Youth's 'canvas' lifestyle on literature exam

The mid-term literature exam of Mac Dinh Chi High School, Ho Chi Minh City, required students to write about the 'canvas lifestyle' of young people.

Literature exam of Mac Dinh Chi High School, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City

On October 29, social networks spread the mid-term 1 literature exam for 10th grade students of Mac Dinh Chi High School, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City.

Accordingly, the mid-term 1 literature exam for 10th grade students in the 2024-2025 school year at Mac Dinh Chi High School only has one question: "Write an essay discussing the promiscuous lifestyle of today's youth."

Grade 10 students do the above test in 45 minutes.

On social networks, many people praised the above essay as being very good, catching the "hot trend" of young people.

However, experts have mixed opinions.

Speaking to Tuoi Tre Online on the evening of October 29, a teacher who is the head of the literature group at a high school in Ho Chi Minh City (who asked not to be named) said that in terms of expertise, the above essay question, although short, is not wrong. According to the orientation of the 2018 general education program, teachers can create test questions in many different forms. The first form: separate reading and comprehension questions, separate writing skill questions. The second form: a combination of both of the above requirements. The third form: only writing skill requirements...

"Regarding the content of the exam, there are some factors that need to be reconsidered. In general, the exam content reflects quite current issues and is educational for students.

However, "backdrop" is a colloquial language, in this case students must understand it figuratively, not literally. The exam should have been clearly explained to students, so that they could understand correctly and fully the content of the exam to meet the requirements.

Not only that, in just 45 minutes, asking 15, 16 year old students to understand the lifestyle of the canvas and write an essay discussing it, I think it is too much for them. Because this is a test for students at many different levels. If this was a test for students who are good at literature, it would be more suitable" - the above teacher affirmed.

Tuoi Tre Online has contacted the principal of Mac Dinh Chi High School but has not received a response. We will continue to update.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/loi-song-phong-bat-cua-gioi-tre-vao-de-thi-van-20241029192118633.htm