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Section 9. School Education
Dr. Ho Quang Hoa, University of Education, Hanoi National University, E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Nguyen Huu Dan, Political School of Thanh Hoa Province, E-mail: [email protected]
SOME SOLUTIONS IN ETHICAL EDUCATION FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
Abstract: Ethical education for junior high school student is essential in the context of global integration. Principals in junior high schools need to have management measures to improve the effectiveness of ethical education activities. The paper proposed two solutions: "Planning the management of ethical education for students" and "Diversifying extra-curricular activities to improve the quality of ethical education for students" into the educational theory system about ethical education management. The author considers these measures are important to improving the quality of moral education for junior high school students.
Keywords: Student, junior high school student, ethics, ethical education, management, ethical education management.
The reform of socio-economic line has brought about a comprehensive, strong and profound development in social life along with the transformation of the value orientation system in each person. In fact, the market economy has profoundly influenced in both positive and negative aspects of social life in general and the system of values and moral norms in particular, in which there is the ethical education issue. An alarming issue is that social evils have entered schools, making a part of the students slow to progress, difficult to educate, even easy to corrupt and commit an offence. As a result, strengthening moral education for students is becoming increasingly urgent. This raises the issue to intensify the school's management of ethical education in order
to increase the effectiveness of this activity and limit the negative aspects of ethical behavior of students.
Solution 1: Planning the management of ethical education for students
This is the most important stage of the management process. Based on the analysis of the current situation, the advantages and disadvantages, the potential and the availability to clearly define the goal, the content of activities and necessary solutions.
It is essential to identify specific objectives and solutions for each school year, each semester of the whole school as well as each grade according to the general education program; ensure both the reasonableness and the feasibility; aims to orient moral education activities for junior high school students.
Based on this plan to mobilize the participation of teachers, students and social forces into ethical education for students.
1.1. Content of solution
In the planning process, junior high school Principals need to investigate the conditions of their schools regarding the ability of teachers in general and the staff of ethical education in particular, the moral behavior of students, and the favorable and difficult factors impact on ethical education for students. Particular attention should be paid to the quality and effectiveness of moral education for students in previous years.
The plan must ensure the consistency with the general educational goal of the school, mobilize the synergy of educational forces inside and outside the school.
The plan must ensure the feasibility and high efficiency. At the same time, it need to be deployed comprehensively, regularly and strictly with examination and evaluation to promptly learn from experience.
The plan must be elaborated in detail and clearly define the objectives, contents, methods, time, measures and participation forces, etc.
Setting up many types of plans: annual plan, semestral plan, monthly and weekly plans.
1.2. Process of solution implementation
In order to develop the plan, the managers should have a good grasp of the information on the students' situation, the advantages and difficulties in the implementation process, the physiological characteristics of junior high school students. Thereby, to renew the form and content of the study and extracurricular activities such as organizing games, contests, law propaganda, performing arts and sports. Focusing on cognitive and ideological education to shape students' thought with healthy and disciplined lifestyles. The plans are approved by the meetings of teachers, the Youth Union and the Parents' Association to exchange ideas and build up plans.
Administrators disseminate the rules and regulations of the schools Board, at the same time, promulgate the rule of conduct for teachers, staff and
students in the internal relations of the school and in social activities to create a friendly environment, prevent violence and social evils.
1.3. Conditions for solution implementation
Building up a feasible plan for the effective implementation of the assigned tasks, ensuring a rational and decisive assignment and avoiding overlap.
Participants must be aware of the situation, initia-tively co-ordinate with the administrators to implement the plan.
Solution 2: Diversifying extra-curricular activities to improve the quality of ethical education for students
Through the extra-curricular activities, students will strengthen, complete and broaden their knowledge, develop their aestheticism, improve their health and develop social and civic awareness. These activities also bring to them the love with homeland and country; educate positive attitude, solidarity, sense of initiative and boldness in collective activities; form a sense of self-discipline to accomplish well the activities organized by the school or the Youth Union. Turning the training process into a self-training process. From the implementation went according to plan to self-development of plan, self-organization, adjustment and accomplishment of the plan and self-assessment of their performance and other students.
