Parents' opinions will be sought to select textbooks for the new school model.

(Baonghean.vn) - This is the content in the document dated September 7, 2017 in response.Recommendations from parents of Hung Dung Secondary School on teaching according to the new school program (VNEN)of the Department of Education and Training (DET).

In this document, the Department of Education and Training requests: Based on the Ministry's direction and from parents' recommendations, Hung Dung Secondary School needs to consult teachers, students and parents to decide on choosing textbooks or study guides as official teaching materials in the school.

After selecting official teaching materials, the school organizes the development of a teaching plan and submits it to the Vinh City Department of Education and Training for approval.

This directive comes from the fact that on August 29, the Department of Education and Training received a petition from 10 parents whose children are studying in grades 7 and 8 at Hung Dung Secondary School requesting to stop studying the new school model program. The main reasons focus on the following contents: Inadequate facilities, too many students (over 35 students/class), and inconsistent textbooks.

After receiving the petition, leaders of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training and the Vinh City Department of Education and Training organized a meeting with parents. Based on the synthesis of opinions, the Nghe An Department of Education and Training affirmed:

Regarding the facilities and number of students/class of Hung Dung Secondary School, it meets the requirements for teaching and learning according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training. The Department recommends that the school continue to pay attention to improving facilities and teaching equipment to better meet the requirements of educational innovation.

New School Model at Hung Dung Secondary School. Photo: My Ha

Regarding textbooks: The Department of Education and Training affirms that current textbooks and guidebooks under the new school model all implement the same program, with the same knowledge and skill standards of the current program. The only difference is in the way they are compiled. With the current general education program, textbooks and guidebooks for subjects are allowed by the Ministry to be used as official teaching materials in schools.

Currently, the new school model at the secondary level does not have a sponsored project. During the implementation process, the Department of Education and Training requires Hung Dung Secondary School to consider and select the model's components that are suitable for the actual conditions of the school for implementation. The application of the components must be flexible, not stereotyped or rigid, in order to improve the quality of comprehensive education on the basis of ensuring the program's knowledge and skills standards and developing students' qualities and abilities.

Responding to Nghe An Newspaper today (September 7), Mr. Ninh Viet Tang - Principal of Hung Dung Secondary School said: On Monday (September 11), the school will collect opinions from teachers, parents and students on which textbooks to choose and from there decide whether or not to continue implementing the new school model./.

My Ha