The hardships of combined classes in Western Nghe An

My Ha - Duc Anh DNUM_AJZABZCACB 06:19

(Baonghean.vn) - The combined classes located at remote schools in the western region of Nghe An are mostly facing many difficulties. Teachers are struggling to teach two classes at the same time, while students are disadvantaged because they do not have many opportunities to learn subjects such as Information Technology and English.

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Nghe An still has more than 1,000 separate schools, mainly in mountainous and border areas. The number of students in each class can be counted on the fingers, and teaching cannot follow the usual curriculum.Photo: Duc Anh
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Cha Lo village is 15km from Mai Son Primary School (Tuong Duong district, Nghe An). Up to now, this place still has no solid classrooms, but only 5 prefabricated houses located in the valley. This 2020-2021 school year, teacher Nguyen Duy Thang is in charge of a combined class of 4-5 with a total of 21 students. In the cramped classroom, there are 2 boards mounted opposite each other, students sit with their backs to each other. Photo: Duc Anh
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Teaching in a combined class doubles the teacher's workload compared to normal. However, this is a solution at a time when primary schools in the province are currently lacking many teachers. Photo: Duc Anh
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In combined classes, due to the close distance between them, it is inevitable that older students will turn to remind younger students or talk and joke. Normally, to facilitate teaching, schools often combine classes 2-3 because the amount of knowledge is still simple, or 3-4, 3-5 to reduce the burden on teachers. However, there are times when due to uneven student numbers, schools may combine classes 4-5, which somewhat affects the quality of teaching. Photo: Duc Anh


Do nằm ở các điểm trường lẻ nên khá nhiều lớp học đã xuống cấp. Học sinh ở điểm trường lẻ cũng thiệt thòi hơn vì không có nhiều cơ hội để học các môn như Tin học, Tiếng Anh. Ảnh: Đức Anh
Because they are located in remote schools, many classrooms have deteriorated. Students in remote schools are also at a disadvantage because they do not have many opportunities to study subjects such as IT and English. Photo: Duc Anh

At Muong Noc Primary School (Que Phong), due to the distance from the villages to the main school, the school still maintains satellite schools even though each class has only a few students. Photo: Duc Anh

Lớp ghép. Ảnh: Đức Anh
Ha Son school of Muong Noc Primary School has 5 primary grades but only has nearly 40 students. This separate school has 2 combined classes 2-3 and 4-5. However, there are still 5 independent classrooms. Ms. Sam Thi Lam - Principal said: In reality, combined classes will affect the quality of teaching and learning. Therefore, for the past 2 years, we have contracted 2 young teachers to strengthen Ha Son village. The budget for contract teachers is taken from the budget for teachers teaching combined classes. Photo: Duc Anh
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Sharing in teaching combined classes brings efficiency to teaching and learning at school. Students are the ones who benefit the most. The remaining teachers, although having to share the "teaching fee", in return have time to improve their expertise and train and tutor students. Photo: Duc Anh


In recent years, in order to improve the quality of education, the education sector and localities have developed plans to consolidate or eliminate satellite schools into main schools. However, due to the specific characteristics of geographical distance, inadequate facilities, and lack of classrooms at main schools, the merger is still very difficult. For example, at the primary level, in the 2020-2021 school year, the entire sector was only able to eliminate 16 satellite schools. At the preschool level, with over 600 satellite schools, organizing teaching and boarding is also facing many difficulties and requires the participation of the whole society. Photo: Duc Anh

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