A list of four major flaws in Vietnam’s education compiled by Nguyen Tuan Hai, the owner of an education establishment in Hanoi, has been disseminated among the public. Many parents have admitted that they make at least one of the four mistakes. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many urban parents take their children to training courses to have the children’s brains stimulated, hoping it will help them become more intelligent.

VietNamNet Bridge - A nursery school in Hanoi has asked parents to buy 10 books for their 3-year-old children, though the children cannot read.

Many Vietnamese children who show outstanding abilities at a very young age later can fall behind if they do not learn in schools suited to their capabilities.

Do Nhat Nam, 11, called a “Vietnamese child prodigy” for his brilliant achievements obtained so far, has raised a big controversy in the society after giving an interview to a local newspaper..

VietNamNet Bridge – More and more Vietnamese parents believe that their children need to go to school soon before the school age, so as to have the best conditions to develop into child prodigies.