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VietNamNet Bridge – The first of the two-and-a-half-day high school final exams went smoothly, with students welcoming questions related to "real situations" they cared deeply about, local reports said.
Vietnamese parents lack confidence in schools’ grading system
VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese parents say teachers are giving
inflated grades to students to satisfy parents and school headmasters.
Students sit final high school exams
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 900,000 high school students nationwide
attended orientation sessions yesterday (June 1) in preparation for the
national graduation exams, which start today.
Students born in Year of the Goat flood secondary schools
VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will have 109,000 students entering
secondary schools in the 2014-2015 academic year, an increase of 20,000
students over last year, according to the Hanoi Education and Training
Department.
Poor-performing students receive high marks
VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese parents complain that the general
school curricula is too extensive, even though many students receive
excellent marks.
Students promoted to higher grades despite poor performance
VietNamNet Bridge – More and more students are “sitting in the wrong
classes”, placed in a higher grade that does not suit their learning
capabilities.
Vietnamese study math… to count money
VietNamNet Bridge – Mathematics is a very important science, but not
attractive to Vietnamese students. Mathematicians cannot find a breeding
ground in Vietnam for their field.
Where have university entrance examinees gone?
VietNamNet Bridge – Educators are reeling over the surprisingly low
number of students registering to sit the university entrance exam. It
is foreseeable that schools will not have enough students enrolling.
Authorities to crackdown on dangerous ‘eggshell' helmets
Motorcyclists may soon be fined VND100,000-200,000 (US$5-10) if found
wearing substandard helmets.The helmets, including some described as
"eggshells", would then be destroyed.
Vietnamese teachers offer simple lessons about the fatherland
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese teachers and students have been
participating in many meaningful activities to show their patriotism
these days.
Chinese workers in Vietnam invited to protest illegal oil drill
Around 400 workers from the northern province of Thai Binh made a
motorbike trip to Haiphong City, in a bid to urge Chinese workers to
oppose the illegal oil rig in Vietnamese waters.
Vietnamese students direct their hearts and minds towards East Sea
Sharing updated information on the East Sea, joining demonstrations against China's provoking activities, calling on Vietnamese to unite
to protect the territory – Vietnamese students have followed different
paths to show their patriotism.
Under pressure of exams, many students develop mental disorders
VietNamNet Bridge – Clinics and consulting rooms have reported sharp
increases in the numbers of patients who are students suffering from
mental and emotional disorders due to the hard pressures of the exam
season.
Teachers growing more fearful of students
VietNamNet Bridge – “Vietnamese students nowadays are treated as if they are God,” a private school teacher commented.
Students indifferent to warnings of redundancy
VietNamNet Bridge – Even though there have been many warnings about
redundancy in the fields of finance and banking, students continue to
apply to these departments for the upcoming university entrance exams.
Historians say educators are to blame for students’ indifference to history
VietNamNet Bridge – Students’ antipathy towards history has, to some
extent, important significance, says well-known historian Phan Huy Le.
It should serve as a call for Vietnam to renovate the way it teaches
history.
Teachers no longer venerated, their power taken away
VietNamNet Bridge – General school teachers say they are tired of their profession because they are under too much pressure.
Registrations down for university entrance exams
VietNamNet Bridge – Local education and training departments have all
reported significant declines in the numbers of students registering to
sit the university entrance exams.
Students snub history subjects
VietNamNet Bridge – A passion for learning history should be
instilled among school students, Prof. Phan Huy Le, chairman of the Viet
Nam History Science Association, tells the VietnamPlus online
newspaper.
Unreasonable education system makes the youth squander their time
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese youth are wasting years of their lives
in university lecture halls. In most cases, say experts, university
graduates find themselves accepting jobs which do not require such
lengthy educations.
