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Subject: [VPS] Y' kie^'n ba.n ddo.c ve^` DSGD
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:23:24 PST
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Die^~n DDa`n: Y' Kie^'n Ba.n DDo.c

Trong tho+`i gian qua, mo^.t so^' ddo.c gia? dda~ to? ra lu+u ta^m dde^'n
DDSGD cu?a HCGVN. Chu'ng to^i nha^.n tha^'y to+` Giao DDie^?m co' the^?
tro+? tha`nh mo^.t die^~n dda`n thua^.n lo+.i, dde^? nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i
Vie^.t Nam quan ta^m dde^'n vie^.c xa^y du+.ng dda^'t nu+o+'c sau na`y, co'
the^? trao ddo^?i y' kie^'n dde^? ti`m ra nhu+~ng gia?i pha'p to^'t cho
dda^'t nu+o+'c. Du+o+'i dda^y, chu'ng to^i xin dda(ng mo^.t la' thu+ cu?a
mo^.t ngu+o+`i ddo.c DDSGD dda~ go+?i dde^'n Kho^'i Gia'o Du.c cu?a HCGVN.
DDe^? dda'p la.i ta^'m thi.nh ti`nh cu?a ba.n ddo.c, mo^.t dda.i die^.n
cu?a Kho^'i Gia'o Du.c dda~ phu'c dda'p la' thu+ tre^n. Trong mu.c Die^~n
DDa`n Giao DDie^?m, chu'ng to^i xin dda(ng ta?i ca? hai la' thu+ va` ra^'t
ha^n hoan mong ddo+.i co' nhie^`u trao ddo^?i y' kie^'n tre^n die^~n dda`n
na`y\. La' thu+ thu+' nha^'t cu?a ddo^.c gia? la` ba`i "Y' Kie^'n Ba.n
DDo.c". La' thu+ thu+' hai cu?a dda.i die^.n Kho^'i Gia'o Du.c la` ba`i
"Tra? Lo+`i Ba.n DDo.c".



Houston, nga`y 22 tha'ng 9 na(m 1992


Ki'nh gu+?i: Ban Chu? Tru+o+ng DDa(.c San Gia'o Du.c Ho^.i Chuye^n Gia
Vie^.t Nam 3175 Meridian Ave\., suite A2 San Jose, CA 95124 USA

Thu+a qui' vi.,

Hu+o+?ng u+'ng lo+`i ye^u go.i ddo'ng go'p y' kie^'n, to^i xin co' mo^.t
va`i y' kie^'n nho? nhoi ve^` ba`i vie^'t "Chi'nh Sa'ch va` He^. Tho^'ng
Gia'o Du.c Hoa Ky`" nhu+ sau:

1) Trang 55 qui' vi. co' dde^` ca^.p trong tie^?u mu.c "va(n ba(`ng", to^i
xin ddo'ng go'p mo^.t y' kie^'n nho?, co' le~ qui' vi. thie^'u so't (?) khi
dde^` ca^.p dde^'n ca^'p ba(`ng Tie^'n si~ (Doctor's degree). Tha^.t su+.
qui' vi. kho^ng dde^` ca^.p dde^'n va(n ba(`ng J.D. va` M.D.. DDa^y la` hai
loa.i ca^'p ba(`ng "Doctor's degree" ma` ddie^`u kie^.n nha^.p ho.c kho^ng
ca^`n pha?i co' cao ho.c, va` cu~ng kho^ng pha?i tri`nh lua^.n a'n Tie^'n
si~ (dissertation). Ho+n nu+~a, mo^.t va`i loa.i ca^'p ba(`ng Tie^'n si~
kho^ng ca^`n pha?i tri`nh lua^.n a'n Tie^'n si~ nhu+ Doctor of Engineering.
Ngoa`i ra, trang 53, qui' vi. co' dde^` ca^.p dde^'n chu+o+ng tri`nh ha^.u
Tie^'n si~ (Post-doctor program) va` xem nhu+ la` mo^.t chu+o+ng tri`nh
ho.c nhu+ Cao ho.c (Master's program) va` Tie^'n si~ (Doctoral program).
Theo su+. hie^?u bie^'t rie^ng tu+ ngu+o+`i vie^'t thu+ na`y, thi` ddo'
kho^ng pha?i la` mo^.t chu+o+ng tri`nh ho.c o+? dda.i ho.c, ma` chi? la`
chu+o+ng tri`nh la`m vie^.c cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i dda~ xong Ph.D. ve^` mo^.t
nga`nh na`o ddo' va` tie^'p tu.c co^ng vie^.c kha?o cu+'u (research) chung
vo+'i mo^.t gia'o su+ thu+.c su+. (tenured professor). DDa^y la` tru+o+`ng
ho+.p cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i thu+o+`ng to^'t nghie^.p Ph.D. ve^` khoa ho.c
tu+. nhie^n hoa(.c ky~ thua^.t muo^'n ddeo dduo^?i co^ng vie^.c kha?o cu+'u
ho+n la` ddi da.y ho.c ta.i ca'c tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c, hoa(.c la` ho.
kho^ng ti`m ddu+o+.c vie^.c la`m ta.i ca'c trung ta^m nghie^n cu+'u cu?a
tu+ nha^n hay chi'nh phu?. Ngoa`i ra, mo^.t so^' nga`nh nghe^` chuye^n mo^n
nhu+ y khoa, ca'c vi. tie^'n si~ (M.D.) va^~n co' the^? ve^` tru+o+`ng
dda.i ho.c dde^? ho.c ho?i the^m ve^` nhu+~ng kie^'n thu+'c mo+'i thi`
nhu+~ng chu+o+ng tri`nh na`y cu~ng ddu+o+.c go.i la` mo^.t chu+o+ng tri`nh
ca^'p ba(`ng nhu+ ca'c chu+o+ng tri`nh Master hoa(.c Doctor thi` co' le~
kho^ng ddu'ng la('m!