2.1. Content of solution
This solution help students to develop their own tasks, solve problems by themselves, self-assess and evaluate the results. From this, student have the demand to perform the assigned task and design a plan to carry out assigned tasks by themselves. It is important for the school to ensure that each student is not allowed to act individually without being a part of a class or a group of activities. They do not stand outside to observe but consider themselves as a member of the collective class and actively take part in activities;
Diversification of extra-curricular activities is an ethical education method that is not directed at individual students but organized for the entire collective student. This helps to build up the student's
ability to control the group accomplish the plan, deal with situations arising in the implement process, check and adjust activities to suit the actual situation and purpose, realize and evaluate the pros and cons, rank the performance according to the objectives of the task and learn from experience to do better next time. Decision in ethical education management for students is not the method of an individual teacher, not even the method of the schools but the school organization; students organize the process of ethical education. Relations in collective classes and youth unions are social relations and when the role of the student is facilitated to promote, it will directly affect the formation of personality of students.
2.2. Process of solution implementation
- Through the civics education curriculum and other subjects in school. Ethical education by this way is a necessity. This contributes to the formation of the consistency in education and the practical implementation of the comprehensive education policy. Focusing on moral education and lifestyle; all administrators, teachers and students need to grasp this plan thoroughly;
- Through the extra-curricular activities. This is one of the most important educational activities in schools. These activities can support the curricular activities in schools, contribute to the development and improvement of personality, foster talents and creativeness of students. The content of extra-curricular education is diverse: social activities, arts, physical training and sports, sightseeing, scientific research, etc. Thus, the knowledge acquired in the classroom has the opportunity to be applied and expanded in reality, enhancing the study interest of students with curricular subjects. Extra-curricular activities can be organized by subject teachers, administrators and youth unions. For the effective activities, it is necessary to combine comprehensively the direction of the educators, functional agencies and social organizations with the autonomy of the student as the subject of the activity. Moreover, conditions and potentials in society need to be fully
exploited. The contents and forms of activities are always new, diverse and abundant to create attraction and high efficiency in education;
- Ethical education through good examples. Teachers and administrators must be aware of the importance of the "genuine teacher" method in order to train themselves to be moral examples. In addition, schools should reward scholarships and annual awards for excellent students and students who overcome difficulties in life;
- Through the action programs organized by the Youth Union to meet the legitimate interests of students in learning, living and entertainment. This will bring into play the role of students, orienting them to have a sense of acceptance and apply into the activities of collective students. The school should promote many campaigns and step by step create training movements for students in the spirit of "three yes, three no" (three yes: have patriotism, love the people; have honor and responsibility; have knowledge and skills; three no: cheat in examination and evaluation; social evils; stand outside the movement of collective student); highly pay attention and have specific solutions to foster and encourage students to cultivate the mind with practical social skills, life skills, integration skills to establish their positions in life and set up a career;
- Promoting the study emulation movement among students. The Youth union branches and chapters create conditions for encouraging their members to actively study and develop the ability to discover, explore, create and work independently. Regularly maintaining the "studying and training well movement" in the students, focusing on and encouraging self-study, promoting genuine academic value, contributing to generate a breakthrough with the motto: enhancing the ability of independent thought, actively accessing knowledge, learning along with practice; creating a favorable environment for students to study and train, promoting the roles and responsibilities of students in order for them contribute to build the country.
2.3. Conditions for solution implementation
Mobilizing the support and facilitation in terms of spiritual as well as financial aspects from relevant departments. In addition to the funds of the Government, budget needs to be mobilized from enterprises and collective organizations.
School managing board, teachers and collective organizations need to support, consciously participate
in and contribute to the development and implementation of activities. The activity plan must be specific, regularly inspected, monitored and corrected in time.
Understanding the study ability, interested activities and relationships in the collective student to build an educational learning environment which is fully equipped with facilities and programs and is consistent with the content and supposed plan.
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