why did the vietnamese oppose the changes intoduced by the french in the field of education
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They faced major- problems which were:
(i) French citizen living in Vietnam (called colons) began opposing the government’s policy as they
thought they might lose their jobs to the educated Vietnamese.
(ii) The elites in Vietnam were mostly influenced by Chinese culture. To consolidate their power, the French authority had to counter this Chinese influence;
To solve this problem, the French authority took some steps as follows:
(i) Only the Vietnamese elite could enroll in the schools and only a few among those admitted, ultimately passed the school leaving examination.
(ii) Some policy-makers suggested that Vietnamese be taught in lower classes and French in the higher classes. The few who learned French could understand the culture and civilization of France and they could be rewarded with French citizenship.
● Through the French system of education, the french wanted to strengthen their rule and control in Vietnam and this was known to the Vietnamese people.
● They even tried to change the norms, values and perception of people to make them believe which wasn't acceptable to the Vietnamese people.
● The French Government made efforts to prevent the Vietnamese people from qualifying for the White-collar jobs which was fought against by the Vietnamese students.
● Vietnamese feared their country was losing control not only over their territory but also over their norms and values and people were starting to develop the master-slave mentality.