2) Trang 57, qui' vi. vie^'t "vo+'i khoa?ng 3,700 tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c va`o
na(m 1992, mo^~i tru+o+`ng co' no^.i dung gia?ng da.y, phu+o+ng pha'p
gia?ng da.y va` tie^u chua^?n ba(`ng ca^'p kha'c nhau\. Ti'nh cha^'t dda
da.ng, ba('t nguo^`n tu+` su+. to^n tro.ng tinh tha^`n ddo^.c la^.p va`
tinh tha^`n tu+. tri., co`n co' a?nh hu+o+?ng quan tro.ng tre^n nguye^n
ta('c nhie^.m y', nghi~a la` ho.c sinh co' nhie^`u su+. lu+.a cho.n kha'c
nhau trong so^' nhu+~ng la~nh vu+.c ddu+o+.c gia?ng da.y ta.i tru+o+`ng".
Tru+o+'c he^'t, theo su+. hie^?u bie^'t cu?a ngu+o+`i vie^'t ba`i na`y ve^`
gia'o du.c dda.i ho.c ta.i My~, to^i kho^ng ddo^`ng y' hoa`n toa`n ve^`
ddoa.n va(n tre^n. Chu+o+ng tri`nh gia?ng da.y ta.i dda.i ho.c My~ la`
mo^.t trong nhu+~ng ye^'u to^' dde^? tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c ddo' ddu+o+.c
co^ng nha^.n hay kho^ng (accredited). Su+. co^ng nha^.n na`y du+.a va`o
nhu+~ng ho^.i tu+ la^.p va` chu+o+ng tri`nh ho.c pha?i du+.a tre^n nhu+~ng
ta`i lie^.u do ca'c ho^.i na`y ddu+a ra\. Thu+o+`ng, ne^'u chu'ng ta mo+?
ba^'t cu+' cuo^'n chi? da^~n cu?a ba^'t cu+' ca'c tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c na`o
ta.i My~ se~ ddu+o+.c ho. cho bie^'t tru+o+`ng ho. co' ddu+o+.c accredited
hay kho^ng? Va` bo+?i co+ quan na`o\.  Ngoa`i ra, ne^'u nhu+~ng nga`nh
chuye^n mo^n thi` chu+o+ng tri`nh cu~ng pha?i ddu+o+.c accredited bo+?i
ca'c ho^.i chuye^n mo^n. Thi' du. nhu+ A.B.E.T. cho engineering, hoa(.c
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business cho nga`nh business,...
Xin ddoan cu+? mo^.t vi' du., mo^.t tru+o+`ng ca^'p va(n ba(`ng B.S.E.E.
(bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering) ta.i California nhu+ U.C.
Berkley va` mo^.t tru+o+`ng ca^'p ba(`ng B.S.E.E. ta.i Texas nhu+ U.T.
at Austin co' the^? ddo`i sinh vie^n so^' ti'n chi? kho^ng ba(`ng nhau, xe^
xi'ch chu't i't, tuy nhie^n ve^` "no^.i dung gia?ng da.y, phu+o+ng pha'p
gia?ng da.y va` tie^u chua^?n ba(`ng ca^'p" kha' gio^'ng nhau vi` ca? hai
dde^`u ddu+o+.c co+ quan A.B.E.T. co^ng nha^.n. Va` xin nho+' mo^.t
ddie^`u, su+. co^ng nha^.n na`y ra^'t ga('t gao, vi` theo ddi.nh ky`, ho.
se~ co' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddi dde^'n nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c tre^n
dde^? tha^?m tra, do ddo', nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c na`y pha?i thay
ddo^?i chu+o+ng tri`nh ho.c, tri`nh ddo^. gia'o su+, gia'o tri`nh, pho`ng
thi' nghie^.m,... ha^`u dda.t ddu'ng tie^u chua^?n do ca'c co+ quan tha^?m
ddi.nh dda(.t ra\. Rie^ng ve^` ca'c va^'n dde^` lu+.a cho.n mo^n nhie^.m y'
ta.i ca^'p ba^.c dda.i ho.c, xin ddu+o+.c hie^?u la` kho^ng pha?i la`
nhu+~ng mo^n ho.c ddu+o+.c lu+.a cho.n lung tung, mie^~n sao ddu?  thi`
ddu+o+.c ra tru+o+`ng. Mo^n nhie^.m y' thi` tru+o+`ng co' hai loa.i hoa(.c
la` tu+. do (free electives) thu+o+`ng muo^'n cho.n mo^n ho.c na`o cu~ng
ddu+o+.c, co' the^? co' tru+o+`ng ba('t buo^.c mo^n ho.c pha?i o+? va`o
na(m ho.c na`o ddo', va` loa.i nhie^.m y' thu+' hai la` nhu+~ng mo^n ho.c
trong nga`nh ma` ngu+o+`i sinh vie^n ddang ddeo dduo^?i, thu+o+`ng la` mo^n
ho.c na(m thu+' 3 hoa(.c thu+' 4, ho. pha?i cho.n co' "gio+'i ha.n" trong
nhu+~ng mo^n ho.c ma` pha^n khoa dda~ chi? ddi.nh sa(~n. Loa.i nhie^.m y'
"tu+. do" chie^'m ra^'t i't trong chu+o+ng tri`nh ho.c, thu+o+`ng mo^.t
va`i lo+'p ho.c la` cu`ng. Loa.i nhie^.m y' thu+' hai co' mu.c ddi'ch giu'p
cho sinh vie^n co' co+ ho^.i cho.n lu+.a ddu'ng so+? thi'ch chuye^n mo^n
trong nga`nh ho.c ma` ho. ddang theo dduo^?i ta.i dda.i ho.c. Nhu+ mo^.t
ngu+o+`i ddang ddeo dduo^?i B.S.E.E., vo+'i nhie^.m y' thu+' hai ho. co'
the^? cho.n mo^.t so^' mo^n ho.c theo so+? thi'ch mi`nh cho.n nhu+ control
systems, communications, electronics,... trong nga`nh ho.c electrical
engineering.

