This is also the first school year that the High School Graduation Exam is organized according to a new plan to meet the requirements of the General Education Program innovation, bringing expectations for a generation starting with "Real learning, real exams to have real talent" as required by the Prime Minister for the Ministry of Education and Training .
And to prepare for this expectation, the Ministry of Education and Training has previously made revolutionary decisions such as starting this year, the Literature exam materials will no longer be based on textbooks. Along with that, the Ministry of Education and Training has decided to give the right to choose textbooks to each educational institution instead of the provincial People's Committee as before.
Another notable policy for the new school year is the removal of grades on junior high school diplomas. According to the new regulations, from the 2024-2025 school year, students who complete junior high school will be awarded a diploma but will not be listed as excellent, good or average as before.
These are bold steps to solve the problem of rote learning and guessing exam questions, as well as to help schools have more autonomy in choosing learning materials suitable for teaching practice.
In particular, eliminating the ranking on graduation certificates will help eliminate unnecessary pressure on students and create a more open educational environment. When all students are considered to have completed the basic education program, it is more important to organize the 10th grade entrance exam in a fair way that reflects students' abilities.
However, there are also many conflicting opinions and undue concerns surrounding the revolutionary decisions of the Ministry of Education and Training.
The new policies of the Ministry of Education and Training all aim at a common goal of innovation, improving the quality of education, aiming for real learning and real exams. However, to be effective, these policies need to be implemented seriously and transparently at all levels.
If the organization of exams is not fair and objective; if the selection of textbooks is influenced by group interests, or the recognition of secondary school graduation is not carried out impartially, then these efforts at innovation will become meaningless.
And at that time, all the efforts of innovation so far will be meaningless, education still cannot truly become a solid foundation for comprehensive human development and building a progressive, civilized society as expected!
