Absolutely do not force students to take extra classes.

Do not force students to take extra classes.

The draft Circular on extra teaching and learning provides five principles for extra teaching and learning. Accordingly, extra teaching and learning can only be organized when students have the need to learn extra, voluntarily learn extra, and have the consent of their parents or guardians. Organizations and individuals organizing extra teaching and learning must not use any form to force students to learn extra.

The duration, time and location of extra teaching and learning must be suitable for the psychology and age of the students, ensuring their health. Illustrative photo

The content of extra teaching and learning must contribute to consolidating and improving knowledge, skills, and personality education of students; must not be contrary to the provisions of Vietnamese law, and must not contain prejudices about ethnicity, religion, occupation, gender, social status, customs and traditions of Vietnam.

The duration, time and location of extra teaching and learning must be suitable for the psychology and age of the students, ensure the health of the students, and comply with legal regulations on security, order, safety and environmental hygiene in the area where extra teaching and learning classes are held.

Do not reduce the content of the subject program in the school's education plan to include additional teaching and learning; do not teach additional content ahead of the distribution of the subject program in the school's education plan; do not use examples, questions, and exercises that have been taught or learned additionally to test and evaluate students.

The draft circular notes: do not organize extra teaching and learning in schools for schools that have organized 2 sessions/day.

Teaching outside of school must register business  

Regarding extra teaching and learning in schools, the draft stipulates: professional groups organize meetings to agree and propose to the head of the school on extra teaching and learning for subjects undertaken by professional groups.

For subjects with proposals for extra teaching and learning, the reasons, objectives, content, proposed duration of extra teaching and learning, and the list of teachers registered to teach extra subjects in each grade must be clearly stated.

The proposal for extra teaching and learning by the professional group is recorded in a record, signed by the group leader and the secretary is a teacher elected at the meeting.

The principal, based on the proposal of the professional groups, organizes a meeting with the school leaders, heads of the professional groups, and representatives of the school's Parents' Association to agree on the organization of extra teaching and learning in which subjects and in which grades, ensuring practicality, fairness, transparency, and for the benefit of students.

Total teaching time and organization of educational activities according to the school's educational plan and extra teaching and learning must not exceed 35 periods/week for primary school, not more than 42 periods/week for secondary school, and not more than 48 periods/week for high school.

The school publicly announces the organization of extra teaching and learning, including objectives, content, duration, tuition fees, and a list of teachers teaching extra classes by subject and in each grade so that students who wish to take extra classes can voluntarily register for extra classes.

Regarding extra-curricular teaching and learning outside of school, the draft regulation stipulates that organizations or individuals doing business in extra-curricular teaching and learning outside of school must register their business according to the provisions of law; publicize the subjects that are organized for extra-curricular teaching and learning; the duration of extra-curricular teaching of each subject by grade level; the location and time of organizing extra-curricular teaching and learning; the list of extra-curricular teachers and the tuition fees before enrolling students in extra-curricular teaching and learning classes.

The level of tuition fees for extra classes in schools is implemented according to the resolution of the Provincial People's Council based on the proposal of the Provincial People's Committee according to regulations. The level of tuition fees for extra classes outside of schools is agreed upon between parents, students and the tutoring facility and must be made public before enrolling students in extra classes.

The draft Circular also stipulates the responsibility for managing extra teaching and learning activities of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Education and Training, the District People's Committee, the Department of Education and Training, and the Principal; the responsibility of organizations and individuals organizing extra teaching and learning activities outside of schools; and regulations on inspection, examination and handling of violations in extra teaching and learning.

Readers can see the draft circular HERE

 

The draft Circular regulating extra teaching and learning has been announced and is open for comments from now until October 22. When officially issued, this Circular will replace Circular No. 17/2012/TT-BGDDT dated May 16, 2012 of the Minister of Education and Training.

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