3) Trang 58 qui' vi. vie^'t "co' o^ng tha^`y co' ba(`ng Cao ho.c ve^` Khoa
ho.c ma` pha?i cha^.t va^.t khi gia?i qui ta('c tam xua^'t hoa(.c vo+'i y'
nie^.m ti? le^. nghi.ch va` ti? le^. thua^.n".  Theo su+. hie^?u bie^'t
ngu+o+`i vie^'t ba`i na`y, gia'o su+ trung ho.c ta.i My~ pha?i to^'t
nghie^.p tu+` tru+o+`ng gia'o du.c (dda.i ho.c 4 na(m) hoa(.c co' the^?
to^'t nghie^.p dda.i ho.c 4 na(m (B.A.  hay B.S.) va` va`o tru+o+`ng dda.i
ho.c gia'o du.c ho.c nhu+~ng chu+o+ng tri`nh dde^? la^'y certificate of
teaching. Do ddo' tru+o+`ng ho+.p qui' vi. ne^u tre^n, co' le~ la` mo^.t
ngu+o+`i co' ba(`ng Cao ho.c ve^` Khoa ho.c (M.S.) va` ddang la`m co^ng
vie^.c gia?ng da.y ta.i trung ho.c. To^i tha('c ma('c o+? cho^~ la` dda^y
co' pha?i la` tru+o+`ng ho+.p ca' bie^.t hoa(.c tru+o+`ng ho+.p pho^?
bie^'n. Tuy nhie^n, theo to^i nghi~ cha('m pha?i la` tru+o+`ng ho+.p pho^?
bie^'n, vi` dda^y la` ba`i vie^'t co' ti'nh ca'ch to^?ng qua't. To^i la.i
tha('c ma('c, vo+'i nhu+~ng ly' lua^.n ca(n ba?n nhu+ "qui ta('c tam
xua^'t" thu+o+`ng du`ng trong nhu+~ng ba`i toa'n thuo^.c ve^` chemistry
cu?a na(m thu+' nha^'t, "ty? le^. nghi.ch va` ty? le^. thua^.n" ddu+o+.c
du`ng dde^? ddu+a mo^.t hie^.n tu+o+.ng va^.t cha^'t ve^` mo^ hi`nh toa'n
ho.c ba(`ng ca'c co^ng thu+'c, thu+o+`ng ddu+o+.c du`ng trong ca'c lo+'p
ve^` physics o+? na(m thu+' nha^'t, thi` mo^.t ngu+o+`i co' ca^'p ba(`ng
M.S. la`m sao ho. co' the^? qua ddu+o+.c cu+?a a?i na(m thu+' nha^'t ne^'u
chu+a ra`nh ro.t nhu+~ng ly' lua^.n ca(n ba?n tre^n??? va` qui' vi. vie^'t
the^m "co' nhie^`u gia'o su+ lu'ng tu'ng khi la`m mo^.t ba`i toa'n so+
dda(?ng (world problem) ma` chu'ng ta thu+o+`ng la`m o+? tie^?u ho.c Vie^.t
Nam". Co' le~ la` nhu+~ng gia'o su+ xua^'t tha^n tu+` nhu+~ng nga`nh kho^ng
pha?i la` khoa ho.c tu+. nhie^n thi` co' the^? vu+o+'ng ma('c ddie^`u
tre^n, chu+' mo^.t ngu+o+`i co' ba(`ng B.S. ve^` science thi` kho^ng the^?
la`m no^?i mo^.t ba`i toa'n ddo^' co+? tri`nh ddo^. qui' vi. vu+`a ne^u,
cha('c kho' co' the^? ti`m ra tre^n xu+' na`y\?

4) Trang 58 qui' vi. vie^'t "ti`nh tra.ng na`y a?nh hu+o+?ng kha' nghie^m
tro.ng dde^'n ca'ch vie^'t sa'ch, nha^'t la` sa'ch gia'o khoa va` ca'ch
hu+o+'ng da^~n su+? du.ng ma'y mo'c du.ng cu..  Nhie^`u cuo^'n sa'ch
ddu+o+.c vie^'t vo+'i mo^.t lo^'i ha`nh va(n to^'i nghi~a khie^'n cho ngay
ca?  gia'o su+ Anh ngu+~ ngu+o+`i Hoa Ky` cu~ng kho^ng hie^?u no^?i, no'i
chi dde^'n ho.c sinh bi`nh thu+o+`ng va` ho.c sinh do^'t.". Thu+a qui' vi.,
sa'ch gia'o khoa o+? xu+' na`y, theo to^i ddu+o+.c ro~, tru+o+'c khi
ddu+o+.c go+?i ddi nha` xua^'t ba?n dde^? ddu+o+.c cho.n in, ngu+o+`i
vie^'t sa'ch dde^? thu+?  du`ng no' trong tru+o+`ng lo+'p va` tu`y theo
su+. pha?n u+'ng cu?a ho.c sinh ho. pha?i su+?a chu+?a nhie^`u la^`n, sau
ddo' ba?n tha?o na`y pha?i ddu+o+.c duye^.t xe't bo+?i mo^.t u?y ban cho.n
lu+.a, go^`m nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co' tha^?m quye^`n, dde^? ddu+o+.c in hay
kho^ng. Cuo^'i cu`ng, cuo^'n sa'ch na`y ne^'u ddu+o+.c in se~ ddu+o+.c
mo^.t u?y ban cho.n sa'ch thuo^.c ve^` tie^?u bang cho.n lu+.a, va` ho.
gio+'i thie^.u dde^'n tha(?ng tru+o+`ng ho.c thuo^.c tie^?u bang. Ta.i
tru+o+`ng na`y, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tha^?m quye^`n cu?a department ve^` nga`nh
ho.c ddang da.y ho. se~ cho.n cuo^'n na`o se~ la` chi'nh thu+'c cho mo^n
ho.c na`o\. Thu+a qui' vi., qua mo^.t qua' tri`nh lu+.a lo.c nhu+ the^'
thi` la`m sao nhu+~ng cuo^'n ha`nh va(n to^'i nghi~a la.i lo.t qua
ddu+o+.c? Ra^'t kho'? The^m nu+~a, qui' vi. vie^'t "ca'c sa'ch hu+o+'ng
da^~n ma'y mo'c du.ng cu." cu~ng bi. va`o tru+o+`ng ho+.p "ha`nh va(n to^'i
nghi~a". Theo thie^?n y' ngu+o+`i vie^'t bu+'c thu+ na`y, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i
vie^'t nhu+~ng cuo^'n ca^?m nang su+? du.ng ma'y mo'c, technical writer,
dda~ ddu+o+.c ca'c co^ng ty sa?n xua^'t lu+.a cho.n du+.a tre^n kha? na(ng
vie^'t Anh ngu+~ cu?a ho. vi` dda^y la` mo^.t ye^'u to^' dde^? ho. ba'n
ddu+o+.c sa?n pha^?m hay kho^ng. Ne^'u chu'ng ta mua ha`ng nhu+ V.C.R.,
T.V., mang ve^` nha` va` ddo.c ca^?m nang su+? du.ng dde^? ddu+o+.c xem
nhu+~ng lo+`i chi? da^~n vie^'t vo+'i lo^'i ha`nh va(n nhu+ William
Eulkner, hoa(.c Henry Miller thi` tha` tra? la.i ho+n la` dda^'u va^.t
vo+'i cuo^'n tu+.  ddie^?n dde^? ti`m xem ho. chi? mi`nh ca'ch su+? du.ng
ma'y mo'c nhu+ the^' na`o\? To^'n thi` gio+` va` phi' tie^`n ddi!

