Education

What’s in a name? Gifted school contemplates change
11/01/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Hanoi authorities plan to change the name of Hanoi-Amsterdam Gifted School, but the school’s teachers and students are unhappy. The Hanoi-Amsterdam Gifted School In 2008, the city began building a new school on a large plot of land...
National education plan reviewed
06/01/2010 05:00
Leaders from 63 education and training departments and a number of international organisations gathered in Hanoi to review the five-year implementation of national education action plan. Leaders from 63 education and training departments and a...
Danang attracts excellence through “winning” methods
06/01/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – It is too early to say that Da Nang has the ideal method for bringing in talent, but it deserves recognition and study. Teacher Tran Van Vu Between 2000-2008, Danang invited and welcomed six doctors, 90 Master’s and 260 university...
Young overseas Vietnamese students get a chance to ask the questions
06/01/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Young people in Vietnam took the opportunity to send questions and opinions to the organisation board of the ‘Connecting young Vietnamese’ program. Many Vietnamese students plan to return to Vietnam Outlined in their work were...
It’s official: Children want more parental respect, care
01/01/2010 05:00
Pressure to perform well at school tops the list of grouses Vietnamese children have against their parents, a national writing contest has managed to find out. Student at an elementary school in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 8. “Dear Mom and...
Survey offers insider view of teaching
28/12/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A survey demonstrated a lot of difficulties that general school teachers are facing. In principle, teachers must do research and teach students in accordance with set curriculums. Quang’s survey showed that teachers nowadays...
Gifted schools will use English in key subjects
28/12/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is collecting opinions for an ambitious project to develop gifted schools in 2010-2020. High expectations Under the plan, by 2015, 50 percent of gifted students will...