarten, Canada International Bilingual School, and Canadian International School all have a day to wear pink shirts, together to carry out activities to convey love, share each other, exchange smiles and hugs tighten.
Through character education topics, the school encourages actions that show a sense of responsibility to self, family and society; give students autonomy and initiative in learning; practice perseverance, overcome difficulties, be confident, promote self-improvement, and finally have empathy and empathy for others.
According to educators, an approach to ethics or civics education that goes beyond textbook lessons not only changes the perception of violence in schools, but also helps students change their behavior. awareness of school violence and domestic violence.
“When each student understands their own worth, is confident in their own internal strength, and forms a habit of thinking and acting positively, school bullying will automatically be eliminated, because there are no more bullies. bullying, as well as the resigned victim," Quynh said.
And of course, when each individual understands their own worth, is confident in their own inner strength, cares for those around them, lives positively, knows how to share, etc., domestic violence will gradually decrease. disappeared and the silent victims of abuse also disappeared.
