Don't use Saturday absence as an opportunity for extra tutoring

Lê Thanh Phong |

Some provinces and cities have implemented or consulted on giving students Saturdays off.

This information is of great interest to students, teachers and parents.

Saturday is off, plus Sunday means students have 2 days off per week. Many opinions say that 2 days off is appropriate, so that students can rest, have fun, and especially have time to study skills training subjects.

The heavy general education program forces our children to bury themselves in studying, so most students are limited in life skills. But to be successful in life is not only about being good at studying, having a bachelor's or doctorate degree, but also many other abilities and skills. Among them, there are many skills that schools cannot teach.

Having time at home, children help their parents with household chores such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry. These tasks are not only sharing with their parents, but also training their skills, independence, and self-care in the future, in the situation of having to study far away from home.

Many people support letting students take Saturdays off, but are concerned that teachers will "herd" students into extra classes. If so, students will not only not be able to rest and attend skill training courses, but will also have to carry their school bags to extra classes, which is more tiring than regular school.

The purpose of giving students extra days off on Saturday is to reduce the workload for teachers and to give them a chance to rest and recharge their batteries. If students take extra classes and teachers teach extra classes, that purpose is "defeated".

Not to generalize because there are many teachers who want to have more time to rest, take care of housework, read books, and do research, but there are also many who consider tutoring as their main source of income. They take every opportunity to force their students to take extra classes. Because of this coercion, students have to take extra classes even if they don't want to for fear of being "persecuted".

But to not turn Saturday into an extra day, it is not only the teachers' responsibility, but also the parents'. There are many cases where parents want to take advantage of the time, let their children take extra classes, "practice" more to be really good, the best. If parents have such a big "ambition", then their children are the victims, and we cannot ban extra classes, because where there is demand, there is supply.

Such discussion shows that, for a policy to be successful as its good purpose, there needs to be active cooperation, correct attitude and responsibility from many sides.

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