Question

What was the educational delimma faced by in vietnam by french

Answer 1

1)education was seen as one way to civilise the native. but in order to educate them the french had to resolve a dilemma. how far were the vietnamese to be educated?.

2) the french needed an educated local labour force but they feared tht education might create problems.

3) once educated the vietnamese may begin to question colonial domination.

4) moreover french citizens living in vietnam called colons began fearing that they might lose their jobs as teachers, shopkeepers, policemen to the educated vietnamese. so the opposed policies that would give the vietnamese full access to french education.

Answer 2

Introducing French education in Vietnam was thought essential to establish the superiority of the colonists and even to get the essential local staff who could be used to further strengthen the hold of the French. However, there was one basic dilemma regarding this. Many feared that if the Vietnamese were given all access to teh French education they could question the colonial domination and even raise against it. On the other hand some some French who were recruited in Vietnam