Many National Excellent Students Reject Hanoi Medical University to Study Pedagogy

Leave medicine to pursue education

Before officially becoming a new university student,Duong Quynh Chau- student of class 12A1,Phan Boi Chau High School for the Giftedhad a rather "special" application sent to the Department of Education and Training and the school's Board of Directors with the content "Register to study at a teacher training school and commit to serve in Nghe An".

The application expressed the wish to work at high schools in the province after graduation by a 12th grade math major who had achieved many academic achievements. These included the first prize in the province's excellent math student competition in grade 9; the first prize in the province's excellent math student competition in grade 11 and especially the first prize in the national excellent math student competition in grade 12 and was selected for the team to compete in the International Olympic competition in 2020 and was an excellent student for 12 consecutive years.

Duong Quynh Chau - a new student of Hanoi National University of Education. Photo: NVCC

With this special achievement, Duong Quynh Chau also had many opportunities to be admitted directly to the top universities in the country. However, up to this point, although she had received notices from 4 universities: University of Science and Technology, Hanoi Medical University, and National Economics University, Quynh Chau chose to go directly to Hanoi Pedagogical University.

The reason is that teaching is the profession that this female student has loved since childhood and in 12 years of high school, she has never given up on this dream. Quynh Chau's family also has a tradition in the education sector, with both her father and mother being teachers, so she received a lot of advice from her family, teachers and predecessors. In the immediate future, after enrolling, Quynh Chau will try to maintain a top position in the faculty and starting in the second semester, Chau will register for the Math - English major and set a goal of having 2 university degrees after graduation.

In class 12A1, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted this year, more than 2/3 of the students in the class were admitted directly to university. In addition to Quynh Chau, Phan Duc Phap, who scored over 26 points, also registered.pedagogy. Teacher Ho Sy Hung - homeroom teacher said that he and his colleagues were very happy.

“The number of 12th grade graduates entering the teaching profession is decreasing and the number of excellent students entering the teaching profession is even rarer, especially in natural sciences. However, I personally believe that if students choose teaching, they are truly passionate and will certainly become a very good source of human resources for the education sector of the province,” Mr. Hung shared.

Teacher Ho Sy Hung - Teacher at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted

Ha Huy Cong with his homeroom teacher, who instilled in him a love for the education profession. Photo: NVCC

Like Duong Quynh Chau, Ha Huy Cong - a 12th grader at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted - has won second prize in Biology for two consecutive years at the National Excellent Student Competition and was selected for the team to compete in the 2020 International Olympics.

Currently, after the university entrance exam results, Cong has received many notices, including Hanoi Medical University, but Cong decided to choose Biology Pedagogy - Hanoi Pedagogical University. "I chose pedagogy simply because of my passion and I also think that the future of pedagogy will bring me many meaningful things. As for Biology Pedagogy, I like to teach in high schools and in the future I will have the opportunity to train many excellent students, many future doctors...", Ha Huy Cong shared.

Dau Huy Minh, a student of class 12A2, Phan Boi Chau High School - the owner of many awards in major competitions. Photo: Thanh Quynh

At Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, there is another outstanding face, Dau Huy Minh - a 12th grade A2 student, who has many great achievements in competitions and has also decided to choose the Education Management major. In the recent exam, Huy Minh scored 27.1 points, block D.

Many policies to attract good students in Pedagogy

Although pedagogy is no longer a major that attracts many students to register like 15 or 20 years ago, choosing pedagogy can be a smart choice because it is predicted that in the coming years, the size of schools will increase and the demand for teachers will increase.

As at this time, there are many industries that are in need of recruitment but do not have enough quotas such as Primary Education and English Teachers. In districts such as Ky Son, Nam Dan, Con Cuong, although in the past few years, the district has registered to recruit English teachers every year, but the number of applications is quite small. Teacher Luong Thi Tam is one of the few teachers who have just been recruited to work at Bong Khe Primary School (Con Cuong) after graduating with honors in English Education - Hanoi National University of Education.

Teacher Luong Thi Tam graduated as second-class graduate from Hanoi National University of Education. Photo: Duc Anh

She also said: “I feel very happy because right after graduating, I was recruited to work close to my family and teach at one of the best elementary schools in the district. This will be the motivation for me to try and do better in my professional duties.”

As for teacher Nguyen Thi Huyen - although she has just signed a contract to work at Nghi Thu Primary School (Cua Lo town) this year, for a primary school student who has just graduated, this is truly lucky. She also said: "The biggest worry of teacher training students after graduation is not having a job. But if you study hard, love your job and believe in your choice, there will be many opportunities for you to develop your abilities."

Le Xuan Bao (far right) and friends at Vinh University. Photo: NVCC

For excellent national students and students with high entrance scores, being recruited to work in their home province has become easier in recent years. In this school year alone, the Department of Education and Training has specially recruited a Physics teacher to Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.Le Xuan Bao- former student of the school.

Before that, during his high school years, Bao had won the second prize in the National Physics Competition twice, was selected for the Vietnam Olympic Team twice, and had been admitted directly to university and received a scholarship to study abroad in Russia. This recruitment was also a stroke of luck for the provincial Education Department because after 3 years of continuous recruitment and 4 announcements, there was only 1 qualified "candidate".

In many mountainous districts, the lack of English teachers is quite common. Photo: My Ha

To attract good teachers today, Nghe An Education Department is also implementing a policy to attract excellent graduates, winning third prize or higher in provincial excellent student competitions to the industry according to Decree No. 140/2017/ND-CP on working in the industry.

As for students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, the attraction policy is currently being implemented according to Decision No. 09/2014/QD.UBND.VX dated January 20, 2014 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on a number of preferential policies for Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. In particular, if students achieve national excellent student status and study Pedagogy after graduation, they can be given priority in recruitment to the school or high schools in the area.

It is known that with this policy, in the past 2 years, the number of students enrolling in the school's Pedagogy major has increased and many students have written a commitment to serve their home province.