Grade 3 textbook mistakenly printed Ngo Quyen as Ly Thuong Kiet!?

“The book is wrong, Dad. It was not Ly Thuong Kiet who fought against the Southern Han army, but Ngo Quyen!”

A parent whose child is in grade 3 at a primary school in Tan Binh district (HCMC) was surprised when his child discovered incorrect historical knowledge in his lesson.Practice words and sentencesGrade 3, Volume 2.

This is a printed notebook for students to look at and practice spelling. On page 5, it says:"ArmyMaleThe Han sent a very large army to attack our country. Ly Thuong Kiet used a plan to bury wooden stakes with sharp iron tips under the Bach Dang River. The army attacked.MaleThe Han arrived at the river mouth when the tide was high, covering the sharp stakes. Ly Thuong Kiet sent his light boats out to challenge the enemy, fighting and retreating at the same time to lure them into our ambush. At that moment, the tide was low, and the ambush troops on both sides of the river rushed out to attack very strongly. The enemy panicked and turned their boats to run, but they crashed into the stakes, and their boats were punctured in large numbers. The enemy's invasion was a complete failure. In the spring of 939, Ly Thuong Kiet ascended the throne….”.

The notebook cover has incorrect historical content.

Page 5 of the notebook printed the wrong content of the war against the enemy.MaleHan.

This parent said that the school bought this notebook and distributed it to students for reference and spelling practice in class. “I think that even though it is a handwriting practice notebook, the knowledge in it must be accurate because children are easily influenced. If there are such mistakes in major events of the country, don’t blame the children for misunderstanding history!” - this parent was upset.

According to the information on the cover, this notebook is published by Hanoi Publishing House.Published and printed at Hai Duong Printing and Materials Joint Stock Company, completed and submitted for deposit in May 2012. The group of authors includes: Le Ngoc Diep (editor-in-chief), Le Huu Tinh, Xuan Thi Nguyet Ha, Nguyen Tri Dung and Mai Nhi Ha.

To clarify this information, we contacted the Hanoi Publishing House last weekend but were unable to reach them. We will update as soon as we have the latest information on this issue so that our readers can be clear.

According to Phapluat TP.HCM-M