A 9-year-old girl wrote a job application letter to get a job at a crab noodle shop on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, to clean tables, open the door for customers, and serve food every Sunday.
Mr. Hung, service director of a car company in Quang Ninh, believes that educating children needs to be done through practical daily work, so that children can learn about the spirit of work and become independent early, and gain more life skills.
"In the past, when I was my son's age now, I walked to school every day, and when school was off, I went to the market for my mother, cooked, cleaned the house... Kids today are so lucky, they have someone to pick them up and drop them off at school, and when they come home they just eat, do homework, watch TV. Some kids don't even know where the broom is, let alone sweep the house," Mr. Hung explained the reason for asking for a job for his children early in the summer.
Not forcing his son to work or doing heavy work, Mr. Hung discussed his son's duties with the company in advance. At the same time, he also spent time talking to his son like two men before his son officially "went to work". He stated the reason, the goal of working during the summer, the company's rules and a small reward after his son completed his duties during the 2 summer months, preparing to enter the new school year.
"I'm very happy to go to work with my dad. Every morning, we get in the car and chat about all sorts of things on the way to work. When I get to the company, I'm very serious. The ladies in the kitchen guide me through tasks like picking vegetables, washing rice, wiping dishes, sweeping the floor, etc. After a week, the work has been going very smoothly. At lunch, I also sit down to eat my meal like everyone else at the company and take a deep nap on the bunk bed. In the evening, we go home again, and I chatter about how it was in the kitchen today and what new things I learned," Hung said.
Summer has passed by in a few weeks. After a few weeks of "working" with his father, the son no longer sits still after eating with his family. The 9-year-old boy knows how to stand up to set up the table and chairs for his mother, sweep the house to help his grandmother clean it, and after finishing school, he knows how to arrange his books, tables and chairs, and clean his own room.
But that's not all that Mr. Hung felt his son had grown up a little. "The most touching thing was when he sat down and confided in his grandmother. He said, "Grandma, the ladies in the kitchen cook very hard, but one time I saw some workers complaining that the food wasn't delicious. I feel sorry for the ladies in the kitchen..."
Third grade students at Nguyen Thai Son Primary School, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City learn to make ice cream during life skills class.
Asking for a job for their children during the summer vacation is not a rare practice among modern parents in raising their children. Recently, Thanh Nien Newspaper also published a story about a mother who suggested that her 9-year-old daughter write a job application letter to the owner of a crab noodle shop on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City. The mother and the shop owner both agreed, hoping that by cleaning tables, opening the door for customers, serving food and drinks, the girl would learn the spirit of work, appreciate labor, and know the hardships of working people to earn money.
"Going to work" here does not mean forcing children to do hard labor or exploiting the labor of minors. It is a way for children - with the permission, supervision, and help of adults - to participate in work suitable for their age and health, thereby giving them more knowledge and life skills.
Life skills education has become an activity in schools over the years. In many places, from kindergarten, children have been allowed to experience activities such as making cakes, making lime juice, and when they are a little older, they can make ice cream, mix salad, and learn how to use kitchen utensils safely. As a principal of a primary school in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City said, life skills education does not mean anything big, at least it allows a 3rd or 4th grader to cook a bowl of noodles, fry an egg, plug in a safe rice cooker, and eat until their stomach is full while their parents are still busy and cannot come home.
And it is not enough to let children learn life skills at school. During the 2 summer months, with many parents' plans to "apply for jobs" for their children, students are learning life skills at home, with the best teachers being their fathers, mothers, grandparents, and relatives who are by their side...
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