Is it true that schools ‘advocate’ weak students not to take the 10th grade exam, not to take the high school graduation exam in Hanoi?

April 27, 2022 14:25 GMT+7

Recently, a parent whose child used to be in grade 12 at Tu Lap High School (Me Linh, Hanoi) said that his child received “special attention” from the school when during the second semester examination of the 2020-2021 school year, any Suspected to be asked by the school to do homework in a separate room in the style of 1 supervisor – 1 student, even though the child did not have any violations, did not cheat on the exam, and is not related to Covid-19 to have to be isolated. from other friends.

In addition, this parent also shared about the information that teachers received “oral” instructions asking to review each class to mobilize weak students to only receive certificates of completion of 12th grade and not participate. high school graduation exam.

This information immediately attracted the attention of the public. Mr. Nguyen Van Hau, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Me Linh district, said that through initial verification coordination between the locality and the school, it was found that there was no case of mobilizing weak students not to take the high school graduation exam because the candidate reacted against the school. The above image took the high school graduation exam last year and failed to graduate.

Tu Lap High School

In another development related to the case of Mr. NVD, Phu Cuong commune, Soc Son district, Hanoi “accused” the teacher of Phu Cuong Secondary School asking his daughter, who is in 9th grade, to write a voluntary application not to enter the 10th grade. Tran Thi Thanh Hue, Head of the Education and Training Department of Soc Son district, said: “Immediately after receiving the complaint, the Soc Son Department of Education and Training held a meeting to capture information about the incident.”

Accordingly, the meeting had the participation of students’ families, homeroom teachers, schools, inspection teams and leaders of Soc Son district’s Department of Education and Training.

Ms. Hue informed about the meeting: “The student said that this is a voluntary application because he does not want to take the 10th grade exam, but there is no coercion from the teacher or the school. My mind is to want to attend the school. profession instead of taking the public 10th grade exam.

On the side of parents, after the opinion of his daughter, Mr. D. also expressed that because he wanted his child to take the exam in grade 10, even if he failed the exam, he would still take the exam, only then would he continue, so when he saw his daughter’s application form. About not participating in the public 10th grade exam, male parents are very upset.”

According to the Head of the Education and Training Department of Soc Son district, at the meeting, the homeroom teacher and the school affirmed that they always encourage students to take the exam to enter 10th grade and do not force students to write applications.

The share of the male NVD parent caused a stir in public opinion.

Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Hue added: “The opinion of the department is that whether candidates pass or fail the exam, they still support and encourage all 9th ​​grade students to take the exam into 10th grade. If they fail the exam, they can still apply for an application. enter a vocational school to further study their aspirations and interests.

During the meeting, I also encouraged the student to try his best to take the upcoming exam. Now the family is no longer angry.

After the incident, we reminded teachers to learn from experience in methods and methods of communication when communicating with parents to avoid misunderstandings; need to discuss with parents before communicating with students to create cohesion and clarity. The school administration also needs to be more attentive to teachers and students.”

Recently, a number of Hanoi parents posted information on social networking forums about their children being urged not to take the 10th grade exam in a public high school, causing public outrage. Some teachers even said that this incident has existed for many years, but it has never been confirmed explicitly or publicly, but only directed “mouth” to create a hidden corner that is difficult to tell. students, parents and teachers. The incident, though only happened in a small group of students of some schools, made the public angry because it was extremely anti-educational.

Hoang Thanh