"Tighten" extra classes to overcome the situation of packed schedules from morning to night

Students need to increase self-study time.

Head of the Department of Secondary Education ( Ministry of Education and Training ) Nguyen Xuan Thanh said: teaching and learning extra classes are the needs of both students and teachers. However, through monitoring and understanding the reality, besides students who have the need and voluntarily take extra classes, there is still a situation where students do not want to but still have to take extra classes organized by their own teachers and schools or go to extra classes just to not be left out with friends, not to feel guilty towards teachers.

Director of the Department of Secondary Education (Ministry of Education and Training) Nguyen Xuan Thanh said,
need to overcome the situation of students going to school every day with a tight schedule from morning to night.

According to the representative of the Ministry of Education and Training, the new point in this Circular is that the Ministry of Education and Training stipulates 3 subjects that can be taught and studied in schools but cannot collect money from students, including: students whose learning results are not at the required level; students selected by the school to train excellent students and students who are reviewing for graduation exams and entrance exams. Organizing review exams for final year students must be included in the school's education plan, and the school must proactively decide, arrange, and plan.

The Ministry of Education and Training stated that schools can completely arrange teachers in charge of subjects in a reasonable way to reserve time for exam review, helping students consolidate and summarize knowledge. For any subject, extra teaching should not exceed 2 periods/week. In addition, teachers need to guide students on self-study and self-discovery methods to absorb the content learned in class, avoiding the practice of forcing knowledge into extra classes, which is ineffective.

"Limiting the number of extra tutoring and learning subjects in schools is aimed at schools that do not have extra tutoring and learning. Instead, after school hours, students have time and space to participate in recreational activities, sports, drawing, music , etc. I believe that those who work in the profession, are passionate about their profession, and the younger generation, will find this necessary. Gradually, parents and society also need to move towards that, students do not have to take too many extra lessons, causing unnecessary pressure and fatigue," said Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh.

Parents need to change their perception

Nguyen Xuan Thanh, Head of the Department of Secondary Education, said that the new Circular stipulates a number of important contents: organizations and individuals who teach and study extra classes for money from students must register their business according to regulations; teachers who are teaching at schools are not allowed to teach extra classes outside of school and collect money from their students in class... These regulations aim to ensure the rights of students, avoiding teachers "pulling" students from class to teach extra classes.

Circular on management of extra teaching and learning stipulates a number of important contents.

If students do not belong to the group that needs to study extra at school, their desire to study extra outside is completely voluntary. At that time, parents and students will learn and consider the value of studying extra, whether it will help their children progress or not.

Responding to concerns about whether teachers who teach small groups of only 5-7 students at home can register their business or not? The Director of the Secondary Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Training explained: the circular has specifically stipulated that any organization or individual who teaches for money must register their business.

When registering a business, organizations and individuals who teach must publicly disclose the location, subjects, study time, costs, etc.; at the same time, strictly comply with legal regulations on working hours, working hours, safety, security, fire prevention, etc.

The Circular specifies the responsibilities of each unit from the Provincial People's Committee, Department of Education and Training to schools, People's Committees of wards and communes in the area for inspection and supervision; in addition, there is supervision of the entire population, of students and parents themselves on the basis of issued regulations.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh emphasized: The Circular on management of extra teaching and learning has two issues to note, which are legal regulations and people's awareness. The management agency has specific regulations but people's awareness is very important.

For a long time, parents have been afraid that their children will be at a disadvantage compared to other children if they do not take extra classes, so they try to pursue it. Or in some cases, parents register their children for many exam preparation classes at the same time to cram knowledge and exhaust their children.

Therefore, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh believes that in order to limit extra teaching and learning, parents need to change their perception, pay attention to their children's learning methods; give their children more time to study on their own instead of trying to take extra classes but not bringing practical results.

 

Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BGDDT regulating extra teaching and learning takes effect from February 14, 2025. The Ministry of Education and Training said that during the process of developing the Circular, the Ministry organized workshops to assess the current situation of implementing the management of extra teaching and learning activities in localities as well as organizing research and referring to international experiences.

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