According to the 2018 General Education Program, in addition to compulsory subjects, students will be able to choose a group of elective subjects based on their abilities and strengths. This orientation is considered suitable for the career orientation goals at high school level and is also a new point, a difference compared to the 2006 program.
However, after a period of implementation, it has shown that there are shortcomings because there are students who choose the wrong subject combination but want to change the subject combination but encounter difficulties. Some students even get to grade 12, prepare to register for the graduation exam and are confused and worried about not choosing the right combination.
Mr. Nghiem Chi Thanh, Vice Principal in charge of Cau Giay High School (Hanoi), said that in reality, there are still students who, after choosing a subject, only realize after a while that they have chosen the wrong one. Students who request to change their subject combinations will still have their wishes fulfilled, however, according to regulations, they can only change to another combination after the end of the 10th grade school year and must supplement the subject knowledge to ensure the conditions.
"The school's recent survey of students on their choice of subjects for the 2025 high school graduation exam showed that the highest percentage of students chose Foreign Languages, followed by History and Geography, while Biology and Chemistry were very low. Students tend to choose social subjects more," said Mr. Thanh.
Students need to receive more in-depth career counseling and guidance from secondary school. (Photo: Ha Linh)
Ms. Tran Thu Hien, in charge of professional affairs, Hoa Binh La Trobe High School (Hanoi) said that in recent years, the school has made efforts to design combinations to meet the diverse needs of students, but students tend to "avoid" natural subjects early on to choose social subjects.
For example, this school year, the school recruited more than 330 students for grade 10, but there was only one class with 38 students choosing the natural science group, the rest chose social subjects.
In a recent petition sent to the Minister of Education and Training, the Association of Vietnamese Universities and Colleges also stated that students must choose elective subjects right from the beginning of high school, which means they must affirm their professional orientation right from entering high school while not receiving full career counseling at the secondary school level, which is an inadequacy.
In principle, students are free to register for elective subjects to proactively create combinations that suit their abilities, strengths and career orientation according to the expected admission combinations of universities (traditional combinations A00, A01, B00, B03, C00, D01...) but in reality, the right to arrange the combinations of elective subjects depends on the conditions of the schools.
In fact, many subject combinations chosen by high schools may not be suitable for students' abilities, strengths and career orientations. This leads to a decrease in the input human resources for natural sciences and the consequence is that the basic sciences and STEM sciences will decrease in quantity and have a long-term impact on the quality of the system in the future.
The Association of Vietnamese Universities and Colleges recommends that the Ministry of Education and Training urgently evaluate the entire 2018 general education program at all three levels, especially in the high school segment, to detect and adjust shortcomings.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/bat-cap-lua-chon-mon-hoc-tu-lop-10-ar912843.html
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