Should students be encouraged to do small plans?

The Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong City issued a document prohibiting schools from mobilizing students to contribute funds to charity, which has received public support. At the same time, many opinions have discussed whether to mobilize students to do charity or just do small-scale projects.

For a long time, many schools have been mobilizing students to contribute to charity in many forms, including cash donations, especially after the occurrence of storm No. 3 (typhoon Yagi). This has caused many parents to disagree, but many still have to accept giving their children money to contribute. Many opinions say that students do not have money to contribute to charity, if they are mobilized to contribute, the money will come from the parents' own pockets.

Ms. Hoang Thi Hanh, in Hong Tien commune (Khoai Chau, Hung Yen), said: "Mobilizing students to donate money to charity is very unreasonable, because the children are still in school, so where do they get money to do charity and support? Now, calling on children to do charity, the children only know how to go home and ask their parents, while their parents have already contributed to their agencies, organizations, units, and residential groups. Now, having to spend more money for the children to donate is not reasonable at all. But if other people's children contribute but their own children do not, it will be difficult for their children, and the most worrying thing is that the children will be affected psychologically, so parents have to try to give their children money to donate."

Students should be encouraged to make small plans to educate them about love for their fellow countrymen and the need to help each other.

Ms. Hoang Thi Ngan, in Hai Duong city, Hai Duong province, shared: "I do not oppose the mobilization of students to do charity work, because this is also a form of education for children about love for fellow countrymen, the rich help the poor, but I do not support the mobilization of children to pay money. Because paying money is the responsibility of the children's parents, not the children themselves. I only support the children's small plans to contribute items such as used clothes and shoes that are still in good condition. Or old books that are no longer used, then contributing to sell to raise funds to support disadvantaged areas is very reasonable and has many good meanings."

Recently, the story of mobilizing students to donate to charity at Le Quy Don Primary School (Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City) to participate in the fundraising movement to support the Northern people affected by storm No. 3 to cadres, teachers, employees, parents and students caused outrage among parents and public opinion. When this school issued a regulation, students who donated over 100,000 VND would receive a certificate of merit, while those who donated less than 100,000 VND would only receive a letter of merit. Perhaps, thanks to that, during the fundraising period, the school received more than 268 million VND in donations from students of 45 classes.

When many parents reacted, Mr. Trinh Vinh Thanh, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City, had to speak up to affirm that the Department did not direct the school in the above activity, nor did it agree with the school's way of doing things.

"This is something the school did itself, causing bad public opinion. Therefore, the school principal must take responsibility. I have asked the school to submit a report to the Department of Education and Training tomorrow," Mr. Thanh informed.

Contrary to the approach of Le Quy Don Primary School, the Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong City has issued a document requesting educational institutions in the area to strengthen the management of revenues in the field of education and training for the 2024-2025 school year after storm No. 3 (storm Yagi).

In particular, the Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong City emphasized: "In the context of people facing difficulties after storm No. 3, do not organize to mobilize sponsorship from parents of students. The mobilization, reception, management and use of other sources of aid and sponsorship must comply with the provisions of Circular No. 16/2018/TT-BGDDT dated August 3, 2018 of the Ministry of Education and Training on sponsorship for educational institutions in the national education system and the regulations of Hai Phong City.

The Department of Education and Training also requires schools to review and grasp the situation to promptly support, exempt, and reduce fees for students in difficult circumstances. Extend and postpone the collection time; do not collect monthly and semester fees at once; do not collect multiple fees at the same time."

Ms. Trinh Thi Duyen, a parent of a student in Vinh Bao district, Hai Phong city, said: The Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong city issued the above document, which made us, the people, very supportive and in line with our wishes. Because the economy is currently difficult, we have enough expenses to worry about at the beginning of the school year, now adding other expenses is really a huge burden for us. Therefore, we think that the actions of the Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong city as above are very in line with our people's wishes."

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