MOET has said that the ministry ‘won’t let it go’, but will “join hands with education establishments to fix existing problems and overcome difficulties to deploy the new educational method VNEN. 

The argument about whether to continue the VNEN teaching model has resurfaced after the World Bank released a report, affirming the great advantages of the model, and HCMC’s decision to continue the model at local schools.

Educators have shown their doubts about the feasibility of MOET’s plan to use education curricula from developed countries like Finland, saying that the curricula are well designed, but don’t fit the conditions in Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has a long-standing tradition of venerating teachers as people who provide knowledge and mould future leaders and quality citizens.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though many parents and teachers oppose the VNEN education model, it is still being applied at many schools.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training's (MOET) project on applying VNEN (the Vietnam Escuela Nueva) model at general schools has not succeeded. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many educational projects capitalized at trillions of dong have failed, but negative consequences have affected generations of students.

VietNamNet Bridge - Instead of listening to teachers and discussing solutions to improve teaching and learning at school, parents are busy playing with their smartphones at school meetings, as seen in a picture posted on the internet.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in recent years has set forth new enrollment policies, but many of them have faced strong opposition from the public.

VietNamNet Bridge - With disappointing results of the English test in the 2016 national high-school finals, experts have raised questions about the effects of the 2008-2020 national program on teaching foreign languages at general schools.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though many provinces and cities have decided to stop VNEN (the Vietnam Escuela Nueva) methodology, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) said VNEN will still be applied in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Escuela Nueva (VNEN) is considered an innovative teaching method, but many parents  have opposed its use.

VietNamNet Bridge - VNEN, considered ‘the new school model for Vietnam’, has proven to be too costly for many schools in Vietnam, especially those in rural areas.

VietNamNet Bridge - After three years of applying VNEN on a trial basis with reservations, many provinces and cities have decided that the new school model will be used on a large scale in their localities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lau Thi Hoa could not hide her joy. Even her eyes smiled as she told us she was one of the students selected to sing at an important event for the district.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new school model for Vietnam is believed to “force children to mature soon,” though is introduced as a “friendly” teaching model designed on the achievements of the international education renovation.