5) Trang 59 qui' vi. vie^'t "nhu+ng nga`y nay vi` tri`nh ddo^. Anh ngu+~
o+? trung ho.c qua' tha^'p, ne^n Anh ngu+~ tro+? tha`nh mo^.t mo^n ho.c
ba('t buo^.c o+? DDa.i ho.c ddo^'i vo+'i ca'c sinh vie^n ky~ thua^.t? Thu+a
qui' vi. tri`nh ddo^. Anh ngu+~ o+? trung ho.c qua' tha^'p la` mo^.t
ddie^`u ddu'ng, tuy nhie^n, ddo' kho^ng pha?i la` nguye^n nha^n ddu+a to+'i
ha^.u qua? mo^n Anh ngu+~ bi.  ba('t buo^.c ho.c ta.i ca'c pha^n khoa ky~
thua^.t o+? My~. Bo+?i vi` Anh ngu+~, i't nha^'t la` lo+'p English
composition, dda~ la` mo^.t mo^n ho.c kho^ng nhu+~ng ba('t buo^.c cho sinh
vie^n ky~ thua^.t, ma` cho ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng sinh vie^n dda.i ho.c My~ o+?
na(m thu+' nha^'t tu+` la^u, i't nha^'t la` sau dde^. nhi. the^' chie^'n.

Thu+a qui' vi., Pha^n ho^.i Ba('c California - Hoa Ky`, trong pha^`n ke^'t
lua^.n, qui' vi. co' ddu+a ra nha^.n xe't "to'm la.i, ne^`n gia'o du.c Hoa
Ky` co`n nhie^`u khuye^'t ddie^?m. Nhu+~ng khuye^'t ddie^?m ddo' la` mo^.t
trong nhu+~ng ye^'u to^' ddo'ng go'p va`o ti`nh tra.ng khu?ng hoa~ng xa~
ho^.i hie^.n nay\? Thu+a, to^i xin ddu+o+.c go'p mo^.t va`i y' nho?, tre?
em Vie^.t Nam tha`nh co^ng ta.i ho.c ddu+o+`ng Hoa Ky` cha('c la` ai cu~ng
ro~. Su+. tha`nh co^ng na`y cha('c ha(?n ba('t nguo^`n kho^ng nhie^`u thi`
i't o+? va(n ho'a Vie^.t Nam co^.ng vo+'i nhu+~ng u+u ddie^?m cu?a gia'o
du.c Hoa Ky` nhu+ phu+o+ng tie^.n gia?ng da.y, cha^'t lu+o+.ng gia?ng
da.y\... ta.i xu+' na`y\. Su+.  khu?ng hoa~ng xa~ ho^.i (co' ngu+o+`i la`m
gia'o du.c ta.i xu+' na`y go.i la` social transformation) la`m a?nh
hu+o+?ng to+'i gia'o du.c; va` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i gia'o du.c ta.i xu+' na`y
bo' tay vi` ca'i go^'c chu+a chi?nh ddo^'n thi` la`m sao ca'i ngo.n su+?a
chu+?a cho dda(.ng? Ro^`i ho. loay hoay ti`m cho^~ dde^? su+?a dde^'n
cha('p va', sinh ra ddo^? lo^~i lung tung nhu+ cha^'t lu+o+.ng gia'o su+
ke'm co?i, sa'ch gia'o khoa vie^'t kho^ng ro~ ra`ng, nga^n sa'ch thie^'u
tho^'n,... To^i xin go'p mo^.t y' nho?, nhu+~ng u+u ddie^?m gia'o du.c Hoa
Ky` tu+. tha^n no' pha?i co' chu+' kho^ng pha?i suy ddo^`i nhu+ mo^.t so^'
ngu+o+`i ddang ba`n ca?i\. Va^'n dde^` cu?a chu'ng ta la` ru't ra nhu+~ng
khuye^'t ddie^?m cu?a ne^`n gia'o du.c na`y va` vu+'t ddi; cho.n lu+.a
nhu+~ng u+u ddie^?m cu?a no' dde^? ba`n ca?i va` xem nhu+~ng u+u ddie^?m
na`o co' the^? du`ng cho vie^.c canh ta^n gia'o du.c ve^` sau ta.i que^
nha`. Xin la^.p la.i la^`n nu+~a dde^? bie^.n ho^. cho ddie^`u tre^n, ne^'u
gia'o du.c My~ kho^ng co' mo^.t u+u ddie^?m gi` dde^? ta ba`n ca?i, thi`
thu+? ho?i tre? em V.N. co' tha`nh co^ng nhu+ ta tha^'y nga`y ho^m nay ta.i
xu+' na`y cha(ng?

Tra^n tro.ng,

Nguye^~n Da^n DDen Houston, Texas, USA\.

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Die^~n DDa`n: Tra? Lo+`i Ba.n DDo.c

San Jose, nga`y 2 tha'ng 11 na(m 1992

Ki'nh gu+?i O^ng "Nguye^~n Da^n DDen",

Thu+a O^ng,

Thay ma(.t cho ban chu? tru+o+ng DDa(.c San Gia'o du.c, chu'ng to^i he^'t
su+'c hoan nghe^nh su+.  quan ta^m cu?a O^ng ddo^'i vo+'i cuo^'n DDa(.c
san, nha^'t la` nhu+~ng ddo'ng go'p y' kie^'n cu?a O^ng trong tinh tha^`n
xa^y du+.ng.

La^`n dda^`u tie^n cho xua^'t ba?n cuo^'n dda(.c san, chu'ng to^i cu~ng
bie^'t cha('c ra(`ng co' nhie^`u khuye^'t ddie^?m, va` mong ddu+o+.c nghe
nhu+~ng lo+`i phe^ bi`nh cu?a ddo^.c gia? dde^? su+?a chu+~a nhu+~ng sai
la^`m hoa(.c thie^'u so't ne^'u co'. Chu? tru+o+ng cu?a chu'ng to^i la`
ta.o ra mo^.t die^~n dda`n dde^? nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i quan ta^m dde^'n Vie^.t
Nam co' co+ ho^.i tham gia ddo'ng go'p y' kie^'n, chua^?n bi. cho co^ng
cuo^.c xa^y du+.ng que^ hu+o+ng khi che^' ddo^. Co^.ng Sa?n kho^ng co`n
nu+~a, va` nhu+~ng ddie^`u kie^.n da^n chu? ve^` chi'nh tri. se~ cho phe'p
mo.i ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam co' the^? ba('t tay nhau cu`ng la`m vie^.c.

