After the class meeting, parents split up and formed a group to discuss class funds.

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According to reader Luong Dinh Khoa, when parents in the class could not agree on the amount of contributions and the expenses that accompanied their children during the school year, it was understandable that they created many groups to find "allies".

And the current situation of "grouping" of parents in the same class is not unique in some schools and classes.

Below is reader Luong Dinh Khoa's perspective on this story.

Unpleasant news "comes back as scheduled"

The new school year 2024-2025 has just begun less than a month, but the eternal stories about school fund contributions, first-year class funds, equipment purchases that the school suggests parents contribute to... continue to "come up again and again".

In my mind and I believe for most parents, when it comes to education in general and school in particular, the first thought is always about an environment full of love, humanity and warmth.

Because it is the nursery of souls and knowledge, to have people with intelligence and beautiful personalities in the future, contributing to society and building the country.

But sadly, besides countless people who are passionate about education, even sacrificing their youth to bring letters and knowledge to children in remote areas, in some other places, scandals related to schools, group interests... still happen, significantly affecting parents' trust.

Then recently there was the story "A stir about teachers assigning parents to come to class to clean, what did the principal say?" reported by Tuoi Tre Online .

It is not without reason that a parent of Ngo Thi Nham Primary School, Thanh Tri District ( Hanoi ) took to social media to express his frustration at having to go to his child's school to be on duty after 5:00 p.m.

In addition, the call for parents to support 10 new air conditioners and support the cost of building an artificial turf field for this school was met with backlash from parents, who posted articles online...

Parents in the same class divided into 3 chat groups

At the beginning of the school year, regarding the class fund, for well-off families it is not a problem, but for low-income parents, having to shoulder so many types of funds, such as the school fund for rewarding students, the class fund for spending on students, purchasing classroom equipment, school facilities... is a problem.

Recently, my best friend came home from a parent-teacher conference and "bragged": As soon as she got home from the class meeting, she was put into 3 different Zalo groups, all of which belonged to the parents of the class.

The debate on contributions and support for these equipment becomes complicated within the parent association when each person's perspective and financial ability are different.

Also because in the parents' association, each person has their own situation, the situation of "factions" has also occurred, making it difficult for people to reconcile and sit together.

Many pressing issues that cannot be resolved are... posted on social networks to be "resolved", private matters become public matters, causing gossip, affecting the school's image, even affecting the children's psychology in studying; parents suddenly ask to transfer their children to another school while they are integrating and having fun with friends...

Not long ago, another friend of mine joined a high school parent group. Also because of the class fund and the money to buy equipment for the class, the group of parents argued in the group.

A parent spoke up tactfully: "Parents should not talk back to students about arguments in groups, so as not to affect their concentration on studying."

Say the day before, the next day there was still a student coming home asking his parents if X, Y, Z... something was going on, right? One parent even tried to ask the student "Are you Ms. A's child?". Ms. A was the person the parent had argued with in the group before.

When children are destined to study together in the same class, all parents are on the same boat. How to make the boat last long, carrying love for children to study well, get along happily with each other requires the harmony of parents.

At that time, each parent is also an educator.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hop-lop-cho-con-xong-phu-huynh-chia-nam-xe-bay-lap-nhom-ban-chuyen-quy-lop-20240927132638417.htm