Students must read 10 words to enter first grade: School has received applications

Thanh Son Primary School, where the incident occurred where students had to be able to read 10 words to receive their application to enter first grade - Photo: DUY NGOC

On August 13, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Lam, principal of Thanh Son Primary School in Thanh Son Ward, Phan Rang - Thap Cham City (Ninh Thuan), said that after Tuoi Tre Online reported that students had to be able to read 10 words to receive their application for first grade, the school had reviewed and accepted the application for students to attend school at the beginning of the new school year 2024 - 2025.

Parents of first graders are still worried

Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online , Ms. NTXH (35 years old, in Thanh Son ward, Phan Rang - Thap Cham city) said that Thanh Son Primary School has received her child's application to enroll in grade 1 at the school.

"I am currently completing the application to get my child ready for the new school year 2024-2025. I am also very happy that the school has resolved it early," said Ms. H.

Ms. H. confided: "My child and I would like to sincerely thank the leaders in the industry for their encouragement and sharing with my child and me. The principal also had a discussion with me, she also admitted her mistakes and apologized to my child and me."

According to Ms. H., her family was very happy to receive her application to Thanh Son Primary School, but also worried that her child would suffer psychological shock.

"These past few days, whenever I mentioned that I would be going to Thanh Son Primary School, my child was scared and said he didn't want to go to that school because he was afraid the teacher would make him read," Ms. H. shared.

Meanwhile , Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Lam said that the school has reviewed and accepted the application so that Ms. H's child can enroll on time.

"With Ms. H's concerns, the school will try to create the best conditions for her child. Ms. H can rest assured that her child will go to class. In the future, the school will arrange a suitable class for Ms. H's child," said Ms. Lam.

"The State's policy is to universalize education, why not accept applications?..."

Ms. NTXH's child was "tested" on reading the words in the middle of the textbook - Photo provided by a local resident

The story of students having to read 10 words to receive their application to enter first grade on Tuoi Tre Online has received much attention from readers.

Reader Nguyen Van Nghia shared: "The State's policy is to universalize education, and also to encourage children in difficult circumstances to go to school, so why not accept applications? The school only has the right to test the children's abilities to place them in appropriate classes.

In case of overload, no more quotas, no more seats, we must explain and report to superiors. In the past, our school had to teach 3 shifts/day."

Sharing the same opinion, reader Khien Hoa shared: "Recently, my daughter and I went to apply for a first grade class for her. We met the clerk who sold the application form for 10,000 VND/set. And the first thing she asked was which teacher my child was studying with. I said I didn't take extra classes, she was still happy and said it was too late, teaching her at home is good, when she goes to school, she will know.

I was happy about that statement but also worried because before entering first grade my child did not know the teacher like his friends. I don't know why but it's okay."

Reader Truongland said: "My child just finished first grade, I also thought that entering first grade would be exposed to the alphabet but I was wrong. The first grade curriculum only teaches children to recognize letters in the first two weeks and requires them to memorize, so parents at home have to accompany their children every night, when the child learns, they learn.

We should review the curriculum to make it easier so that children have time to experience life.

As reported by Tuoi Tre Online , Ms. NTXH (in Thanh Son ward, Phan Rang - Thap Cham city) said that on August 1, she took her child to Thanh Son Primary School to complete the procedures to enter first grade according to the educational program.

Here, the school principal directed a teacher to take a first grade textbook, open it to the middle, and ask Ms. H's child to read about 10 words.

"The principal said that if my child could read well, she would accept his application to enter first grade. But my child is not in first grade yet, so he can only read 6-7 words. The principal said he is still weak so she did not accept him," said Ms. H.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vu-hoc-sinh-phai-doc-duoc-10-chu-moi-vao-lop-1-truong-da-nhan-ho-so-20240813092019433.htm