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 Should there be a definite revolution in our school education and testing system ?One of the most worrisome / worrying problems nowadays is that whether the Department of training and education should conduct a revolution in the education system and testing system . Should we change the national exams such as the National high school Graduation exam, the University Entrance exam, etc.? It is believed that Vietnam's Education system and testing one are so heavy and rough that it may cause students to get exhausted before they finish their studies. Without doubt, these burdens must be abolished, but the problem is that when and how the government should start this revolution ? According to the draft for Educational Justification, There have been two options for the subjects in the National High School Graduation Exam ,in which students only take 4 subjects for the GCSE exam:
-Group 1: Maths-Literature and two other subjects selected from Physics, Chemistry , History and Geography.
-Group 2: Maths-Literature-English and one more subject chosen from Physics, Chemistry , History and Geography.In the thoughts of students and their parents whether the first or the second group is applied, they believe that this change will definitely lead to a better future for the Education of Vietnam.
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 VietNamNet Bridge – The high results that the Vietnamese 15-year old students gained from the PISA tests is the Vietnamese pride and joy. However, this has also made Vietnamese embarrassed: why is Vietnam still poor, though its people are very intelligent? Vietnamese students among top-performers in PISA survey Vietnam, the poorest country among the 65 countries which attended the OECD launched PISA tests, has caused a big surprise to the whole world with its high achievements. Vietnam ranks the 17th among the 65 ranked countries and territories. It ranks 8th in science with 528 scores, 17th in math (511 scores) and 19th in reading comprehensive."The results are a surprise to us (the Ministry of Education and Training). We initially thought that "average” or "below average” would be the results for Vietnam,” said Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien, adding that Vietnam’s education has been heavily criticized for its problems in recent years. "The results showed that Vietnam’s general education is satisfactory,” Hien said. The high results gained by Vietnamese students have been reported by international newspapers as miraculous achievements. Daily Mail, while comparing Vietnam with the rising star, emphasized that Vietnam
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 English teaching: Universities strive for "Vietnamese int'l standards”VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly all the universities in Vietnam pledge (CAM KẾT) the international standards TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, B1 for their graduates’ English skills. However, the "international standards” remain doubtful. High English skills required by schools The HCM City Economics University is one of a few schools which require their students to submit international English certificates when finishing the school. Since 2009, the school decided that all the school’s graduates must have TOEIC 450-550 certificates. According to Nguyen Van Duong, Deputy Head of the Training Division, students can study English at the school to obtain 8-12 credits. Later, they have to show TOEIC certificates with the required marks, or equivalent English certificates to be able to graduate the school. "The school does not come forward and organize exams for students. We only request students to submit English certificates to ensure the objectiveness and the quality,” Duong explained.
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 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of female students in Can Tho City have joined teenagers’ forums just to fight over the same-sex marriage right. They acknowledge themselves as lesbians, though they are actually not lesbians. Two female students, one with short hair and the other with long hair, were seen sitting in the middle of the school yard cuddling each other in front of their friends. They did not care about the people around them and ignored the teachers as well. The scene was seen at a high school in Can Tho City. When asked about this, the school’s Communist Youth Union’s Secretary said there are six couples of lesbians in the school. The two students looked like a couple of husband and wife who were sulky with each other. The student with long hair asked: "Why did you keep me waiting for such a long time” – "I had to wait until the lesson finished,” t
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