In Hong Bang school in district 5, a delegation led by Deputy Education Minister Nguyen Van Phuc checked the security before the test. He asked the municipal Department of Education and Training to tighten control over exam and make report after each session. Candidates sat the national exam in 3,294 rooms in 124 locations; therefore, it should be good preparation and good cooperation between units. Additionally, traffic jam is usually seen in crowded city like HCMC; relevant agencies must work hard to ensure test questions and support candidates to be in location in time, said Deputy Minister Phuc. Over 50 students of Senior High School in district 12 were accompanied by seven teachers who wished them to do test well. Most students came early in Vo Truong Toan School in district 12 – one of locations of the year exam. Ms. Le Thi Xuan Dung, who is responsible for the exam in Vo Truong Toan School, said that 736 students registered to participate in the exam. One of them was … [Read more...] about Over 78,000 students begin national high school exam in HCMC
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School psychology comes under spotlight in Dong Nai
Pupils join a cooking class at school (Illustrative photo: VNA) Dong Nai (VNA) – The Education and Training Department of the southern province of Dong Nai held a seminar on school psychology on June 12 with a view to increasing psychological consultation for students at schools. Hoang Mai Lan, vice rector of the Tam Hiep senior high school in Bien Hoa city, said students undergoing adolescence without adults’ advices and guidance are likely to lose direction in life and trust in others, and behave negatively. She said her school ran a survey on student behaviour and found that many did not have confidence in themselves. The Tan Hiep high school has held talks on school violence, gender, and career orientation, and set up a psychological consultation room to offer psychological consultation for students. Le Minh Cong, deputy head of the provincial association of psychological education science, said many local schools have established consultation teams, but as … [Read more...] about School psychology comes under spotlight in Dong Nai
Schools to provide vocational training consultation as per gov’t project
The project shows the government’s determination in human resource training for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0. However, the problem is that trained workers can transfer job and survive on their career. The project’s aim is to make breakthrough in vocational training quality, contributing to career guidance in junior and senior high schools. Students in high schools will be consulted to take vocational training suitable for their choice to meet socioeconomic requirements and integration with Asian regions and with the world. As per the project, all senior and junior school will have vocational guidance connected with local production and service by 2025. At least 80 percent schools in disadvantaged district have vocational guidance program by 2025. Around 40 percent of graduates of junior high school will pursuit vocational training and at least 45 percent of senior high school students continue career training, according to the project. The government … [Read more...] about Schools to provide vocational training consultation as per gov’t project
Students battle for high school spots
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The national high school entrance exam is still two months away, but Vũ Minh Hiển, a senior secondary school student in Hà Nội, has started feeling the pressure. A 9th grader at the Vân Hồ secondary school, Hiển has classes every morning and four extra classes on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Friday and Sunday evenings. Each class lasts from two to 2.5 hours, and the evening classes often finish at 8.30 pm. “I already feel pressured as my school has started organised lots of mock tests,” Hiển told Việt Nam News. “At the moment I have no time for extra-curricular activities.” Thousands of students and parents in Hà Nội are worried about the high school entrance exam as there is a surge in the number of exam sitters this year. The pressure is immense as 100,000 students are expected to sit the exam – up 24,000 from last year – while the … [Read more...] about Students battle for high school spots
Back to the 80s: Vietnamese high school seniors relive good old days in yearbook
By Phuong Nhi  March 22, 2018 | 03:46 pm GMT+7 'We all want a unique and fun memory before leaving school so we came up with this idea.' Some say high school is the best time of a person’s life, and for these 12th graders in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, that sounds about right. With just a few months left until they bid farewell to their high school years, seniors at Nguyen Du High School in Buon Ma Thuot City have decided to get creative and fashionable to create a memorable yearbook. The 22 girls and 12 boys in this class did not just dress up for the usual yearbook snaps, they made a video starring themselves as chic fashionistas in clothes that used to define beauty in the 1980s. They had no studio with lights and electric fans for the photoshoot, but instead chose the corner of a local market not far from their school. “We have studied fashion in the 80s very carefully and tried to build the concept for our video and photos. We all want a … [Read more...] about Back to the 80s: Vietnamese high school seniors relive good old days in yearbook