Cu~ng trong tinh tha^`n da^n chu? ddo', mo.i y' kie^'n kha'c bie^.t pha?i
co' co+ ho^.i ddo^`ng dde^`u dde^? ddu+o+.c pho^? bie^'n dde^'n mo.i
ngu+o+`i\. Vi` the^', chu'ng to^i ca?m tha^'y thi'ch thu' khi nha^.n
ddu+o+.c la' thu+ cu?a O^ng. Trong ban chu? tru+o+ng cu?a dda(.c san gia'o
du.c cu~ng co' nhie^`u "da^n dden", ne^n ra^'t so^'t sa('ng chia se?
nhu+~ng y' kie^'n cu?a O^ng.

Vo+'i mu.c ddi'ch thu'c dda^?y su+. trao ddo^?i y' kie^'n, xin O^ng cho
phe'p chu'ng to^i ddu+o+.c tie^'p tu.c lie^n la.c dde^? ho.c ho?i cu~ng
nhu+ dde^? tha('t cha(.t the^m mo^'i gia^y lie^n la.c giu+~a ban chu?
tru+o+ng dda(.c san va` ddo^.c gia?.

Du+o+'i dda^y, chu'ng to^i xin ma.n phe'p go'p y' vo+'i o^ng, go.i la` co'
ddi co' la.i, cu~ng trong tinh tha^`n to^n tro.ng mo.i y' kie^'n kha'c
bie^.t.

Tru+o+'c he^'t, ve^` ddie^?m 1) trong la' thu+ cu?a o^ng dde^` ca^.p dde^'n
tie^?u mu.c "va(n ba(`ng", trang 55 cu?a dda(.c san, chu'ng to^i qua? co'
thie^'u so't, va` ra^'t tie^'c la` dda~ kho^ng tri`nh ba`y dda^`y ddu?.

DDie^?m 2) no'i ve^` trang 57. Nu+?a tre^n cu?a trang na`y no'i ve^` gia'o
du.c dda.i ho.c, va` nu+?a du+o+'i chuye^?n sang la~nh vu+.c trung ho.c
co^ng la^.p. Tu+` ngu+~ "tru+o+`ng co^ng" trong ba`i na`y du`ng dde^? chi?
"public school" cu?a Hoa Ky`, nghi~a la` ca^'p trung ho.c.

Tru+o+'c he^'t, trong la~nh vu+.c dda.i ho.c, chu'ng to^i ddo^`ng y' la`
tre^n nguye^n ta('c, ha^`u he^'t ca'c tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c ta.i Hoa Ky`
dde^`u pha?i ddu+o+.c accredited bo+?i nhu+~ng to^? chu+'c ma` o^ng ne^u
trong la' thu+\. Va` cu~ng tre^n nguye^n ta('c, su+. accreditation la`
mo^.t co^ng vie^.c kie^?m soa't lie^n tu.c ve^` tri`nh ddo^. gia'o su+,
gia'o tri`nh, pho`ng thi' nghie^.m...

Tre^n thu+.c te^', tri`nh ddo^. mo^~i tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c kho^ng pha?i la`
sa`n sa`n dde^`u nhau\. Tra'i la.i, theo cho^~ chu'ng to^i bie^'t, co'
nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng ma` tri`nh ddo^. to^'t nghie^.p kha'c xa nhau, va` ha^.u
qua? co' the^? nhi`n tha^'y ddu+o+.c ne^'u chu'ng ta co' tham gia va`o
vie^.c tuye^?n mo^. nhu+~ng sinh vie^n to^'t nghie^.p do ca'c xi' nghie^.p
thu+.c hie^.n thu+o+`ng xuye^n. Du+o+'i dda^y, chu'ng to^i xin ne^u le^n
mo^.t so^' ddie^?m kha'c bie^.t kha' quan tro.ng.

Tru+o+'c he^'t, tie^u chua^?n nha^.p tru+o+`ng kha'c nhau\. Co' tru+o+`ng
ddo`i ho?i ngu+o+`i sinh vie^n va`o tru+o+`ng vo+'i so^' ddie^?m SAT kha'
cao, nhu+ng co' tru+o+`ng ddo`i ho?i so^' ddie^?m SAT kha' tha^'p, va`
cu~ng co' mo^.t so^' tru+o+`ng kho^ng ddo`i ho?i ddie^?m SAT. Ngay trong
cu`ng mo^.t tie^?u bang, su+. kha'c bie^.t na`y cu~ng kha' ro~ re^.t giu+~a
ca'c tru+o+`ng va` co' lie^n he^. cha(.t che~ dde^'n kha? na(ng cu?a
ngu+o+`i sinh vie^n khi to^'t nghie^.p.

Mo^.t thi' du. cu. the^? la` tru+o+`ng MIT ddo`i ho?i so^' ddie^?m SAT
ra^'t cao\. Ta ha~y mo+? cuo^'n Peterson's Guide To Four Year College,
1991, trang 57, va` xem ty? so^' sinh vie^n co' so^' ddie^?m SAT (pha^`n
math test cu~ng nhu+ pha^`n verbal test).

Tru+o+`ng MIT thuo^.c tie^?u bang Massachusetts.

                 ty? so^' sinh vie^n    ty? so^' sinh vie^n So^'
ddie^?m           co' Verbal Test          co' Math Test

700-800                18%                      83%
600-699                50%                      16%
500-599                25%                       1%
400-499                 5%                       0%
300-399                 0%                       0%
200-299                 0%                       0%

No'i kha'c ddi, kho^ng mo^.t sinh na`o co' ddie^?m verbal test hoa(.c math
test du+o+'i 400, va` dda so^' sinh vie^n co' ddie^?m math test ra^'t cao\.
Tru+o+`ng Curry College cu`ng tie^?u bang Massachusetts

                 ty? so^' sinh vie^n    ty? so^' sinh vie^n
So^' ddie^?m        co' Verbal Test        co' math test

700-800                 0%                  0%
600-699                 1%                  3%
500-599                 7%                 11%
400-499                34%                 40%
300-399                48%                 41%
200-299                10%                  5%


No'i kha'c ddi, kho^ng co' sinh vie^n na`o trong tru+o+`ng na`y co' ddie^?m
verbal va` math test cao, va` dda so^' co' ddie^?m verbal va` math test
ra^'t tha^'p.

