I am a parent of 3, the eldest daughter has graduated from college, the second is in grade 11 and the youngest son is in grade 6 this year.
In terms of economy , my family is not too difficult, still set aside a separate amount to buy books, school supplies and new uniforms for the children. However, I myself still have a headache because there are too many problems surrounding textbooks today.
Having many different sets of textbooks makes it difficult for students to exchange lessons and study together in groups if they are not in the same school. Photo: AI
Specifically, my first daughter was born in 2003. Every summer, around June-July, I take her to buy textbooks. The feeling of children excitedly reading new books in the summer makes parents feel very secure. Like that, every year I buy new books, without having to pay too much attention, books are always available.
There were also years when my daughter reused her cousin’s books, the curriculum was unchanged, and thanks to that, I saved a little money on shopping. My daughter was not sad about using old books, but instead laughed out loud and ran around the house to show everyone when she read a page with a few lines of notes from her cousin. That was the joy of summer, the joy of children reading books and also the joy of parents like me.
However, in recent years, I have been spinning like a top because of "textbooks". I did not dare to buy books early, nor did I know which set of books to buy was right for the school. If I registered to buy books late, the books would run out, the school instructed me to buy this set but I bought the wrong set, which was a common thing. In the chat group, parents kept complaining about why the new general education program had so many different sets of books.
Learning from previous years, this year I went to the school to ask about the textbook sale date. I bought them right at school and didn’t have to go to other bookstores to buy them. It was convenient, but not all parents knew about it.
Buying books at the beginning of the year is only a temporary problem. If unfortunately, parents have to change jobs, it means that their children have to transfer to another school. The children have to "adapt" to studying in a different set of textbooks. Is this too unfair to the children?
I am a parent whose children are studying the 2006 and 2018 general education programs. Regarding the learning content, I cannot comment, at each stage, children will learn different knowledge, certainly need to update to keep up with the trend. However, from the perspective of a mother, I see that the new program is gradually separating children, separate individuals.
On weekends and holidays, I no longer see children gathering to ask about their lessons. Basically, they understand that each school teaches differently, and it is difficult to understand even if they ask. Having many sets of books unintentionally creates comparative thoughts such as: "Ah, Lan studies set A so she cannot understand set B"; "Set A is easier than set B"; Set A is slower than set B",... This is absolutely not good, especially for young children in primary school.
Of course, I really want my child to be good, successful and become a good person. However, from the smallest "bricks" there is a comparison, will the learning journey ahead still be fair and effective?
Source: https://nld.com.vn/cang-nhieu-bo-sach-giao-khoa-phu-huynh-cang-nhieu-noi-lo-196250802190718725.htm
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