Homeland

In Vietnam, education before 1975 was of high quality, very ethical and very professional. I will write about post Vietnam war period, what happened since reunification to the present. When the country was unified, education started to go down in quality. Two streams of thought exist, two educational backgrounds. And now education is the top concern of parents. Those who have money want to send their children to study abroad, those who stay are struggling with no way to improve. A weak government running the country makes things very bad. A few years ago, a private Catholic high school was founded and is run by the Fathers and Sisters. The school is greatly supported by parents, as they believe it is the best school for their children. Indeed, this Catholic high school aims to teach a person of The Truth - The Good and the Beautiful, to build a person with love, sympathy, and sharing instead of a person with many degrees but deceitful.

Public education students pay lower tuition than private schools students. Students have to buy textbooks, pay for meals and monthly tuition fees. Elementary school is from Grades 1 to 5, grades 6 to 9 is Secondary school or high school and it continues to Grade 12. After that, college, or university program can last for three or four years.

Special education is not available in the public school system for children with special needs, such as physical disabilities.

Most parents pay their own tuition at private schools. These schools are mainly run by Sisters, Fathers in the Catholic Church. Expenses are funded by the sponsors of the Church. Children go to school from September to May, Monday to Friday, with a break in spring (for Lunar New Year). Classes usually start at 7:00am and end at 4:30pm. Students do not have much time to participate in extracurricular activities (such as learning to play the piano, swimming, sports teams, drama clubs, choirs and bands) at school, so mainly parents arrange them for their children on weekends .