I was thinking how it is possible to achieve this sounding task. Targets are 10 year old kids. The goal is for them to have a clearer view of their future. Most countryside kids grow up in poor families. Their families from generations have known only farming, and so might they in 10 years time. But we believe they might not. Danang, Vietnam, is opening up rapidly. Land is now used for better purposes than planting. Only those who know to grasp the opportunity will survive. We aim to teach them basic English and general computing where Microsoft Words is the start. The question now is what forms the best means to make the kids apply such knowledge most effectively for their future?
- We can make the kids enjoy English so they will put more effort into this subject during studying terms.
- English is conditioned with fun. Fun teaching is introduced to teachers of all subjects. So the kids will enjoy studying in general since it is conducted in an interactive fun manner.
- Students have the opportunity to master practical Microsoft Words. The computer would no longer be a foreign object.
- Students have proper knowledge to gain access to and use the Internet as a convenient tool to supplement studying.
- How to avoid the kids going to playful websites and chat-rooms instead of educational sites?
- Teachers and DUT students would help in the longterm continual process. But teachers are busy with their own work. They might not be able to conduct lessons for the kids outside normal curriculum.
- There is an IT competition for secondary students. Those who win the prizes will get scholarships to study in specialized high schools in the city.
- The aim for the big group would be general exposure, awareness of the Internet as a tool, exposure to possible careers in the city other than farming.
So what we should do for this first year of a 4-year long term plan are:
1. General outcoming 6th grade students (incoming 7th grade students) - practical Microsoft Words and Basic English, introduction to useful tools on the Internet.
2. (10) Gifted incoming 8th grade and 9th grade students - special training for IT competition in the city.
3. Teachers in general - Powerpoint introduction, ways to make the lessons fun.
4. Awareness workshops - Introduction of different career opportunities available, introduction of city development, including aspiration-invoking trials.
5. DUT students - bi-monthly visits with tests and scholarships?
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