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The Minister of Education and Training, Phung Xuan Nha, is leading the inspection and has adequate plans to deal with the negative reflections on the new first grade textbooks.
On October 11, the Ministry of Education and Training said that it had sent an official dispatch to the National Assessment Council for Vietnamese Grade 1 Textbooks, stating that in the past, the Ministry has verified and supervised the implementation of the program and new first grade textbooks in some locations.
The test results showed that 5 textbooks were approved by Minister Phung Xuan Nha and selected by the schools, the teaching organization, initially met the requirements. First graders are familiar with new teaching methods, with enthusiasm and confidence in learning.
However, for more than a week, reflections on Vietnamese first grade textbooks containing inappropriate content have been spreading in the media. Therefore, the Ministry requested the National Grade 1 Vietnamese Language Book Evaluation Council to review and verify the indicated press content and submit a report to the Ministry before October 17.
Prof. Tran Dinh Su, chairman of the Vietnam Textbook Evaluation Council, said that he would plan to hold a 15-member meeting to review at the request of the Ministry of Education and Training. In the previous evaluation process, the Council has considered each page, article, question, word and picture to evaluate.
Two first grade first grade Vietnamese textbooks from the Canh Kite ensemble. Image: Duong Tam.
In the 2020-2021 school year, first grade students begin learning a new general education curriculum and new textbooks. There are 5 sets of books approved by the Ministry of Education and Training, of which 4 sets of Creative Horizons, Learning together to develop skills, Connecting knowledge with life, For equality and democracy in education Education Publishing House Vietnam compiled . The Kite Ministry was produced by the Hanoi Pedagogical University Publishing House and the Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University Publishing House.
After a month of putting new books to use, many parents and teachers rated teaching and learning Vietnamese subjects “heavier and more difficult” than the previous program. Children are forced to memorize words and rhymes in a short time, which leads to ineffective learning, leading to fatigue and pressure. The book has too many words, uses local words, and the requirements are not suitable for children entering first grade.
A few days later, Canh Kite’s Vietnamese textbook was controversial as it used fables, inappropriate translations, and allegedly taught bad habits to students. However, the editor-in-chief stated that the writing team has done it very carefully. The stories used have positive messages, not negative, as many people reflect.
To answer questions about the textbook and the first grade Vietnamese program, October 12, 2.30pm, VnExpress conducted online interviews with three guests: Professor Nguyen Minh Thuyet, editor-in-chief of the New High School program, editor-in-chief and Vietnamese Grade 1 editor of the Canh Kite Ministry; Associate Professor Bui Manh Hung, editor-in-chief of the Vietnamese first grade of the two ensembles Connecting Knowledge with Life and Creative Horizons and Dr. Phan Phuong Dung, Principal of Hanoi – Thang Long Primary School, Member of the Vietnamese Textbook Co-evaluation Association 1.
Readers submit questions here.
