Comparison of The Instruction System

Between Vietnam along with the America

Today, there are several students of Vietnam who want to study in a foreign country.
Few of them go to Singapore. Korea which is close Vietnam. The other ones go to
France. England. or the USA for the reason that they think those states have a better
teaching system than Vietnam.
The variances between the instructive system of Vietnam as well as the United States
will now be explained.
In Asian schooling system for countries like Vietnam, multiple choice questions are not
so common, in order to achieve a good score, examinees require to learn-by-heart an
entire content of lectures. This is worth pointing out that students need to give all their
time for learning, they don’t have sufficient time to participate in few social activities
otherwise take part-time jobs.
On the other hand, American education system permits students to explain their
opinion as well as questions freely. So, comparing with the Asian education system it is
easier for them to identify the problems. In contrast to Asian school, the connection
between a teacher and a student in the American school is fairly friendly that students
are more confident while they need to explain their feedback and create a conversation
with lecturers.
The other education differences in Vietnamese schools along with American schools are
policies and regulations for every school. In the America, schools are actually easy for
the students. They do not hold several regulations that make students uncomfortable.
Asian education culture is different. In Vietnam, the parents want their kids trained to
be a model student. Consequently, there are several regulations that the scholars must
put to death. Aimed at this ground. many students feel this atmosphere is really
problematic. and they do not hold too much liberty in school.
Conclusion:
Nowadays maximum people agree that America has the greatest education system in
the world that makes students flexible as well as interested in their subjects. It will be
better if all institutes in Vietnam change the education system to be like America.
COMPARISON OF THE EDUCATION
SYSTEM BETWEEN VIETNAM AND
THE UNITED STATES
Today, there are many students from Vietnam who want to study in a foreign country.
Some of them go to Korea, Singapore which is near Vietnam. The other ones go to
England, France, or the USA because they think these countries have a better education
system than Vietnam. After they graduate from college or university in a foreign
country, they'll have more opportunities to find a job. Why do they think so? The
differences between the educational system of Vietnam and the United States will now
be explored.
The first thing that is different is the structure of the education system. In Vietnam, the
structure is 5-4-3; five years of elementary school (grades 1-5), followed by four years of
secondary school (grades 6-9), and three years of high school (grades 10-12). Higher
education programs last between two and six years. In the United States, the structure
is 5-3-4. However, both the U.S students and Vietnamese students have the same thing;
they have to study a total twelve years for basic education programs from grade one to
grade twelve.
Since 1971, a 10 point grading system has been in use at all levels in Vietnam. The
normal passing level is 5 and the official definition of grades are: 9-10:xuatsac
(excellent), 7-8: kha (good), 5-6: trungbinh (average), less than 5:yeu (fail). However,
some researchers show that most students in the world don't agree with that grading
system. They think a 100 point grading system like in the United States is much better,
because the students would have more opportunities to get points on a test, and a
teacher can easily grade for the students. For example, if a test has 10 questions, so
each question will be 1/10 of the total points. In the U.S, you will get 10 points for that
instead of only 1 point in Vietnam.
The other differences in Vietnamese schools and American schools are rules and policies
for each school. In the United State, schools are very easy for the student. They do not
have many rules that make students uncomfortable. Vietnamese schools are different.
According to School Is Bad for Children by John Holt, "If we don't make you read, you
won't, and if you don't do it exactly the way we tell you, you can't" (p.59). Parents
attach much importance to teaching children the dignity of people. They want their
children taught to be an exemplary student. Thus there are many rules that the students
must execute. For example, students have to wear uniforms. Boys wear black pants and
a white shirt, and they must tuck their shirt into their pants before going to school. Girls
wear long dresses (ao dai). They can not dye their hair or paint their nails For this
reason, many students feel this environment is very hard, and they do not have too
much freedom in school.
In Vietnam, students can't decide the subject to study. All schools have the same
standard level for each grade that students must follow. For example, all junior students
in Vietnam take the same class in wherever school they're studying. They have to take
twelve classes for the whole year, and there are five periods (forty five minutes for
each) everyday. In the other hand, Althen assumes that "The most important thing to
understand about Americans is probably their devotion to individualism" (p.5).
Therefore, American schools are different. Their students should be allowed to choose
the course they take. They can choose whatever classes they want to study for a
semester provided that they will get all credits to graduate. Many people agree with this
system because the students can easily take any classes that they think are suitable for
their education level.
There are more things that are different between Vietnam and the U.S. Like in Vietnam,
students wait for a teacher to come to class, and they don't have to run around each
period like in the U.S schools. A number of students in one class don't change during the
time they study in that school. It means that all the friends in your 10th grade class will
be there for you in the 11th grade and 12th grade
In Vietnam there is one proverb, "It takes you 10 years to plant a tree, but it takes 100
years to train one person". The education system is very importance to every country.
One country that wants to progress quickly must have a good education system. Today,
most people agree that America has the best education system in the world that makes
students flexible and interested in their studies. It would be better if all schools in
Vietnam change the education system to be like the United State.
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