Classify according to each selected subject, continue to teach integrated 'according to conditions'

To teach elective courses in high schools to best meet the needs and wishes of students, the Ministry of Education and Training has increased the arrangement of separate classes for each chosen subject and chosen study topic, and is flexible in arranging the number of students in the class...

In the document guiding the implementation of tasks for the 2025-2026 school year for general education , the Ministry of Education and Training requires effective organization of consultation and guidance for high school students to register for the selection of elective subjects and elective study topics.

Ensure publicity, transparency, proper procedures, and balance between subjects to maximize the school's teaching staff according to the instructions of the Ministry of Education and Training.

At the same time, increase the arrangement of separate classes according to each selected subject and selected study topic, be flexible in arranging the number of students in the class to best meet the needs and wishes of students; ensure the assignment of teachers, build a scientific and reasonable timetable between classes, and do not put pressure on students and teachers.

Viet Duc High School ( Hanoi ) advises students and parents on subjects to choose when entering grade 10 of high school.

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According to Thanh Nien reporters, the practice of differentiated teaching, reducing compulsory subjects, and increasing elective subjects when students enter high school has entered its fourth year of implementation, but the conditions and methods of organization and implementation still have many shortcomings.

Many schools choose the easiest way to design elective courses based on the existing classrooms and teaching staff to make it easiest to schedule.

Due to the physical conditions and teaching staff, the number of combinations in each school is still limited, mainly divided into 2 groups: natural sciences and social sciences. In theory, there are more than 100 options for choosing subjects in high school, but in reality, most schools will build less than 10 combinations, mainly 4-6 subject combinations for students to choose from.

A representative of the Ministry of Education and Training said that although elective teaching is carried out in a context of a shortage of teachers and classrooms, if schools do it conscientiously, they can still "tactfully" to increase the choices for their students.

If the school only arranges classes to facilitate organization, the students will suffer.

Integrated teaching according to local conditions

For secondary school level, the Ministry of Education and Training requires continuing to implement guidelines for developing integrated teaching plans for natural sciences, history and geography, experiential activities, and career guidance to ensure quality, achieve program objectives, and be suitable to the practical situation, staff capacity, and teaching conditions of each locality according to the guidance of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Specifically, in the subject of natural science (junior high school level), the Ministry of Education and Training requires schools to assign teachers to ensure that the teachers' professional training matches the assigned teaching content (according to the content lines of matter and its transformation, energy and transformation, living things, the earth and the sky).

"The assignment of teachers who have been trained and professionally developed to teach two content streams or the entire subject program must be done step by step, ensuring the professional requirements of teachers to ensure teaching quality," the Ministry of Education and Training noted.

Also according to the direction of the Ministry of Education and Training, it is necessary to continue to develop teaching plans in accordance with the content of the subject program.

In case of difficulty in arranging timetables, it is necessary to be flexible in terms of time and timing of implementation of content circuits or topics of the program to arrange timetables suitable for teacher assignment, meeting requirements on scientific and pedagogical nature (ensuring that the previous teaching content is the basis for the following teaching content) and teachers' implementation ability.

Natural science is the integrated subject that causes the most concerns and reactions in the 2018 General Education Program when implementing teaching in the context of not having teachers trained to teach integration. Therefore, schools still assign teachers of each subject (physics, chemistry, biology) to participate in teaching each part of the integrated subject, leading to difficulties in students' seamless access to knowledge as well as the testing and grading process...

In a statement, the Minister of Education and Training said he would consider adjusting this subject, but then issued a document instructing implementation in a way "suitable to the practical situation, staff capacity and teaching conditions" of each school.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xep-lop-theo-tung-mon-hoc-lua-chon-tiep-tuc-day-tich-hop-theo-dieu-kien-185250811175013647.htm