eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2018-06-07 6 6 811 815 10.12691/education-6-6-33 EDUCATION20186633 article Nguyen Van Ninh nguyenvanninh27@gmail.com 1 Faculty of History, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam Discussion is the method with advantage in promoting the interaction between teachers and pupils, between pupils and pupils and between pupils and contents of knowledge. Organizing discussions for pupils will help them aware more comprehensively and profoundly of a historical character or a historical event. The use of discussion method in teaching about historical characters at schools also contributes to development of critic thought for pupils - an important skill determining whether learners succeed or not. Teachers may organize discussions for pupils about historical characters under 3 forms: group discussion, individual discussion and discussion between teacher and pupils. Each form has its own advantages requiring teachers' thorough grasp of technique to apply efficiently. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/6/6/33/education-6-6-33.pdf discussion method critic thought historical character