Students should be encouraged to choose the right grade 10 entrance exam.

Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Training and the Department of Education and Training emphasized that students need to be confident in their abilities when choosing their 10th grade preferences. However, students and parents themselves also believe that it is necessary to rectify the situation where teachers advise students to choose too safe preferences, choosing schools with admission scores for 10th grade that are much lower than the students' academic ability.

Ms. VL, in Hoan Kiem District (Hanoi), shared that her daughter took the 10th grade entrance exam last year and until now she still regrets her choice of her choice of grade 10. She has a good academic record and really likes Viet Duc High School. When writing the "draft" application for grade 10, she chose Viet Duc High School as her choice 1. However, her homeroom teacher tried to dissuade her, saying that it was risky because her academic performance was not excellent. The teacher also contacted the parents to convince the family to choose a school that last year had a lower admission score than Viet Duc High School by 3-4 points to ensure admission to a public school.

According to Ms. VL, although she was very sad, her child later chose NV following the teacher's advice because she thought the teacher had more experience and objective judgment. However, when the exam scores and admission scores were known, her child and her family were extremely regretful because they had 1.5 points more than enough to get into Viet Duc High School, but had to accept studying at another school that was both far from home and had a much lower quality of admission.

Parents wait for their children in the 10th grade entrance exam. This exam always receives great attention from parents due to its high competitiveness.

In recent years, every year, parents have been upset about being advised by teachers but in reality "forced" them not to take the 10th grade entrance exam or to choose a school lower than their actual ability just to increase the rate of students passing the public high school entrance exam. This is related to the report on the achievements of each teacher and each school in passing the public high school entrance exam.

Similar situations have occurred in some provinces. From 2024, the leaders of the Department of Education and Training of Bac Ninh province require that in the work of classifying final-year students, secondary schools need to organize propaganda and career counseling to help students make appropriate choices according to their abilities and strengths. Absolutely do not mobilize or pressure students during the process of registering for admission to public high schools. If violations are discovered, the head of the unit must first take responsibility.

In Hanoi, every year, the leaders of the Department of Education and Training require teachers and schools to do a good job of counseling and career guidance for students, but absolutely do not force students not to take the exam or choose a school based on the advice of the teachers. Based on the students' learning ability, teachers only provide students and parents with information about the types of schools that they can attend in grade 10 and advise them on suitable schools according to their abilities. The decision-making power belongs to the students and their families.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training said that saying so does not mean that teachers let students choose NV, because in reality, 9th grade students are not mature and confident enough without advice, encouragement and motivation from teachers. Mr. Nguyen Quang Tuan, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, said that even though students study well, if they choose poorly, they can still fail all NV because students have not carefully researched the admission plan, the high school they want to study at, and their own learning ability.

Parents pick up their children after the 10th grade exam

Therefore, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training recommends that families of students in the process of selecting candidates for admission to grade 10 public schools should pay attention to 3 factors: the student's learning ability (based on monthly survey results and daily learning ability); the school's standard score for grade 10 in the past 3 years and the distance from home to school to ensure that students do not have to travel too far.

According to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, although students are not allowed to change their NV after registering or taking the exam, being able to register for up to 3 NV is an advantage that students should take advantage of to ensure the highest chance of admission. However, the NVs must be arranged in order and ensure the "fall" of the benchmark score.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/can-khich-le-hoc-sinh-chon-nguyen-vong-vao-lop-10-phu-hop-185250306232127053.htm