There is a buzz about life skills books that teach children to step on glass to increase…courage

Accordingly, the above content that caused a stir in public opinion is in the book: “Practicing life skills for first grade students”.

In the book, there is the story “Brave An” written: “The teacher spread a thick glass carpet in front of the class and asked everyone to go through it. The whole class was very scared! But the teacher encouraged and guided An to confidently walk through the glass carpet. Thanks to that, An walked through the glass carpet easily. Once through, An saw that the glass carpet was not as scary as she thought come back to encourage you to be brave like An. In the end, the whole class bravely walked through the glass carpet.”

The illustration in this story is image of a little girl wearing a tank top and shorts standing on a layer of glass scattered on the floor. At the end of the story, the book also offers a discussion with the question: “How brave were you?” I tell my friends about my courage.”

Parents Ha Trong An (Cau Giay, Hanoi) shared: “Even though it is a guide to life skills, appropriate content should be selected to increase courage, not teach children to step on glass.”

Besides, many parents also reflect that the above book has a section on teaching children to smile along with expressing different emotions but it requires children to practice by smiling at… plants in the garden.

“ I don’t understand why the book has such strange instructions that are more like books for retarded and autistic children than for children. normal development” said parent Mai Hoa (Dong Da, Hanoi).

Knowing that the book “Practicing life skills for first grade students” by Dr. Phan Quoc Viet (editor) ) and co-author Nguyen Thi Thuy Nuong (Tam Viet group – one of the life skills training centers in Vietnam) and compiled by the publisher Education Vietnam published.

Related to the PV incident Electronic newspaper Dan tri < /em>contacted the Educational Publishing House to learn about the above book. The Education Publishing House said that it has grasped the information stirring up public opinion and will respond as soon as possible.