Ne^'u ta la.i mo+? trang 52, va` nhi`n va`o hai thi' du. kha'c:

Tru+o+`ng Georgia Institute of Technology

                  ty? so^' sinh vie^n      ty? so^' sinh vie^n
so^' ddie^?m          co' verbal test        co' math test

700-800                 3%                  29%
600-699                23%                  49%
500-599                45%                  19%
400-499                25%                   3%
300-399                 4%                   0%
200-299                 0%                   0%


Albany State College (cu`ng tie^?u bang Georgia)

                 ty? so^' sinh vie^n   ty? so^' sinh vie^n so^'
ddie^?m            co' verbal test       co' math test

700-800                     0%                 0%
600-699                     0%                 0%
500-599                     2%                 1%
400-499                     8%                13%
300-399                    29%                49%
200-299                    61%                37%

Mo^.t la^`n nu+~a, so sa'nh hai tru+o+`ng cu?a tie^?u bang Georgia, ta la.i
tha^'y tri`nh ddo^.  sinh vie^n ra^'t kha'c bie^.t.

Ne^'u ta la.i nhi`n va`o trang 55, tie^?u bang Kentucky cho tha^'y trong
so^' 28 tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c thi` chi? co' 8 tru+o+`ng tri`nh ba`y so^'
ddie^?m thi SAT, va` 20 tru+o+`ng co`n la.i kho^ng cho tha^'y so^' ddie^?m
SAT. Co' the^? co' tru+o+`ng kho^ng go+?i ta`i lie^.u tho^'ng ke^ to+'i
nha` xua^'t ba?n cuo^'n Guide, nhu+ng co' nhie^`u xa'c sua^'t la` dda so^'
nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng na`y kho^ng ddo`i ho?i ddie^?m SAT. Theo cho^~ chu'ng
to^i bie^'t, dda so^' nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng na`y nha^.n sinh vie^n va`o vo+'i
tie^u chua^?n tha^'p.

Ba^y gio+` ne^'u ta so sa'nh ba tru+o+`ng Georgia Tech, tru+o+`ng T.U.A.
va` tru+o+`ng U.C. Berkley, cu~ng tre^n ca(n ba?n SAT, ta se~ tha^'y ba
tru+o+`ng na`y kha' tu+o+ng tu+. va` co' the^? no'i ddu+o+.c la` sa`n sa`n
vo+'i nhau\.

Ma(.t kha'c ne^'u ta mo+? nhie^`u cuo^'n guide book kha'c nhau, ta co'
the^? tha^'y ho. chia ca'c tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c ra la`m bo^'n loa.i chi'nh:

* Nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng he^'t su+'c kho' chen cha^n va`o vi` tie^u chua^?n
nha^.p ho.c cao\.

* Nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng ra^'t kho'.

* Nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng kho' vu+`a pha?i\.

* Va` nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng he^'t su+'c de^~ va`o\.

Va` theo cuo^'n Robertson guide book thi` co' tre^n 500 tru+o+`ng dda.i
ho.c thuo^.c loa.i cuo^'i cu`ng, nghi~a la` ra^'t de^~ nha^.p ho.c vo+'i
so^' ddie^?m SAT kha' te^..

Tre^n dda^y la` mo^.t va`i thi' du. nho? cho tha^'y tri`nh ddo^. sinh vie^n
nha^.p ho.c mo^~i tru+o+`ng kha'c nhau ra^'t xa, ngay trong mo^.t tie^?u
bang, khie^'n cho tri`nh ddo^. sinh vie^n to^'t nghie^.p cu~ng kha'c nhau\.
Va` ca'c ha~ng tuye^?n mo^. sinh vie^n to^'t nghie^.p ca'c tru+o+`ng cu~ng
bie^'t ra^'t ro~ ddie^`u ddo'. Vi' du. mo^.t sinh vie^n to^'t nghie^.p ta.i
Georgia Institute of Technology vo+'i GPA=3.00 cu~ng de^~ kie^'m vie^.c
ho+n mo^.t sinh vie^n cu`ng nga`nh to^'t nghie^.p o+? Albany State College
(cu`ng tie^?u bang) vo+'i ddie^?m GPA=4, vi` tri`nh ddo^.  sinh vie^n cu?a
tru+o+`ng Albany State College tha^'p ho+n nhie^`u\.

Va` ne^'u chu'ng ta co' da.y ho.c ta.i mo^.t so^' nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng "de^~
va`o de^~ ra", ta mo+'i tha^'y tri`nh ddo^. sinh vie^n thie^?u na~o nhu+
the^' na`o\. Di~ nhie^n mo^.t thie^?u so^' sinh vie^n tha^.t xua^'t sa('c
cu?a ca'c tru+o+`ng ddo' va^~n dda'p u+'ng ddu+o+.c ddo`i ho?i cu?a thi.
tru+o+`ng, nhu+ng dda so^' co`n la.i ddu+o+.c ngu+o+`i ta go.i la` "half-
baked product".

Va^.y ma(.c da^`u co' nhu+~ng nho'm la`m accreditation ddi.nh ky`, va`
ma(.c da^`u co' su+. dda'nh gia' ho.c tri`nh, ddie^`u ddo' kho^ng kho^ng
ba?o dda?m ra(`ng tri`nh ddo^. ca'c tru+o+`ng sa`n sa`n ngang nhau\.

DDie^?m 3) no'i ve^` tru+o+`ng ho+.p "co' o^ng tha^`y co' ba(`ng cao ho.c
ve^` khoa ho.c ma` pha?i cha^.t va^.t khi gia?i quy ta('c tam xua^'t hoa(.c
vo+'i y' nie^.m ty? le^. thua^.n va` ty? le^.  nghi.ch". Tru+o+`ng ho+.p
na`y tuy kho^ng pha?i la` nhie^`u, nhu+ng kho^ng pha?i la` ca' bie^.t.  Va`
no' la` tru+o+`ng ho+.p co' tha^.t.

