Time for commenting on draft general education program extended

Instead of ending on April 29, the time for commenting on the draft General Education Program was requested by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam to be extended until May 20.

On April 25, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam requestedMinistry of Education and Training extends time for collecting opinionsDraft of the Comprehensive General Education Programfor scientists, teachers, managers and people to continue to contribute comments.The deadline set by the Deputy Prime Minister is the end of May 20, nearly 40 days from the announcement of the draft.

Previously, the Ministry of Education and Training gave only 17 days to collect opinions, from April 12 to April 29.

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The draft General Education Program divides general education into two stages: basic and career orientation. Grade 10 students begin to be oriented towards future careers. In the new program, students have the opportunity to choose subjects according to their abilities and strengths, in addition to compulsory subjects such as: Math, Literature, Foreign Language... (full text of the draft).

However, besides the positive notes, the draft of the General General Program received many mixed opinions. The most concerned issue is that the program is still heavy compared to the world; too many new subjects disrupt teaching and learning; criteria on students' abilities and qualities are still general and unreasonable... In particular, the implementation of the program in 2018 made the public worried that the teaching staff and facilities have not been renewed in time.

According to VNE