'Schools should teach less and spend more time letting students be creative'

On the morning of October 29, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do had a working session with officials and teachers of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training and leaders of a number of high schools in the province to listen to opinions in preparation for implementing the new comprehensive general education program.

Working session of the Deputy Minister and representatives of the Department of Education and Training and schools in the area. Photo: MH

At the meeting, with a frank spirit, representatives of the Departments of Education and Training and high schools in Nghe An province had many comments to contribute to the new comprehensive general education program.

In addition, we also hope that the Ministry of Education and Training will soon have solutions to overcome current difficulties such as not having enough teachers to organize teaching according to the new program, training skills to properly implement the requirements for the teaching staff; early determination of the program to have a roadmap for preparing teachers, equipment, and facilities; early announcement of the exam innovation project so that schools can be proactive in organizing teaching and learning...

At the opening ceremony of the training course, the Deputy Minister hoped that teachers would develop their full capacity and take quality as their goal. Photo: MH

Speaking at the meeting, the Deputy Minister of Education and Training acknowledged the contributions of officials and teachers in the Nghe An education sector.

The Deputy Minister also affirmed: The implementation of the new comprehensive general education program will face many difficulties, especially in the initial stages. Therefore, in the implementation process, localities need to have calculations and a specific roadmap in arranging the teaching staff, financial budget, facilities, teaching equipment, etc.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Huu Do talks with students of Huynh Thuc Khang High School. Photo: MH

In the period of shifting the focus from education focusing on knowledge transfer to comprehensive capacity development, the whole industry must consider this as a revolution to change the goals, content and methods. Therefore, the education industry must change completely and must not be taken lightly in the implementation process.

In addition, regular review and inspection are needed, especially schools need to spend more time on students' creativity, teaching less so that students can be more creative. Schools also try to use school equipment effectively, avoiding waste in the investment process.

Earlier, also this morning, Deputy Minister Nguyen Huu Do attended the opening ceremony of a training course for high school professional group leaders on implementing the general education program for more than 500 teachers from 9 northern provinces and visited Huynh Thuc Khang High School.