How to revise textbooks after province merger?

Voters asked the Ministry of Education and Training to guide the adjustment of the content of some subjects to suit the reality after the province's merger so as not to cause difficulties for students and teachers in the coming school year.

Voters in Hung Yen province reported that after implementing Resolution No. 60, Vietnam will have 34 provinces and cities directly under the Central Government. Many provinces and cities will no longer have them, causing some subjects in general education textbooks to have many shortcomings.

For example, geography is affected by changes in the names of provinces, cities, minerals, agriculture , sea areas, and mountains; history has many historical events related to place names, famous people, etc. that also change...

The Ministry of Education and Training has just responded to voters' petitions on revising the content of some textbooks after the province's merger.

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Therefore, voters suggested that the Ministry of Education and Training adjust and supplement the content of some subjects in the general education program to suit the reality when merging provinces; so that students and teachers can have more convenience in teaching and learning.

Responding to this issue, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said: The Ministry of Education and Training has organized a review of the General Education Program issued with Circular No. 32/2018/TT-BGDDT; the curriculum of subjects and educational activities, the requirements to be achieved for each content and topic; the content of textbooks for subjects, educational activities of all levels, compared with the implementation of rearranging administrative units at all levels, building a model of organizing 2-level local government, and proposing necessary contents that need to be revised and supplemented.

According to the review results, the subjects of history and geography, history, geography, economic education and law need to be adjusted. The expert council of the subjects has proposed the contents that need to be revised and supplemented to suit the implementation of the arrangement of administrative units at all levels, building a model of organizing a 2-level local government.

The Ministry of Education and Training will issue revised contents for some subjects and educational activities as soon as possible, the Minister of Education and Training affirmed.

What does the Education Publishing House say?

Regarding the revision of textbooks after the merger, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Tung, member of the Board of Members of the Vietnam Education Publishing House, said: The Vietnam Education Publishing House has directed the review of knowledge, data, place names, maps, charts, socio-economic information, related to changes in administrative boundaries and two-level government, and reported to the Ministry of Education and Training for instructions on corrections. Next, the Vietnam Education Publishing House will revise the textbooks and submit them to the Ministry of Education and Training for review.

Mr. Tung added that the revision of textbook content will be minimized. While waiting for textbooks to be revised, teachers and students will continue to use current textbooks. The Ministry of Education and Training will provide guidance on this, with the spirit that schools and teachers will be proactive in adjusting language materials, lesson content, and teaching topics based on local realities and the two-level government.

Regarding the Vietnam Education Publishing House, Mr. Tung also said that he will actively support schools and teachers in using current textbooks in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of Education and Training. Textbooks for the 2025-2026 school year are being printed, and are expected to be basically sufficient for students and teachers in the new school year by July.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/sua-sach-giao-khoa-sau-sap-nhap-tinh-ra-sao-185250728112502534.htm