This year is the third consecutive year the Ministry of Education and Training applying education on living skills for primary students. The living skill education teaches students overall knowledge on morality, intelligence, cultural behavior and so on.   Students enjoy folk games.

Practice focused

In 2008 the Ministry of Education and Training delivered the Instruction No.40 on launching an emulation movement of “Building friendly schools, positive students” including living skills. The Ministry in 2010 set out Document No.3408 on fostering educational method on living skills for students. From 2010 to 2011, the Ministry applied contents of living skill education into schools.

Application on living skills into schools has been lauded by parents. Nguyen Van Phuoc, a patient said “While the society has overwhelmed seducement, applying program on living skill education into schools is a very necessary deed. However, students need more practice than theory”.

Teacher Vu Bich Hang, principal of Di An primary school, said “After contents of living skill education have been applied into primary schools, many useful activities are set out. We launch folk games and excursions for students to help them work in teams and spur responsibility”.

Many ideas said that most of schools focus on more theory than practice and pay less attention to living skill education for students. This is also one of reasons causing shortcomings of behavior and lifestyle.

Responsibility for everyone

As required, living skill education must assure factors of helping students be aware of their value and create good habits in behavior.

In addition, folk games are focused to offer for students. Since the movement of “Friendly schools and positive students” and living skill education have been launched across schools, folk games have emerged throughout school grounds.

Furthermore, schools should organize extracurricular activities for students to develop their ability and intelligence.

The provincial department of Education and Training vice director Tran Hieu, said “in this school year local schools have spurred practice on living skills for students and boosted the movement of “Friendly schools and positive students”. Living skill education is a work not only for teachers but families and all society”.

Reported by N.Thanh – Translated by A.C