Author: James Johnstone
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The Role Of The Teacher
As everyone knows, education plays an important part in our life and teachers are one of the factors that contribute the most to it. In general, the teacher’s role is to assist students in the acquisition of knowledge, such as Math, English, and Science through classroom instruction. In addition, they are responsible for preparing lesson […]
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Poverty And COVID-19 Give Rise To Child Labor In Vietnam
On a vacation, I traveled to Sa Pa, a small mountain town where many Ethnic minorities live, with my family. When first arrived, we stopped at the center of the town for sightseeing. Knowing we are tourists, an Ethnic girl slowly approached us to sell her products. She didn’t say anything but was just handing […]
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Should Vietnamese Schools Teach Students Ethnic Languages?
Language, a method of human communication, play an optimal role in society as the key to connect people together. However, many languages are becoming extinct due to the dominance of other mainstream languages. This trend poses a threat to humankind because it is a sign of lost cultural diversity. Having “one of the most complex […]
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What Makes A Good Education System?
Education can affect the world. Increased access to high-quality education has the potential to alter a person, a community, and society as a whole. Investing in education has undeniable benefits: it decreases gender disparity, enhances economic growth, promotes peace, and lifts people out of poverty. However, because different countries have different approaches to education, it’s […]
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3 Reasons Why Vietnamese Ethnic Minority Are Poor
According to the World Bank’s statistics, the poverty rate in Vietnam has declined dramatically from around 70 percent to below 6 percent since 2002. This astounding result is attributed to the Vietnamese government’s effort in reducing poverty, transforming Vietnam “from one of the world’s poorest nations to a lower-middle-income country”. However, the unsolvable issue with […]
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Should Schools Be Responsible For Teaching Social Skills And Non-Academic Courses?
“Education is the most important weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela For a long time, education has played an indisputable role around the globe. However, it is critical to utilize it correctly to enjoy the greatest benefits. School curricula are usually a source of heated discussion. Many people have recently […]
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What Is Distance Learning? How Does It Affect Poor Students?
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of schools in Vietnam, as well as the world, have switched to Distance Learning to safeguard students’ health. This urgent transformation has impacted every aspect of children’s lives, both negatively and positively. Distance Learning also opens many questions regarding education inequalities and children’s cyber safety. Then, What Is Distance […]
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4 Reasons Why Education Can Change People’s Lives
In this day and age, education becomes more and more important than ever, especially in “The Fourth Industrial Revolution.” One of the facts that we can observe is that there are a larger number of people who study at universities or colleges for Bachelors degrees and Master degrees than there were in the past. The […]
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What Is Poverty? How Does It Affect People’s Lives?
“Poverty” is usually mentioned in newspapers, news, books, and stories. However, do you really understand what poverty is and how it affects our life? We are going to find out about this topic in this post. What Is Poverty? Based on the Oxford dictionary, “poverty” means “the state of being extremely poor,” “the state of […]
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How School Closures Affect Students?
In 2018, there are about 260 million children who cannot go to school, this accounts for nearly one-fifth of the global population. That was 2 years before COVID-19 emerged. Now, the situation is dramatically different: it continues to exacerbate after new waves of COVID-19 have delayed schools’ opening. Many more students are out of school; […]