Tru+o+`ng ho+.p tre^n co' the^? xa^?y ra ddo^'i vo+'i mo^.t ngu+o+`i co'
so^' ddie^?m ra^'t tha^'p ve^` mo^n toa'n nhu+ng co' the^? kha' ho+n ve^`
nhu+~ng mo^n kha'c nhu+ khoa ho.c thu+.c nghie^.m, va` dda~ vu+o+.t qua
cu+?a a?i dda.i ho.c nho+` nhu+~ng ddie^?m kha'c bu` va`o ddie^?m toa'n.
Su+. gia?i thi'ch cu?a chu'ng to^i chu+a cha('c dda~ ddu'ng, nhu+ng su+.
kie^.n chu'ng to^i ne^u le^n ve^` o^ng tha^`y kho^ng gia?i no^?i quy ta('c
tam xua^'t la` su+. tha^.t va` no' vu+o+.t ra ngoa`i o'c tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng
cu?a o^ng cu~ng nhu+ cu?a chu'ng to^i\.

Trong so^' tre^n 500 tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c thuo^.c loa.i de^~, nhu+~ng o^ng
tha^`y thie^'u kha? na(ng no'i tre^n tuy la` thie^?u so^', nhu+ng kho^ng
pha?i la` nhu+~ng tru+o+`ng ho+.p ca' bie^.t.

Trang 4 cu?a la' thu+ co' dde^` ca^.p dde^'n gia'o su+ trung ho.c ta.i My~.
Chu'ng to^i hoa`n toa`n ddo^`ng y' vo+'i o^ng la` ca'c gia'o su+ trung ho.c
pha?i to^'t nghie^.p tu+` ca'c tru+o+`ng gia'o du.c hoa(.c co' ba(`ng dda.i
ho.c (B.A. hay B.S.) ro^`i ho.c the^m la^'y certificate of teaching.
DDie^`u dda'ng quan ta^m la` ngu+o+`i Hoa ky` ca`ng nga`y ca`ng than
phie^`n ve^` pha^?m cha^'t ddi xuo^'ng cu?a ne^`n gia'o du.c trung ho.c
co^ng. Xin xem pha^`n tham kha?o\.

Co' hai ly' do chi'nh ddu+o+.c ho. ne^u le^n: thu+' nha^'t, vi` tie^`n
lu+o+ng gia'o chu+'c tha^'p ne^n co' nhie^`u ngu+o+`i gio?i dda~ bo? nghe^`
da.y ho.c. Thu+' hai, vi` tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c gia'o du.c (ta go.i la`
tru+o+`ng su+ pha.m), chu' ta^m nhie^`u va`o phu+o+ng pha'p gia?ng da.y ma`
lo+ la` ddo^'i no^.i dung chuye^n mo^n. Mo^.t thi' du. cu. the^? ddu+o+.c
ddu+a ra la`: mo^.t gia'o su+ tu+o+ng lai chuye^n ve^` toa'n se~ pha?i ho.c
nhie^`u ve^` phu+o+ng pha'p da.y toa'n ma` ho.c i't ho+n ve^` chi'nh nga`nh
toa'n ma` ho. se~ pha?i da.y trong tu+o+ng lai\.

Mo^.t thi' du. vu+`a lie^n quan dde^'n kha? na(ng toa'n ho.c cu~ng nhu+
kha? na(ng die^~n ta? ba(`ng tie^'ng me. dde?, ddo' la` ca'c loa.i ba`i
toa'n "word problems", va` tie^'ng Vie^.t ta go.i la` toa'n ddo^'. Ta.i
nhie^`u tru+o+`ng trung ho.c, gia'o su+ ne' tra'nh kho^ng gia?ng da.y ca'c
ba`i toa'n na`y cho ca'c em. Ly' do chi'nh co' le~ vi` mo^.t la` ke'm kha?
na(ng die^~n ta?, va` hai la` vi` ke'm trong su+. suy lua^.n toa'n ho.c.
Ha^.u qua? la` ho.c sinh trung ho.c lo+'p 11, 12 no'i chung ra^'t ye^'u
trong ca'c ba`i word problems.

Trong anh em chu'ng to^i co' mo^.t so^' da^n dden la`m nghe^` da.y ho.c va`
kinh nghie^.m no'i tre^n la` kinh nghie^.m co' tha^.t. Cu~ng co' nhie^`u
anh em chu'ng to^i co' con ca'i ho.c trung ho.c cu~ng nhu+ dda.i ho.c, va`
ba^.c la`m cha me. pha?i theo do~i vie^.c ho.c cu?a con ca'i cu~ng nhu+
pha?i giu'p ddo+~ gio+'i tre? khi ga(.p kho' kha(n.

DDie^?m 4) lie^n quan dde^'n ca'ch vie^'t sa'ch. Nhu+~ng ddie^`u o^ng
tri`nh ba`y ra^'t ddu'ng tre^n nguye^n ta('c, va` nhu+~ng ddie^`u chu'ng
to^i tri`nh ba`y la` nhu+~ng nha^.n xe't du+.a tre^n thu+.c te^', gio^'ng
nhu+ ca'c ddie^?m 2) va` 3) cho ne^n chu'ng to^i thie^?n nghi~ kho^ng ne^n
ddi xa ho+n.

Ve^` ddie^?m 5) no'i ve^` vie^.c ho.c Anh ngu+~ ta.i dda.i ho.c. Ba`i
tri`nh ba`y cu?a chu'ng to^i co' the^? ga^y su+. hie^?u nha^`m ve^` ca^u
"Nhu+ng nga`y nay, vi` tri`nh ddo^. Anh ngu+~ o+? trung ho.c qua' ye^'u
ne^n Anh ngu+~ tro+? tha`nh mo^.t mo^.n ho.c ba('t buo^.c o+? dda.i ho.c
ddo^'i vo+'i ca'c sinh vie^n ky~ thua^.t." Mo^n Anh ngu+~ ma` ngu+o+`i
vie^'t ba`i no'i to+'i o+? dda^y la` dde^? chi? mo^n "remedial English".
Di~ nhie^n vie^.c ddu+a mo^n "remedial English" va`o mo^.t so^' tru+o+`ng
dda.i ho.c trong nhu+~ng na(m ga^`n dda^y co' lo+.i cho nhu+~ng sinh vie^n
ngoa.i quo^'c ca^`n bo^?  tu'c Anh ngu+~. Nhu+ng ma(.t kha'c, ne^'u ta
nhi`n va`o so^' ddie^?m SAT verbal test qua' tha^'p cu?a sinh vie^n ta.i
mo^.t so^' tru+o+`ng dda.i ho.c thi` nguye^n nha^n vi` dda^u\? Thu+a, vi`
tri`nh ddo^. Anh ngu+~ qua' ke'm cu?a mo^.t ty? le^. quan tro.ng ho.c sinh
va` sinh vie^n go^'c My~.

