ÔN PRACTICE WORDS AT THE BEGINNING OF GRADE 8
Reviewing to prepare knowledge and skills to meet the 10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City, scheduled to be held in early June, is happening enthusiastically.
On forums for parents of students in Ho Chi Minh City, shares often appear with content such as: "Do you have experience or know any reputable and quality exam preparation classes that you can let me know?" . Now we have to start speeding up."
Students after school at a 10th grade exam preparation center
Although her daughter has quite good academic performance and is conscious of self-study, Ms. Nguyen Hoang Mai, parent of a student at Khanh Binh Secondary School (District 8), has set goals and plans to prepare her child for 10th grade a long time ago. almost… 2 years. That is, since the beginning of 8th grade, the child has participated in extra classes at the center 3 times/week for 3 subjects: math, literature, and English according to the 10th grade exam preparation roadmap offered by the center. At this point, Ms. Hoang Mai's daughter's tutoring schedule doubled to improve her knowledge and test-taking skills.
As for Ms. Banh Thi Huyen Trang, a parent of a famous secondary school in Thu Duc City, after sharing the experience of having her child practice for 10th grade English major, she registered her child to take extra classes at an exam preparation class in District 5. .2. “Twice a week, mother and daughter travel nearly 2 km to study. I have the ability to learn English, so my family also invests and wants me to try. It's really like both mother and child are spinning their wheels together with the tutoring schedule. Because in addition to practicing specialized English, I also study at home with a tutor to meet the 30 required exams. One day, while doing classwork and completing extra practice, I stayed up until 3 a.m.," Ms. Huyen Trang confided.
HSTUDENTS ALSO CREATE PRESSURE ON THEMSELVES
Not only parents but students also put pressure on themselves. ND, a 9th grade student at a middle school in District 1, shared: "I'm not worried about failing the 10th grade, but I'm worried about not being able to get into the school I like." Because of this pressure and his friends going to practice at many centers and many teachers, ND texted his mother about his desire to go to high school and whispered: "I'm looking for extra classes for you." child" because he felt like his extra study wasn't "enough".
With many years of experience as a 9th grade homeroom teacher, Mr. Vo Kim Bao, teacher of Nguyen Du Secondary School (District 1), said that the 2nd semester is the time when 9th grade students begin to speed up to prepare for the entrance exam. Public grade 10. Parents often base on the academic results at the end of the first semester to "measure" which subjects their children are weak in to increase the amount of extra study time. Mr. Bao said it is not uncommon for parents to send their children to extra classes with up to 1 or 6 teachers because they see that their children are weak at studying or because they have too high expectations for them. “In the literature department alone, there are students whose parents send them to study with up to 7 extra teachers. One teacher only teaches literary argument writing, one teacher teaches social argument and the other teacher teaches work analysis," shared the head of the literature group at Nguyen Du Secondary School.
KYOU SHOULD NOT GIVE YOUR CHILDREN "INNOCENT" EXAMINATION PRACTICE
Teacher Vo Kim Bao believes that there must be a scientific learning method to be able to conquer the exam, not just studying a lot, studying by heart, memorizing by rote...
Mr. Bao said that each teacher has a different teaching method. Studying with too many teachers in the same subject can confuse students, make it difficult to determine writing methods, and even make them lack confidence when taking the exam. In particular, studying too much will cause students to not have time to review, and studying will become ineffective.
From this reality, Mr. Bao advises: "Parents should discuss with the teacher in class to be sure of their child's learning ability. At the same time, you should consult your children to know which teacher they want to study with, best suited to their way of absorbing lessons. The most important thing is to know where your child is weak to properly nurture them, set reasonable school aspirations, and not put too much pressure on your child."
After many years of participating in marking the 10th grade entrance exam, a teacher at Ha Huy Tap Secondary School (Binh Thanh District), said that students often "fail" on practical math problems due to lack of skills in reading, understanding, and Practical knowledge to understand the problems given in the exam. Errors when taking this test sometimes come from students only focusing on learning the test types mechanically, by rote, or by rote learning without understanding the nature of the problem. Therefore, at this time students need to review and systematize their subject knowledge, see what knowledge they are weak in, then spend more time to supplement that knowledge. Instead of taking too much, unscientific extra classes, you should spend time systematizing your knowledge and solving problems on your own, firmly grasping the basic knowledge.
For parents, this teacher sends a message not to let their children chase exam preparation because they are too worried. What parents need most is to relieve their children's psychological pressure, spend time encouraging and following their children closely to form self-study skills. Don't send your child to school too much, it will put more pressure on them...
And master Tran Dinh Nguyen Lu, English specialist, Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, warned: "Many parents often have the notion that if they are poor at studying, going to extra classes will be effective. Extra learning is only effective when it is scientific, ensures health, and especially when students can evaluate their knowledge acquisition in extra classes. On the contrary, if you just follow extra classes to cram for the sake of cramming, it is very harmful."
From there, experts from the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City gave advice: to effectively review for 10th grade admission, students must know how to scientifically build a study timetable for the 3 entrance exam subjects. reasonable. Particularly for English, when studying on social networking channels, students need to choose methodical and reliable channels and websites.
Advice from a psychologist
The 10th grade entrance exam is a big exam not only for students, but also for parents. To best cope with the stress and pressure of entrance exams, from a psychological perspective, students and parents should do the following:
First of all, it is necessary to recognize that anxiety, stress and pressure from studying and taking exams at this time are inevitable and cannot be avoided. We should not be afraid of it, but see fear, anxiety, stress, and pressure as a companion urging us to try to study every day for the goals of life.
Next, dividing the day's schedule for study, play and living activities is necessary. Students should not "study like crazy" because of anxiety, but should normalize their learning. For example, students can divide their time according to the formula of studying for 1 hour, resting or entertaining for 15 - 20 minutes, then returning to studying. Whenever you feel unwell and don't want to continue studying, stop and do a housework, play a game, sing a song... then go back to studying.
Finally, cherish sleep and happy moments with friends, teachers, and parents because these are great resources to help students always be ready, willing, and ready to face all challenges and difficulties. in life.
Always remember that you are not alone in your admissions journey, you have parents, friends, and relatives to always accompany and support you.
Doctor GIANG THEN VŨ (lecturer, Department of Psychology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education)
