Education

An overseas education remains the dream for many students
11/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – For many Vietnamese students, domestic universities are just a stepping stone to their ultimate goal - a foreign university. Vietnamese universities are temporary residence T.Hai, a student of the Academy for...
When principals are good teachers rather than good managers
11/12/2009 05:00
Most head teachers of schools in Vietnam have been promoted from the ranks of teachers – often meaning they stand accused of being poor managers. Currently, a principal becomes accredited after the government agencies choose them from amongst the...
Vietnam to bring anti-corruption lessons into schools
11/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Prime Minister has approved plans to add lessons on anti-corruption into education programmes and refresher training courses. Dr Do Gia Thu, director of the Legal Department under the Government Inspectorate, which is in...
Surfing webs to get thesis
10/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – It can cost as little as 100,000 dong to purchase a thesis oline that, with just a little bit of personalizing, can lead to a master’s degree. On the students’ forum at HCM City Economic University ( http://forum.ueh.vn...
Low income makes teaching unattractive
09/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Experts warn teaching will not be an attractive career any more if wages remain low. President of the Hanoi University of Education under the Hanoi National University Nguyen Thi My Loc talks to a foreign educatioin expert...
‘Achievement disease’ puts pressure on teachers
09/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – While experts believe that physical punishment is unacceptable, they remain sympathetic with teachers who have reacted wrongly while under pressure. “Teachers nowadays are always under a great deal of pressure from the so-called...
There are no bad students, only bad teaching methods
09/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Educators appear to share the same viewpoint – students aren’t inherently bad – it’s the bad system that’s to blame. Nguyen Bac Dung, president of the Tran Dai Nghia Gifted High School in HCM City , says the...