Vice Chairman of the National Assembly proposed reviewing regulations on extra teaching and learning

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh suggested reviewing regulations on extra teaching and learning to ensure they are appropriate and meet practical requirements after implementing Circular 29.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh proposed reviewing regulations on extra teaching and learning - Photo: TRAN HUYNH

Regulations on extra teaching and learning were among the issues discussed at the expert consultation seminar on the draft Law on Teachers, organized by the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Society in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of March 27.

See how tutoring and tutoring exist and should be?

Speaking at the seminar, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh - Vice President of the National Assembly - noted the content of teacher evaluation and regulations on what teachers are not allowed to do, including extra study and extra teaching.

Recently, the Ministry of Education and Training issued Circular 29 on the issue of extra teaching and learning. It is recommended to stipulate this issue in the Law on Teachers as a principle, ensuring that it is not too detailed and specific so that the law has to be amended later; it can be stipulated in a decree so that in specific conditions and times, further research on the issue of extra teaching and learning can be conducted.

"I suggest that you look at Circular 29, the reactions from teachers, education managers, social issues, and parents about extra teaching and learning to see how it exists and how it should be appropriate to ensure requirements," Ms. Thanh emphasized.

In addition, Ms. Thanh also raised the issue of whether the provisions on rights, obligations and things that teachers cannot do in the draft law ensure respect, honor and have enough power to protect teachers in their professional activities.

The draft law also adds a policy allowing teachers in higher education institutions to participate in the management and operation of enterprises, with the conditions that the enterprises must be established by educational institutions and have a scope of operation in the field of scientific development, application and technology transfer.

Are the provisions in the draft law reasonable and feasible in practice? Are there any anticipated problems or are there any issues that we have not been truly open about and have not created a truly open environment?

Let teachers participate in development fields, especially science and technology. With the current mechanism, science and technology must link research institutes, schools, businesses and the market.

Research institutes and schools cannot stand alone, leading to a situation where scientific research is completed but not applied in practice. Research topics after being accepted are just packaged and stored in cabinets without being applied in practice.

"This is a very new content, comrades should also consider whether the draft law's provisions are clear, coherent, and transparent enough to facilitate the implementation process or not," Ms. Thanh suggested.

Many experts and education managers attended the expert consultation seminar on the Teachers Law project held in Ho Chi Minh City this afternoon.

"Only prohibiting illegal and forced extra teaching and learning"

Discussing at the discussion on the issue of extra teaching and learning, Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuong - Deputy Minister of Education and Training - affirmed that there is no ban on extra teaching and learning that is done in accordance with regulations. Only widespread extra teaching and learning that is not in accordance with regulations and has coercive behavior is banned.

Tomorrow, March 28, the Ministry of Education and Training will hold a conference with 63 provinces and cities about this story.

"Nearly 30 years ago, the Resolution of the 8th Central Committee, Session II, warned that widespread extra teaching and learning wastes students' time and money, harms students' spirit, and negatively affects the teacher-student relationship.

It was written that way back then, and the mission requirement was to end this activity by the year 2000. But now, through the opinions of National Assembly delegates, we have summarized that it is more serious for many reasons.

The red line of rampant extra teaching and learning has reached the students, so there needs to be specific conditions and regulations. The ministry has been very determined and has created a great consensus. But there are also concerns," said Mr. Thuong.

Also according to Mr. Thuong, after more than a month of implementing Circular 29, through inspection, schools are naturally prohibited from having teachers assigned to teach regular classes not allowed to teach extra classes to their students.

"There are opinions that even voluntary tutoring, teaching without charging, should be banned because of fear of being disguised. This is very difficult. If tutoring is free, how can it be banned? If it is disguised, there are many ways to know. There cannot be any teachers who, in the name of teachers, teach illegally and still receive money. That number is very small and non-existent," Mr. Thuong affirmed.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong spoke at the discussion this afternoon, affirming that there is no ban on extra teaching and learning, and that it is implemented in accordance with regulations.

Extend the time of dedication of teachers to the same level of 5 years

Commenting on the regulation on retirement at an older age for teachers in the draft Law on Teachers, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Kim Hong - former principal of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education - suggested:

"In my opinion, the service time of those with doctoral degrees, associate professors and professors should be extended to no more than 5 years at the same level. Moreover, the age of 65 for women and 67 for men under current and future retirement conditions is appropriate."

Regarding salaries and allowances for teachers, according to Mr. Hong, prioritizing preschool teachers is necessary, but they should only have higher allowances, not enjoy higher salaries and allowances as prescribed.

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