The school orients students towards self-study.
At the end of the last class before Tet, Phan Nhat Tan - a 12th grade student at Vo Nguyen Giap High School for the Gifted (Quang Binh) breathed a sigh of relief when he had no homework.
“To avoid pressure on students, this year, my school did not assign homework for Tet. However, teachers still told final year students to actively review the types of things they learned in the first semester,” Nhat Tan excitedly shared.
With the Math, Physics and Chemistry test papers distributed from the previous semester, the male student plans to review the chapters himself, search for and solve similar types of exercises online.
Sharing the joy with Nhat Tan, Dang Ngoc Minh Chau - a 12th grade student at Viet Duc High School (Hanoi) said: "Teachers have agreed not to assign Tet homework so that students can enjoy a proper Tet holiday before facing a series of important exams."
The female student plans to re-study the knowledge and prepare for the Hanoi National University's competency assessment exam in March. Not having any Tet homework helps Minh Chau reduce the worry of being overloaded and not being able to complete the assignment on time.
Sharing the story of assigning homework to students during Tet, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Binh - Principal of Luong The Vinh Secondary and High School (Cau Giay District, Hanoi) said: "We believe in not assigning study tasks or homework to students so that they can fully enjoy Tet. This is an opportunity for them to return to their families, experience cultural activities, life and daily activities."
According to Mr. Binh, each individual student can proactively arrange their study time voluntarily. Schools should encourage students to enjoy Tet holiday to rest, participate in community activities, and develop both physically and mentally.
Replace Tet homework with unique tasks and experiential activities
In recent years, many teachers have turned Tet homework into family bonding tasks, participating in community activities or creating positive habits.
Nguyen Minh Chau - an 11th grade student at Hong Thai High School (Hanoi) shared: "In addition to instructing students to review their knowledge, the Literature teacher, who is also the homeroom teacher, assigned the whole class the task of reading and writing about a book during Tet."
The books are all agreed upon by parents and teachers before being given to students. Among them are works serving the curriculum such as “The Sorrow of War”, “One Liter of Tears”, “So Do”.
“My classmates and I are very excited about this experience. I think this is a meaningful activity during Tet, creating a passion for reading for students. In addition, I will also feel a new year full of love and gratitude from the message that each book brings,” Minh Chau added.
Ms. Nguyen Phuong Duyen - teacher at Hong Ha Primary School (Dan Phuong district, Hanoi) said that she often applies the assignment of family bonding activities, developing students' creative and motor thinking.
On the occasion of Tet 2025, Ms. Duyen created a Tet At Ty diary for each student. It included the following tasks: Help parents clean up the desk, decorate the peach blossom tree for Tet and write down goals for the new school year.
“I think it is necessary to give homework to students during Tet to avoid them losing their spirit of learning and being lethargic when they return to school. However, there should be new ways to create excitement for the children such as writing and telling stories about Tet,” Ms. Phuong Duyen shared.
