Circular 29 of the Ministry of Education and Training regulating extra teaching and learning took effect from February 14, but until now many parents and teachers still do not understand it correctly.
No prohibition, no tightening but no coercion
Up to now, on many forums, there are still opinions that implementing Circular 29/2024/TT-BGDDT (Circular 29) of the Ministry of Education and Training regulating extra teaching and learning, effective from February 14, 2025, teachers are prohibited from teaching extra classes and students are prohibited from taking extra classes, which will affect the quality of education, especially for final year students who want to take exams to enter high-quality schools.
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| Many teachers, parents and students still do not understand the spirit of Circular 29 on extra teaching and learning. Photo: Thong Nhat |
To clarify the management of extra teaching and learning according to Circular 29, the Ministry of Education and Training once again affirmed: “ The issuance of the circular aims to better manage extra teaching and learning activities, not to prohibit or “tighten” these activities. Extra teaching and learning must ensure that it does not affect the organization and implementation of the school’s educational program, the teachers’ subject program …”.
Since its promulgation (December 30, 2024), Circular 29 has received special attention from public opinion when it has many points directly related to teaching and learning, such as: No extra teaching or learning for primary school students, except in cases of training in arts, physical education, and life skills training; no extra teaching for students whose schools have organized 2 sessions/day.
In addition, teachers at schools are not allowed to teach extra classes outside of school for money from students that the teacher is assigned to teach according to the school's education plan; teachers at public schools are not allowed to participate in the management and operation of extra classes outside of school but can participate in extra classes outside of school.
Subjects of extra classes include: Students whose study results in the last semester of the previous semester are not satisfactory; students selected by the school to foster excellent students; final year students who voluntarily register to review for entrance exams and graduation exams according to the school's educational plan.
Thus, Circular 29 does not prohibit extra teaching and learning in schools, but only prohibits extra teaching and learning that violates regulations and targets the wrong subjects, in order to avoid the phenomenon of teachers cutting down on knowledge in class and pulling students out to teach extra.
In fact, there are regulations in Circular 29 that are not new, such as teachers are not allowed to teach extra classes to students they are teaching in class. However, previous regulations have not been followed by a number of teachers, many of whom still find ways to “evade” inspection and examination teams in many forms. And in reality, many students have to take extra classes to avoid “displeasing” teachers. This has distorted the view of the education sector as well as extra teaching and learning.
For an education with good values
According to Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong, the Ministry of Education and Training's viewpoint is to have no extra teaching or learning in schools. The spirit of Circular 29 is "for an education with good values" and for the dignity of teachers.
Currently, some secondary and high schools have proactively developed plans to organize review sessions for final year students at school without collecting tuition fees, such as: Dong Thap, Nam Dinh, Bac Ninh, Bac Kan...
In Bac Ninh, before Circular 29 took effect, the Department of Education and Training also issued a document requesting the Department of Education and Training of districts, towns, cities, and affiliated units to propagate, disseminate, and thoroughly understand the contents of Circular 29 to managers, teachers, students, and parents; strictly implement the responsibilities of the Principal as prescribed in Article 13, Circular 29...
Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga - Principal of Tran Quoc Toan Secondary School (Bac Ninh City) said that on February 11, the school held a meeting for all teachers and staff to disseminate and thoroughly implement Circular 29, in which teachers must write a commitment with the principal; the principal must write a commitment with the head of the city's Department of Education and Training about not organizing extra teaching and learning in violation of regulations.
Currently, the Department of Education and Training of Bac Ninh province is also actively directing schools to improve the quality of regular classes; assign homework and guide students to study at home with many suitable solutions. At the same time, it is developing a plan to advise provincial leaders to support funding, ensuring that extra teaching and learning at schools (if any) takes place in accordance with regulations and for the right subjects, but ensuring harmony in solutions to improve the quality of education and remuneration for teachers.
Discussing this issue, experts said that it is not satisfactory to say that schools not organizing extra classes will reduce quality. It is time for us to overcome the situation where students go to school every day with a full schedule from morning to night, without time to rest, self-study, absorb, and apply knowledge. Circular 29, although still having some inconsistent points, has two particularly important impacts: "unleashing" students and parents to voluntarily take extra classes under duress and encouraging parents to participate in their children's education instead of leaving it to teachers and schools.
Once again, the Ministry of Education and Training emphasized: The responsibility of schools and teachers is to teach students to form qualities and abilities, meeting output standards; the creation of test and assessment questions must also ensure that they are correct and sufficient to meet the requirements of the program. For students with unsatisfactory results, who are preparing for the transfer exams and high school graduation exams, schools and teachers need to be responsible for supporting them.
| To implement education, ensuring the harmonious combination of all three elements in education (school, family and society), parents and society need to accompany the school; participate in monitoring the implementation of Circular 29. |
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