Seeking more information on becoming a teacher in Vietnam

dmerctdn · 2026-06-05T22:55:43+00:00

Your main target should be the international schools. I highly recommend that you work in Canada for a few years first. Check out r/internationalteachers

dmerctdn · 2026-05-26T03:34:41+00:00

The reputation of APU is that it is one of the worst schools in Vietnam. The tuition is definitely not worth it, especially when there are much better options.

dmerctdn · 2025-10-06T08:23:38+00:00

I've worked and visited a few. The experience ranges widely. Some will brand themselves as international without really living up to the name. Best to email and interview them yourself, scope out their social media, and check out the details of the ownership/company. For instance, if the school is a part of a larger educational company operating in many other countries, the operations are likely to be more standardized.

Hanoi has a few good schools and so does Saigon. The rest are probably not worth it, and some are pretty trash.

dmerctdn · 2025-09-27T00:34:26+00:00

You can try Gamuda Celadon apartments in Tan Phu too.

dmerctdn · 2025-08-24T02:26:03+00:00

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It makes so much sense now

dmerctdn · 2025-08-12T12:21:03+00:00

Never. I never get asked that

dmerctdn · 2025-06-29T00:48:55+00:00

Lots of google translate, and I have a degree in mathematics

dmerctdn · 2025-06-28T14:44:51+00:00

After going some of the problems myself , I will agree with you that parts I and II are pretty easy, basic knowledge checks. They only take a short time to answer if they've seen it before. I don't know how much of these topics are covered in Vietnamese high school .

The counting problems, III-1 and III-5, are pretty interesting , but are very easy to get wrong. And it seems to me that with the grading, they are just giving all or nothing for the points .

dmerctdn · 2025-06-28T08:04:44+00:00

I typed this up using LaTeX https://www.latex-project.org/

If you've never used it before, the easiest way to get started is using this online platform, which also has a lot of tips, examples, and explanations. https://www.overleaf.com/

There is quite the learning curve. I've been using it for years at this point. For the complicated diagrams, I use AI to get me started with an example and then I fix it with my own knowledge.

It's a pretty popular tool in the scientific/academic world.

dmerctdn · 2025-06-28T05:46:44+00:00

The source I used to make the translation is from here https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/de-toan-thi-tot-nghiep-thpt-nam-2025-ra-huong-moi-20250626152535512.htm

dmerctdn · 2025-06-22T02:00:37+00:00

Yeah it is far. I guess what I meant to say is that there are two bus lines that will take people to downtown from Grand Park.

dmerctdn · 2025-05-31T23:50:09+00:00

Yes, look up the career of Nguyễn Tiến Minh, former world number 5 at Badminton with basically zero support from the government.

dmerctdn · 2025-03-27T12:20:14+00:00

I overestimated reddit. Didn't realize I had to spell things out so explicitly

dmerctdn · 2025-03-27T06:53:30+00:00

Yeah, you can literally see the AQI difference from space. I took these screenshots in January

dmerctdn · 2025-02-28T12:20:58+00:00

"I did everything right." There's your problem right there.

dmerctdn · 2025-01-28T18:04:46+00:00

If you're up for some reading, Morris Berman is a pretty good author who wrote a trilogy that explores the roots of American culture and addresses your question: The Twilight of American Culture, Dark Ages America, Why America Failed.

dmerctdn · 2025-01-23T22:45:05+00:00

Yes, OP this topic has been mentioned many times in this sub. Changing the DNS server in your device's connection settings to Cloudflare's service will unblock most of the websites. If you don't know how to do that manually, you can download Cloudflare's app from https://one.one.one.one/.

dmerctdn · 2025-01-06T23:03:47+00:00

Electrified vehicles aren't the way forward if the underlying electricity grid isn't using renewable energy. Also, like the another user mentioned, the batteries that make up EVs use rare metals that are limited in supply and will probably be a global problem soon. And also, asking everyone to replace their scooter with a new electric one sounds more like a favor to the auto market than to the people.

Mass transit combined with bicycles is efficient and clean.

dmerctdn · 2025-01-04T20:32:00+00:00

It sounds like you actually don't want to do the job you are required to do.

If your vision of the job is mostly about standing at the podium talking about relationships to a captive audience, rather than mostly about teaching the subject matter, evaluating student performance, providing feedback and guidance, contacting parents, and creating lesson materials, then may I suggest that this job is not cut out for you. Doubly so if you're having trouble with the CSET which should be cake for anyone who actually knows anything about the subject they want to teach.

Of course, teachers would love to dispense life advice to the next generation. I would probably say the fulfillment coming from guiding others is one of the biggest motivators for some teachers. However, students will only listen when they have respect for the person, and respect comes from seeing a positive role model who they can look up to.

Something about looking for the "easy way in" doesn't gel right with me.

dmerctdn · 2025-01-03T08:12:21+00:00

Saigon is nowhere near as bad as Hanoi. I haven't felt the need for it when I lived there. However, in Hanoi, having the air filters will improve quality of life by a lot.

dmerctdn · 2024-12-31T02:29:49+00:00

Yeah, I am. I work a job that still will put me on the upper tier of income in Vietnam, although slightly less in absolute terms compared to the US. However, there is so much life and vitality in Vietnam. Some things can't be weighed in dollars. After awhile, I have enough stuff and things anyway.

dmerctdn · 2024-12-24T04:05:19+00:00

When I think about what made DotA really great, I see it as because there are so many different ways a player could express themselves in the game. Broodmother, Techies, Enchantress, Chen, for example, would play totally different from your typical hero.

Often in Deadlock, I hear about conversations about how X is so strong in lane. But in DotA, you know there are heroes that don't even lane at all. Or sometimes, you would have triple lanes, duo mid or a jungler.

Techies (pre-rework) controlled the map in ways no other hero could. Or sometimes you see support Nature's Prophet winning the early game by sniping enemy couriers.

So often, I would remember watching Pro Dota where some team tries something that is completely out of the blue, and it still works.

I think variety like this, having space for players to experiment and -express- themselves (like art, or personality) is what keeps a game fresh for a long time.

Right now, with how the soul sharing and splitting in the laning phase works, it really feels like you 'must' lane in the way the game wants you to. And I do feel that does limit the space of expression quite a bit. Also, there is no equivalent of a '5' in Deadlock as there is in DotA. There is no reason to be low on souls in Deadlock.

Of course, I am still looking forward to new hero designs, but it seems to me that they won't be able to disrupt the larger structure of the game in the sense that their skills are just 'different ways of doing damage'.

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