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ISOSU: Teacher's day in Vietnam - Different way of learning
Issue date: 2/5/08 Section: Forum
We used to sing a song in the elementary school that went: "At home, mother is a teacher, at school teacher is a mother. Teacher and mother are two teachers. Mother and teacher are two kind mothers."
My teachers used to visit our house many times, even in the evening to talk with my parents and me. She wanted to check if my table was the right height for me and if the light was bright enough for me to study.
For us, teachers are real mothers and fathers in school. I could cry - if needed - about anything with them and always received good advice for all challenges I had in my life.
Another example of close relation between school and family in Vietnam is we had a "Contact book," where the teacher wrote her comments about my study and behavior in class that week.
I had to carry home the "Contact book" to show my parents and have them sign to turn in the following week.
Today teachers just need to click in parents' e-mail to inform them about their children's situation. But in the old days, we didn't have Internet or phone, we had PTA meetings every month to make sure that the parents pay enough attention and spend enough time with their kids. Parents also could learn how to educate their children at home so they would not have conflicting education for their child.
We have a system at school which requires teachers to spend few hours per week outside class time to help special students. That means, if you can not follow the class level, they would try their best to help you understand and catch up to everybody's knowledge. On the other hand, if you are an outstanding student, they would send you to a group of intelligent students and give you more challenging courses.
I was in Russian language class and mathematics class in my middle school and high school. They gave us a small amount of money for a meal everyday - although that was an exception in school - it was used to encourage us to study harder. Our teachers helped us win national competitions in those subjects.
My teachers used to visit our house many times, even in the evening to talk with my parents and me. She wanted to check if my table was the right height for me and if the light was bright enough for me to study.
For us, teachers are real mothers and fathers in school. I could cry - if needed - about anything with them and always received good advice for all challenges I had in my life.
Another example of close relation between school and family in Vietnam is we had a "Contact book," where the teacher wrote her comments about my study and behavior in class that week.
I had to carry home the "Contact book" to show my parents and have them sign to turn in the following week.
Today teachers just need to click in parents' e-mail to inform them about their children's situation. But in the old days, we didn't have Internet or phone, we had PTA meetings every month to make sure that the parents pay enough attention and spend enough time with their kids. Parents also could learn how to educate their children at home so they would not have conflicting education for their child.
We have a system at school which requires teachers to spend few hours per week outside class time to help special students. That means, if you can not follow the class level, they would try their best to help you understand and catch up to everybody's knowledge. On the other hand, if you are an outstanding student, they would send you to a group of intelligent students and give you more challenging courses.
I was in Russian language class and mathematics class in my middle school and high school. They gave us a small amount of money for a meal everyday - although that was an exception in school - it was used to encourage us to study harder. Our teachers helped us win national competitions in those subjects.
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