THE DIFFERENCES OF VIETNAM EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
Vietnam education system has been changed a long time ago, but the changing is very slow. The teaching staffs do not meet the requirement of high education system, the system is lack of teaching professional skills, teacher performances are not improving. Although, some of teachers want to teach students with their best but for some reasons they can’t, such as funding, teacher’s benefit, supports from government and training. These reductions make Vietnam education system is not developing.
The method of teaching in Vietnam is inactive, students come to class listening and taking notes, we don’t have critical discussing or thinking, so classes are sometimes very boring for them. At school, we don’t have many social events to get involve to our society, this makes students afraid of talking in public, we are lack of society skills. We don’t have many chances to do research on internet or library for our assignments, some schools don’t have enough tools or equipments for student to practice, schools have many limited, students can not reveal their best at schools. I still remember when I was in college in 1999, we studied computer science but we didn’t have any internet services at schools, I didn’t know how to use it as well, we didn’t know how to do research while a lot of information we could find on the internet. This is a negative side of Vietnam system.
In Vietnam, most students are extreme respected teacher, teacher’s position is always higher than student in class, student can’t argue with teacher, their lesson they teach, it is no doubt of it. The acts of impolite or dislike teacher could be a strong punishment for student. Teachers are a model for student, their attitude, speeches or acts are effected direct to student. Teachers are central of education system in Vietnam, they transfer their knowledge to students.
Look back at American education system, this is an open forum for students, everyone can talk, and they feel free to talk about an event. Teachers help student to explore their knowledge, teachers are more friendly so teachers and students can talk or argue with each other, the relationship between them is closer. While teachers are central in Vietnam system, but students are central in the America, students have more critical thinking, discussing and challenging in class, they are more active in school and life as well. This is a positive side of the American system. In the America, students have many supports from government. For instance, grants, student’s loans and many funding to help disability students. Students who study in the United States have many chances to do research, they know how to use internet when they were young, they challenge themselves by difficult situations when they had learned in high school.
Finally, Vietnam education system needs more positive sides. For example, students should get more help from government, support students by loans or grants, so they can go to college while they can’t afford school’s tuition. They have to get more involve into class activities, they should have more challenges in class, they have to increase more in critical thinking, classes have to create an open forum for students, everyone can talk without afraid of teachers, students can express their feeling, thinking in a free environment. Teachers have to improve their professional teaching skills in college and university, they should change the method of teaching in Vietnam education system to get more valuation of students.
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