Nguyen Nam Long, a student in class 6A8 at Tran Dai Nghia Specialized High School, Ho Chi Minh City - Photo provided by the family.
Sharing about his TOEIC score of 920/990, Nguyen Nam Long said he took the TOEIC exam because of a bet he made with his father.
Mr. Nguyen Binh Nam, Long's father, recounted: "I thought my son was still weak in grammar. And Long challenged me to a 50-point TOEIC test. Accepting this challenge, my son and I both registered for the TOEIC test on February 6th. Long achieved a total score of 920, with listening skills scoring 485/495 and reading 435/495. I scored 840."
"Before taking the TOEIC exam, Long only looked at the structure and question types but didn't study. From the time he was in first grade until now, my wife and I haven't sent him to any extra classes," Mr. Nam informed.
Mr. Nam said that Long was exposed to English from a very young age. Even in kindergarten, he was introduced to English for two lessons a week as part of the school's extracurricular program.
At the age of 4, Long studied English with an American teacher until he started first grade, at which point he stopped. Since then, he has only studied English as part of his school curriculum (the enhanced English program at Nguyen Van Luong Primary School, District 6, and the integrated English program at Tran Dai Nghia Specialized High School).
"My grandson regularly watches videos on YouTube about programming tutorials, world events, and space science , and watches movies on Netflix. All of them are in English," Mr. Nam shared.
In the first semester, Long achieved excellent academic results (according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training , to achieve excellent results, students need to have at least 6 out of 8 subjects graded with scores of 9.0 or higher). Besides mathematics and natural sciences, which are his strengths, Long also excels in history, geography, and other subjects.
"Because he doesn't attend extra classes, he has a lot of free time in the evenings. Besides playing table tennis with his father and cycling with his mother, Long spends the rest of his time studying and playing on his own. We want him to develop freely and don't put too much pressure on him regarding academic achievements," Mr. Nam said.
"Dad doesn't want to work extra, and I don't want to study extra either."
Mr. Nguyen Binh Nam recounted: "When Long was young, some family members wanted him to attend extra classes to improve his handwriting and refine his English grammar skills..."
I hadn't even said anything to my son yet when he asked his dad:
Dad, how many hours a day do you work?
- Eight hours, son!
- I also go to school for 8 hours a day! So, after work, Dad, would you like to do some extra work to earn more money?
- No way! Dad works all day, and by the time he gets home in the evening, he's exhausted.
"Me too, Dad. I've already been to school all day, and I don't want to go to extra classes in the evening."
People rushed to register for the TOEIC exam starting at 3 AM because they were afraid... the test would be too difficult?Source
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