Features of tonkin school

Features of Tonkin Free School- 1- The Tonkin Free School was started in 1907. At that time most of the Vietnamese follow the Chinese cultutes and tradition. The French started countering the Chinese influence to consolidate their own powers. They systematically dismantled the traditional education system and established French schools for the Vietnamese. 2- It included education classes in Science, Hygiene and French. 3- The school encouraged the western looks i.e., western clothes and short haircut. 4- The school textbooks were changed. Vietnamese were shown as backward,outdated and incapable of intellectual activities. They believed that French civilization was far most advance than the Vietnamese civilization. 5- French tried to control over the Vietnamese territory and its very indentity, customs, traditions and cultures. Thanks