What has happened to the teacher-student relationship?
LookAtVietnam – News that a college student flung five liters of acid at a teacher has raised a wave of indignation among educators, students and ordinary people. A student of the HCM City Agriculture and Forestry University related the storyHere we summarize some reactions published by vernacular media VietNamNet and Tuoi Tre. Architect Le Cong Sy: What is happening with the teacher-student relation today? Why do more and more student nowadays dare call lecturers to beg for marks, something that no one was bold enough to do in the past? Pessimists are worried about the degrading of student morals. People may still remember a case that was a hot topic several years ago, when a female student of a local junior college reportedly offered ‘love’ to her lecturer in exchange for good marks. Former or current students are no longer surprised at all if they see other students going to ‘visit’ lecturers at home, or female students becoming ‘closer’ to lecturers after they fail exams. When I wo
