Professor Thai Van Thanh presents the educational philosophy for students to teachers in Nghe An

On the morning of May 12, at Thanh My commune, Thanh Chuong district, National Assembly deputies of Nghe An province met with voters of several communes and units in the district before the 3rd session of the 15th National Assembly.

Panorama of the voter contact conference in Thanh My commune, Thanh Chuong district. Photo: Thanh Duy

National Assembly deputies meeting voters include: Thai Van Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Education and Training, Member of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education, Member of the National Council for Education and Human Resources Development; Tran Nhat Minh - full-time delegate of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation.

Attending the conference were voters from the communes of Thanh Son, Hanh Lam, Thanh Duc, Thanh Nho, Thanh Hoa, Phong Thinh, Cat Van, Thanh Lien, Thanh Tien, Thanh My, Thanh Chuong 3 High School, Cat Ngan High School, Ngoc Lam Border Guard Station and leaders of Prison Camp No. 6.

National Assembly deputies attend the voter contact conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the conference, delegate Tran Nhat Minh informed voters of the expected time and agenda of the upcoming 3rd Session of the National Assembly; and also informed about the responses of relevant ministries and branches to Thanh Chuong voters' petitions to National Assembly delegates at previous voter contact sessions.

Next, local voters made many heartfelt recommendations to the National Assembly delegates, as well as the province and district. Mr. Pham Xuan Luc, Thanh My said that recently there was information that History would not become a compulsory subject, however, after grasping the opinions of voters in the area, people did not agree. He suggested that History should become one of the main, compulsory subjects in the education program.

Mr. Tran Nhat Minh - full-time delegate of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province informed voters about the expected time and content of the 3rd Session. Photo: Thanh Duy

Also related to the education sector, voter Pham Xuan Luc also said that in recent years of implementing education reform, textbooks have been constantly changed, causing waste and expense for the people; along with that, there is still the disease of achievement in the education sector, leading to great pressure on students.

He asked National Assembly delegates to give their opinions to overcome the above contents. Along with that, opinions of some other voters also discussed and proposed some contents such as: moral education for students; school facilities;...

Also at the conference, many voters suggested that the competent authorities study and consider improving the regime for commune, block and hamlet officials. Mr. Nguyen Canh Dac, a voter of Hanh Lam commune, said that there should be a social insurance regime for village and hamlet officials who have worked for 20 years or more to care for and encourage them.

Mr. Pham Xuan Luc, a voter from Thanh My commune, Thanh Chuong district, spoke. Photo: Thanh Duy

Along with that, voters have many opinions related to issues in the area. Mr. Tran Dinh Tuyen, a voter of Thanh Nho commune, proposed decentralizing the management of the road from Chua market to Thanh Duc through the communes of Phong Thinh, Thanh Hoa, Thanh Nho, Thanh Duc from the district level to the provincial level to have conditions to arrange for maintenance and repair, because this road was built before 2010 and is now degraded.

Other voters also made recommendations on issues such as building a new suspension bridge on Giang River connecting Thanh Lien and Phong Thinh communes; having sustainable solutions to handle rural waste, contributing significantly to building a new "green - clean - beautiful" countryside; paying more attention to the agricultural sector, farmers, and rural areas in the context of high prices of agricultural materials, while the output price of agricultural products has not increased; supporting the construction of advanced new rural areas in Thanh My commune;...

Mr. Trinh Van Nha - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh Chuong district responded to recommendations related to the district's authority. Photo: Thanh Duy

On behalf of the National Assembly delegates, Professor, Dr. Thai Van Thanh received and acknowledged the valuable, intellectual, profound, and visionary opinions of the voters.

Prof. Dr. Thai Van Thanh also shared some information related to the contents of the Education sector. In particular, the new general education program, also known as the 2018 general education program, is built according to a new approach to develop learners' qualities and abilities, divided into 2 stages.

In which, stage 1 from grade 1 to grade 9, this is the basic education stage to help students form abilities such as: calculation, language, information technology, science, physical, aesthetic ability.

After this stage, there is the career orientation stage. Accordingly, students will be divided into streams, with about 25% being oriented to vocational training but still being taught cultural education; when graduating from vocational school, students will have both a vocational diploma and a high school diploma.

Delegate Thai Van Thanh - Director of Nghe An Department of Education and Training responded to voters' petitions. Photo: Thanh Duy

The remaining 75% of students will continue to study culture in grades 10, 11, and 12; during this period, students will choose to study in groups. Among them, there is a social group with history.

Regarding the development orientation of the province's education sector, the head of the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An said: The Department is promoting the family - school - community model in caring for and educating students; in which the coordination between family and school is very important.

According to Professor Thai Van Thanh, families need to increase information sharing with schools, homeroom teachers, and principals to educate and train students.

Along with that, the Director of the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An emphasized the industry's philosophy of building teachers in Nghe An is to educate students with all the sincerity and love of a teacher. Thereby, the delegate also hopes that parents will pay attention and cooperate with the school and teachers, all for the progress of students, for the success of their children.