How to teach and learn in a changing world?

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE FORCED TO CHANGE

The 2018 General Education Program has been implemented for the past 5 years, and this is the first school year to be implemented simultaneously in 12 grades in general education. The Ministry of Education and Training said that the 2018 General Education Program aims to ensure the development of learners' qualities and capacities through educational content with basic, practical, and modern knowledge and skills; harmonizing morality - intelligence - physical fitness - aesthetics; focusing on practice and application of learned knowledge and skills to solve problems in study and life; highly integrated in lower grades, gradually differentiated in upper grades; through methods and forms of educational organization to promote the initiative and potential of each student, assessment methods suitable to educational goals and educational methods to achieve that goal. How are each teacher, school and student in Ho Chi Minh City applying this program to reach the above goals?

Lessons with the 2018 General Education Program were conducted at Thuan Kieu Primary School, District 12, Ho Chi Minh City.

We were present in a Nature and Society lesson of 2nd grade students at Tran Hung Dao Primary School, District 1, a lesson on aquatic and terrestrial animals. Different from everyone's image of primary school lessons where students answer questions, the teacher lectures on the board, the students look at the textbooks, read along, memorize and when the time is up, primary school students today are trained in many more skills, in 35 minutes in class. These are teamwork skills (discussing, working together so that their group can get many correct answers); the skill of expressing opinions in front of a crowd in a coherent and convincing manner (teachers can invite a student to represent the group to present); the skill of asking questions (many students in the class have quite interesting discoveries and are not afraid to raise their hands to share those questions with the teacher and this is respected)...

In a first grade math class at Nguyen Van Tran Primary School, Da Phuoc Commune, Binh Chanh District, in the lesson "Numbers up to 40", the teacher organizes teaching in an individualized manner, suitable for each student's ability, while also practicing communication skills, cooperation and mathematical thinking.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen, Vice Principal of Nguyen Van Tran Primary School, said that in this lesson, the teacher applies teaching methods and forms such as the visual method, helping students approach knowledge from the concrete (the cake) to the abstract (the cube model) so that students can visualize more easily; the open-ended question-and-answer method, encouraging students to think and ask questions to the teacher to develop their thinking; the practice-practice method, enhancing the ability to apply knowledge in practice...

In addition, according to Ms. Kim Tuyen, organizing interactive study groups helps students develop cooperation and communication skills among students; individual activities with assignment sheets help students practice self-study and problem-solving skills... Teachers are not only providers of data and knowledge but also guides to inspire students' love of learning and discovery.

FOCUS ON PRACTICE AND APPLYING KNOWLEDGE

On the morning of February 27, at Thuan Kieu Primary School, District 12, "Open Classes" took place, welcoming parents and guests to join their children in the experiential activity subject of grade 3, the topic of Self-care and Development, conducted by Ms. Tran Thu Thao, homeroom teacher of class 3/3, with content integrating digital citizenship skills education.

At the same time, we attended the illustrative lesson of Vietnamese subject grade 5 "Introducing a traditional beauty" conducted by Ms. Nguyen Yen Nhi, homeroom teacher of class 5/2, applying the project-based teaching method. To introduce a traditional beauty of the homeland, students were divided into groups, confidently presenting their group's projects, about food, festivals, and costumes. To vividly introduce to teachers, parents, and friends about coconut jam - a traditional dish on the traditional New Year's Day, a group also brought coconut jam for everyone to enjoy. This is also the school that organized an experiential activity on food safety right in the cafeteria, so that students can practice identifying clean food. Or for students to learn math grade 4, the lesson "Number of repetitions of an event", the teacher and students went to the soccer field together, practicing calculating the number of times the ball was kicked into the goal...

Ms. Le Thi Thoa, Principal of Thuan Kieu Primary School, said that in order to effectively implement the 2018 General Education Program, teachers in recent years have had to strive to always innovate and be creative, meeting the requirements of the program and the task of digital transformation in education. The results can be clearly seen in the students' positivity, initiative, thinking and capacity.

Elementary school students today practice more skills in 35 minutes in class.

CARE ABOUT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

In the era of artificial intelligence (AI), strong technology development, and social fluctuations, paying attention to emotional intelligence education for students is something that those working in the education field believe is important and very necessary.

Master of Education Nguyen Minh Nam (Plymouth State University, Fulbright scholarship program of the US government), founder and professional manager of MAMO Art Studio, said that to put it simply, the brain's intelligence quotient (IQ) helps each person learn and understand the outside world and the outside society; while the emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) is to understand and master the world inside oneself.

Mr. Nam also pointed out a problem that some parents today do not care about their children's emotional life but only focus on academic results. While in addition to studying, children have a whole life to live; in addition to physical health, children need a strong mental life to overcome many obstacles, incidents, and rapid changes in the outside world.

Mr. Nam gave an example of a student who is very good at studying, always has high scores but has limited EQ, you may not know how to communicate to connect with friends, have difficulty working in groups, and easily feel lonely. At a further stage, that student goes to grade 12, studies well but does not know what he likes, does not know which direction to develop, what career to choose to develop himself, what to do to feel happy. And further, when that student has entered the labor market, can do well in the assigned professional work but does not understand his own emotions, has difficulty controlling stress when facing difficulties. If you have good EQ, you will know how to listen to your own emotions, know how to identify, understand, accept emotions, know how to regulate emotions to cope, relieve stress, firmly overcome difficult situations, a world full of changes, in both study and life, to live a truly happy life.

Master Nam said that currently from kindergarten to high school in Ho Chi Minh City, many schools have integrated many activities and programs to educate emotional intelligence for students. In life, family is always the largest learning environment, with the most important people for students. Because no matter how difficult life is outside, we still have a place to return to - that is family.

Learn to adapt to unexpected situations.

Ms. Tran Lam Thao, Director of TiTBrain Education, said that many parents and students are worried that when AI develops rapidly, humans will be replaced. But one important thing is that AI does not have EQ. So in an era where everything changes rapidly, AI can play many roles, it is not enough for schools and parents to only provide information - data, knowledge, and common skills for children. Children need to learn and develop emotional intelligence to know how to face and handle unexpected situations, and find a way to live happily in unexpected circumstances.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/day-hoc-the-nao-trong-mot-the-gioi-nhieu-bien-dong-185250310211758328.htm