Tuy nhie^n, ne^'u ca^u tre^n ga^y su+. hie^?u nha^`m, thi` ddo' la` lo^~i
cu?a ngu+o+`i vie^'t ba`i\.

DDe^? ke^'t lua^.n, trong ba`i tri`nh ba`y ve^` ne^`n gia'o du.c Hoa Ky`,
giu+~a trang 55, chu'ng to^i coi no' la` ne^`n gia'o du.c ddu+'ng dda^`u
the^' gio+'i. Chu'ng to^i la.i nha('c la.i ddie^`u ddo' o+? dda^`u trang
56. Va^.y tri`nh ba`y ve^` nhu+~ng khuye^'t ddie^?m cu?a ne^`n gia'o du.c
Hoa ky` kho^ng co' nghi~a la` chu'ng to^i coi no' kho^ng co' u+u ddie^?m
dda^u a.. Ne^'u no' kho^ng co' u+u ddie^?m gi` thi` chu'ng to^i dda~ kho^ng
dde^` cao no' ddu+'ng dda^`u the^' gio+'i.

Khi ne^`n gia'o du.c Hoa ky` co' nhu+~ng khuye^'t ddie^?m, nha^'t la` o+?
trung ho.c co^ng la^.p, ddie^`u ddo' kho^ng co' nghi~a ta^'t ca? ho.c sinh
Hoa ky` dde^`u ke'm. Trong nhu+~ng tho^'ng ke^, ngu+o+`i ta hay no'i ve^`
bao nhie^u pha^`n tra(m dda.t tie^u chua^?n va` bao nhie^u pha^`n tra(m
kho^ng dda.t tie^u chua^?n. SAT la` mo^.t loa.i tie^u chua^?n. Ne^'u
tuo^?i tre? Vie^.t Nam tha`nh co^ng ve^` ho.c va^'n ta.i Hoa Ky`, thi`
thu+' nha^'t ddie^`u ddo' la` mo^.t ddie^`u dda'ng mu+`ng.  Thu+' hai, no'
co' nghi~a la` dda so^' tuo^?i tre? Vie^.t Nam tha`nh co^ng ddo' na(`m o+?
trong so^' 10% ho.c sinh xua^'t sa('c nha^'t. Va` thu+' ba, no' co' nghi~a
la` ba?n sa('c cu?a ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam giu'p tuo^?i tre? Vie^.t Nam i't
bi. a?nh hu+o+?ng bo+?i nhu+~ng khuye^'t ddie^?m trong ne^`n gia'o du.c va`
dda~ ta^.n du.ng ddu+o+.c to^'i dda nhu+~ng u+u ddie^?m cu?a no'.

Thu+a o^ng, co' le~ ddie^?m tre^n la` ddie^?m chu'ng ta ga^`n nhau nha^'t
dda^'y a..

Ma(.t kha'c ddie^`u ne^u tre^n kho^ng ga.t bo? ddu+o+.c su+. kie^.n la`
ra^'t nhie^`u ho.c sinh trung ho.c go^'c Hoa Ky`, nhu+~ng the^' he^. la^.p
nghie^.p la^u na(m ta.i Hoa Ky`, kho^ng tha`nh co^ng cho la('m. Va` ddo'
la` ddie^`u ngu+o+`i Hoa Ky` ra^'t quan ta^m.

Ngu+o+`i Hoa ky` ra^'t tu+. tin va`o kha? na(ng cu?a mi`nh ne^n ho. tha?n
nhie^n no'i ve^` nhu+~ng khuye^'t ddie^?m cu?a ho. va` ti`m ca'ch su+?a
chu+~a\. Co' nhie^`u ba`i pha^n ti'ch ve^` ne^`n gia'o du.c Hoa ky`
ddu+o+.c dda(ng tre^n nhu+~ng ta.p chi' va` chu'ng to^i xin lie^.t ke^
mo^.t va`i ba`i trong pha^`n tham kha?o du+o+'i dda^y\.

Sau he^'t, thay ma(.t cho ban chu? tru+o+ng dda(.c san gia'o du.c, chu'ng
to^i xin cha^n tha`nh ca?m o+n o^ng dda~ ta.o ra mo^.t nhi.p ca^`u dde^?
chu'ng ta ga(.p go+~ nhau tre^n mo^.t dde^` ta`i kho^ khan ddo^'i vo+'i
nhie^`u ngu+o+`i\.

Cuo^'n dda(.c san gia'o du.c mo+'i la` mo^.t giai ddoa.n mo+? dda^`u cho
cuo^.c tha?o lua^.n ve^` mo^.t dde^` ta`i kha' phu+'c ta.p va` ro^.ng me^nh
mo^ng. Trong pha.m vi ra^'t ha.n he.p cu?a mo^.t cuo^'n dda(.c san dda^`u,
chu'ng to^i dda~ bi. bo' tay kho^ng no'i ddu+o+.c he^'t nhu+~ng ddie^`u
muo^'n no'i\. Chu'ng to^i tha`nh thu+.c ta. lo^~i ve^` nhu+~ng thie^'u
so't, va` xin tri a^n ddo^'i vo+'i mo.i y' kie^'n ddo'ng go'p va` nhu+~ng
lo+`i chi? gia'o cu?a quy' vi.. Trong mo^.t nga`y ga^`n dda^y chu'ng to^i
co`n co' di.p tro+? la.i dde^` ta`i gia'o du.c va` ra^'t mong la.i ddu+o+.c
ddo'n nha^.n nhu+~ng cao kie^'n cu?a o^ng.

Tra^n tro.ng,

Kho^'i Gia'o Du.c / UBNC.



Mo^.t va`i ta`i lie^.u tham kha?o:

"The Exodus", U\.S. News & World Report, December 9, 1991, trang 66.

"Can Public School Survive\?", cu`ng mo^.t ta.p chi', trang 78.

"Education - Bil Bennett gives public schools a 'C'", U\.S. News & World
Report, May 9, 1988, trang 13.

"International Education Survey", U\.S. Department of Education, Feb. 1992.

Report by the National Council on Education Standards and Testing, January
24, 1992.

"Businessman says school fall short", CAUSA Report, January 1988.



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