On the afternoon of November 15, meeting with representatives of outstanding teachers in 2024 on the occasion of the Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that, towards the new era, the era of national development, building a rich and prosperous country, education continues to be the top national policy and teachers play a decisive role in the education cause.
Also attending were Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long; representatives of leaders of a number of ministries, branches and central agencies.
According to Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, the 60 teachers honored to meet the Prime Minister on this occasion are among the 251 outstanding teachers honored in 2024. The teachers represent more than 1.6 million teachers at different levels, from many regions of the country.
Among them, there are teachers who teach in areas with particularly difficult conditions. Many teachers are key teachers of the province and city, excellent teachers with many important achievements in mass teaching, training excellent students at national and international levels; and scientists with many international publications and prestigious awards at home and abroad.
At the meeting, the teachers expressed their gratitude to the Party and State for always paying attention to and caring for the cause of education and training, paying attention to and caring for the development of the teaching staff; and were proud of the teaching profession - a noble profession. Sharing their efforts and experiences gained in the teaching process, the teachers hoped to continue to have mechanisms and policies to further improve the quality of education and training; and improve the lives of teachers and lecturers.
Warmly welcoming the teachers present at this meeting and cordially sending respectful greetings, warm regards and best wishes to generations of teachers across the country on the occasion of Vietnam Teachers' Day (November 20), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that the tradition of studiousness, respect for teachers, and appreciation of talents are profound humanistic values of our nation; an important factor in creating the intelligence, morality, culture and people of Vietnam.
Folk songs and proverbs such as “Without a teacher, you cannot succeed”; “Thanks to teachers for showing the way, giving children the confidence to walk the long road of the future”. “Father’s food, mother’s clothes, teacher’s words. Think about how to make up for the days of longing” are taught from generation to generation.
Recalling the teachings of beloved President Ho Chi Minh - the great Teacher of the nation; "For the benefit of ten years, plant trees. For the benefit of a hundred years, cultivate people"; "Without teachers, there is no education. Without education, without cadres, there is no talk of economic culture"; "Although their names are not published in newspapers, and they are not awarded medals, good teachers are unsung heroes...", the Prime Minister affirmed that throughout the history of building and defending the country, education has always accompanied and nurtured the nation's long-standing culture, meeting the requirements of building and defending the Fatherland in each period.
In particular, implementing the Resolution of the 11th Party Congress and Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW, the education and training sector has achieved important achievements, actively contributing to improving people's knowledge, nurturing talents, promoting industrialization, modernization and international integration...
Expressing his emotion at the teachers’ sharing about their lives and careers, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the teachers are exemplary educators in the education and training sector; they are the core elements spreading good values to students; they are truly shining examples of morality, self-study and creativity, dedication and devotion to the cause of educating people. The teachers always create motivation, inspiration and joy for the students.
Reviewing some typical examples of teachers, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that the Government and the Prime Minister understand, sympathize and share the difficulties and hardships of teachers over the past years, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. On this occasion, the Prime Minister once again acknowledged and commended the tireless efforts and dedication of the teaching staff in particular and the entire education and training system in general of our country.
The Prime Minister affirmed that, towards the new era, the era of national development, building a rich and prosperous country; education continues to be the top national policy; the country's education and training must be drastically reformed more fundamentally and comprehensively, must be built with real quality and creativity, adapting to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the strong development of digital technology and artificial intelligence, so that Vietnam's education and training can reach the advanced level of the Asian region by 2030 and the advanced level of the world by 2045.
To successfully carry out the extremely heavy but extremely glorious tasks mentioned above, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to continue to pay attention and care for the cause of education and training with the motto "Taking students as the center and subject - Teachers as the driving force - School as the support - Family as the fulcrum - Society as the foundation". In particular, continue to pay attention, care and support so that the education sector can increasingly carry out all strategic tasks that have been summarized and drawn from practice and put forward in Conclusion No. 91-KL/TW of the Party Central Committee.
Ministries, sectors and localities closely coordinate with relevant agencies of the National Assembly; be receptive and listen to the opinions of organizations, experts and scientists, especially the opinions of National Assembly deputies to perfect the Law on Teachers, create institutional breakthroughs, create a solid legal basis for the development of the education sector in general and the teaching staff in particular, in accordance with the direction of General Secretary To Lam: The Law on Education must make teachers truly excited, honored and created conditions for dedication. At the same time, proactively draft documents guiding the implementation of the Law on Teachers early, to promulgate and implement immediately after the National Assembly passes it.
Along with that, mobilize and effectively use resources to invest in facilities, especially kitchens, ensure school health and hygiene, school hygiene; promote prevention and control of school violence; continue to build and develop school culture.
The Prime Minister requested to improve the quality of teachers and officials working in education and training; focus on reviewing and perfecting mechanisms and policies on recruitment, employment and treatment so that teachers can enjoy salaries commensurate with their efforts, especially preschool teachers, those working in remote, disadvantaged areas, teachers teaching in arduous and hazardous professions...
In particular, it is necessary to promptly overcome the local shortage of teachers, and to properly implement the spirit: "Where there are students, there are teachers". It is necessary to perfect the education sector's institutions in accordance with the country's situation, feasible, contributing to promoting the education sector to be on par with the country's development; there must be a mechanism to mobilize resources from the State, society, and other legal resources to improve the quality of educational institutions accordingly, so that the teaching staff is increasingly qualified, comprehensive, and more passionate about their profession, ensuring suitability and adaptation to the international integration situation.
The Prime Minister emphasized that our country is facing a new historical moment, a new era, an era of national growth. The education sector in general and teachers in particular must continue to promote the glorious tradition of the sector, constantly dedicate themselves, be creative, innovate, and foster qualities, ideals, and revolutionary beliefs; must strive even harder, make more efforts to join hands and unite to build a rich, powerful, and prosperous Vietnam; and the people will be increasingly prosperous and happy.
According to the Prime Minister, to have good students, there must be good teachers. Students can acquire knowledge most effectively if they are guided and instructed by teachers who are capable, dedicated, responsible and have the right teaching methods. At the same time, we must respect differences and diversity, encourage creativity; have critical thinking, passion for exploration, aspiration to contribute..., and maximize the potential, intelligence and qualities of each student. Each teacher needs to be an endless source of igniting in the young generation the flame of passion and enthusiasm, nurturing aspirations, giving wings to dreams, arousing the spirit of innovation and creativity; nurturing, fostering and imparting to the young generation ideals, ethics, values of truth - goodness - beauty, the quintessence of national and human culture, contributing to the formation of good qualities of the Vietnamese people.
Therefore, each teacher should be a shining example of cultivating virtue - cultivating talent, loving the profession - loving people; constantly studying, cultivating, accumulating knowledge, experience, improving professional qualifications; being active, applying science and technology, having new approaches in teaching and learning; so that each lesson is truly useful and interesting, so that each school day is truly a happy day.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister called on organizations and individuals at home and abroad, everyone, every family, every parent... to join hands with the education and training sector, join hands with teachers in the noble cause of "cultivating people", join hands to build the future generation of the country to develop comprehensively; worthy of the country's thousand-year-old cultural and historical traditions, heroic and indomitable, contributing to building a strong, prosperous country, with a prosperous and happy people.
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