Teachers taking extra classes to need licence
VNA
Updated : Sat, April 16, 2011,5:01 PM (GMT+0700)
Updated : Sat, April 16, 2011,5:01 PM (GMT+0700)
Teachers will have to obtain a licence in order to teach extra classes, according to new regulations announced by the Ha Noi People's Committee.
The licence will also need to be approved by the Department of Education and Training and the school principal.
Extra classes for primary students and those whose school day consists of two spells will be banned and study leave and advanced classes for gifted students must be included in the regular school schedule.
However, primary students with low grades or whose families ask for extra classes will be allowed to study art, sport, reading and writing. Those classes must not exceed 90 minutes and will be limited to two classes per week.
The regulation also clarifies the number of students in each class must not exceed 25 in primary schools and 45 in junior and senior secondary schools.
School principals will be responsible for ensuring only qualified teachers teach extra classes.
The new policy is aimed at curbing the trend for extra classes that had been spiralling out of control, but in some teachers' opinions, it didn't go far enough. According to Doan Thi Bich Lien, vice principal of Nguyen Du Secondary School, there was still a grey area in terms of who would be responsible for managing and monitoring the classes.
A report last year by the T&C Consulting Company on extra classes in Ha Noi, HCM City and Da Nang showed that 44 per cent of extra classes were organised by schools, and 49 per cent by teachers. Figures also showed that 72 per cent of parents thought studying solely at school was not enough and 85 per cent of them took extra classes for granted.
The licence will also need to be approved by the Department of Education and Training and the school principal.
Extra classes for primary students and those whose school day consists of two spells will be banned and study leave and advanced classes for gifted students must be included in the regular school schedule.
However, primary students with low grades or whose families ask for extra classes will be allowed to study art, sport, reading and writing. Those classes must not exceed 90 minutes and will be limited to two classes per week.
The regulation also clarifies the number of students in each class must not exceed 25 in primary schools and 45 in junior and senior secondary schools.
School principals will be responsible for ensuring only qualified teachers teach extra classes.
The new policy is aimed at curbing the trend for extra classes that had been spiralling out of control, but in some teachers' opinions, it didn't go far enough. According to Doan Thi Bich Lien, vice principal of Nguyen Du Secondary School, there was still a grey area in terms of who would be responsible for managing and monitoring the classes.
A report last year by the T&C Consulting Company on extra classes in Ha Noi, HCM City and Da Nang showed that 44 per cent of extra classes were organised by schools, and 49 per cent by teachers. Figures also showed that 72 per cent of parents thought studying solely at school was not enough and 85 per cent of them took extra classes for granted.
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