The Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Central Highlands Steering Committee on Wednesday began the implementation of Prime Minister's Decision No1951 on education and training development in the region for the 2011-15 period. Under the decision, 12-15 per cent of children under three years old will be sent to nursery schools by 2015. Ninety-eight per cent of children will go to primary schools and 90 per cent of children will be sent to junior high school by 2015. Most ethnic-minority children under five years old will learn Vietnamese before they join first-grade classes. Nhan Dan (The People) Births expected to rise in Dragon Year The number of newborn babies is likely to increase this year because Vietnamese people believe that the year of the dragon is a good year for giving birth, according to Tran Thien Vinh Quan, deputy director of Hung Vuong Hospital in HCM City. The hospital is overloaded with 600-700 pregnant … [Read more...] about Central Highlands launches education plan
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Education Ministry stops collecting higher tuition fee
In its dispatch to people’s committees across the country, the Ministry of Education and Training ordered to put an end to collecting enrollment fees in excess of standard levels set by the government. Education Ministry stops collecting higher tuition fee As per the document, the Ministry proposed enhancing supervision on educational facilities on the collection of tuition fee. Schools must strictly follow the Ministry’s guidance of tuition fee collection.Especially, the Ministry asked schools to stop using the name of parent representative group to collect “voluntary contribution”.Schools must obey the Ministry’s instruction on parent representative group’s activities issued in 2011 which says clearly that parent group are not allowed to collect any “voluntary contributions” for schools’ facilities, transportation means, classroom hygiene, advanced teaching equipment in the classrooms or construction work.Additionally, the … [Read more...] about Education Ministry stops collecting higher tuition fee
Avoid previous education reform errors: NA
VietNamNet Bridge – Take more than a year if needed, but get good advice and avoid previous education reform mistakes, NA deputies told the Government on Thursday.Responding to a proposal by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to delay planned educational reforms by a year, a majority of the 14th National Assembly deputies advised caution.They said education was a top national priority and the reforms must be carefully designed and executed even if it takes longer than a year.The deputies also urged the ministry to consult with education experts, both national and international, to avoid making the same mistakes as in previous reforms.The ministry had proposed the reform of the system, including textbook content, be pushed back from the 2018-19 academic year dictated in the 13th NA’s Decision No 88 issued in 2014.Deputies asked the ministry to present a more detailed implementation process with solutions to ongoing issues and contingency plans.They suggested that … [Read more...] about Avoid previous education reform errors: NA
Physical education viewed as unimportant by students
VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of Vietnamese students say they are not enthusiastic about the physical education lessons at school because of poor facilities and boring practice. Emphasizing the importance of physical education, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has placed the subject on the official curriculums at preschool and general school. However, students do not think this is an important subject and teachers admit that the majority of students find physical practice lessons too boring. They just try to be present at roll call and don’t strive for high achievements in the subject. They spend most of their time on science subjects, because the scores in the subjects will determine if they can enter university. Do Thi Dung, a chemistry teacher of the Hoai Duc Secondary School in Hanoi, said Vietnam wants to creates a comprehensive educational environment, in which physical education has the same importance as other science subjects. … [Read more...] about Physical education viewed as unimportant by students
Education minister expresses sympathy at low teacher salaries
Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has admitted that many teachers in Vietnam receive salary levels which are not commensurate with their efforts. Nha was interviewed on the sidelines of the National Assembly’s meeting on October 30 about the case of an old teacher in Ha Tinh Province who receives a pension of just VND1.3 million (USD59) per month. Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha (left) speaks on the sidelines of the National Assembly’s meeting on October 30 Truong Thi Lan who worked for 37 years as a nursery school teacher, but was recognised as a full-time teacher for just 22 years. She recently retired and was really shocked to receive the pension of just VND1.3 million. According to the minister, Lan’s pension is totally in line with the social insurance regulations. He, however, admitted this was too low compared to her devotion to her job. “How is she supposed to live with such a modest pension? … [Read more...] about Education minister expresses sympathy at low teacher salaries