The Advantages and Disadvantages of Attending
Evening Classes

Working during the day and going to school in the evening
is becoming more and more popular in Vietnam these
days. People have to work to support themselves and their
family; however, in order to work efficiently and earn some
more money to meet their own and other family members’
ever-increasing needs, they have to “renovate” their
previous knowledge and skills to meet the demanding
requirements of the labor market. I do the same, looking
forward to receiving my B.A. in English. From what I have
been experiencing in the in-service training section of the
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, I am getting
aware of a few advantages and disadvantages of
attending evening classes.

There is no doubt that evening classes provide me with
opportunities to improve my English. This language is a
must at my workplace, where I have to communicate with
other people via this international language either orally or
in written form.

The second advantage of attending evening classes is I
can work during the day. It is impossible for me to quit my
job to pursue some further study because I am a
significant bread-winner/wage-earner of my rather big
family. But I do know that it is dangerous to stay
academically unchanged for a decade or so, i.e. I have to
refresh my knowledge to cope with all demands at work or
else I will be fired sometime.

language!

Last but not least, attending evening classes means I
usually come back home rather late and fail to have dinner
together with other members of my family. And this is
really bad. I need a B.A. in English but I do love and need
my family very much, too. I feel regret at neglecting my
studies at home just because I am a full-time worker and a
part-time student at the same time.

In spite of these disadvantages, I keep on studying what I
consider as crucial for my present job and my future
career. I cannot wait until everything is all right to start my
evening courses. I have to do the best with what I have
right now. I enjoy the advantages of attending evening
classes, and I am ready to accept its disadvantages,
following an English saying: “Take the bad as well as the
good.” It is real life!