Students from the Khmer ethnic group at Phu Tam High School (Chau Thanh District, Soc Trang Province) discuss problems they do not understand with their teachers.
Teachers and students of Phu Tam High School (Chau Thanh district) focus on studying for the high school graduation exam, with the desire to achieve the best results. According to the school's Board of Directors, in the process of teaching and reviewing, the school always encourages and encourages students to study and regularly organizes tests and classifies students' quality to promptly adjust the review method. suitable for each student's ability.
Mr. Tran Cong Ly, Principal of Phu Tam High School said, in the school year 2022 - 2023, the whole school has 211 students in grade 12; in which there are nearly 160 students of Khmer ethnic group, accounting for 76%. In order to create favorable conditions for Khmer students to master the knowledge for the graduation exam, the Board of Directors has implemented a plan to tutor weak students. Accordingly, the school assesses the ability of each student and assigns subject teachers to strengthen review for weak students. In addition, the school assigns party members (who are teachers) to sponsor Khmer ethnic students with difficult circumstances to provide material support and spiritual encouragement for them to confidently participate in the exam. .
Kim Thi Cam Thu, a 12th grader, Phu Tam High School expressed: My family has a difficult situation, thanks to the teachers' concern and support, material and spiritual support should be provided. I feel very happy and grateful to my teachers. With the dedicated review guidance of teachers, up to this point, I have mastered more than 80% of the basic knowledge; Focus on reviewing on social networking sites, reviewing from friends to master and solve difficult questions.
At Van Ngoc Chinh High School, Thanh Phu Commune (My Xuyen District) - a locality with more than 50% of the population being Khmer, the Board of Directors actively developed a review plan for grade 12 students. In addition to the knowledge of teachers and teachers, the school actively cooperates with students' parents to both take care of their health and allocate reasonable study time at home.
Ms. Diep Thi Ngoc Thanh, Principal of Van Ngoc Chinh High School, informed that in the 2022-2023 school year, the whole school has 248 grade 12 students, including 86 Khmer children. The Board of Directors also directs teachers to teach and closely monitors the learning situation of Khmer students.
Ms. Thanh shared, Khmer students are still hesitant and have not actively asked their teachers about their knowledge during the review process. Therefore, the Board of Directors directs teachers to pay more attention and actively ask students about their teaching knowledge, to avoid the situation that some students do not understand the lesson and still have questions but do not dare to present it in front of the class. Students gain knowledge, skills, and confidence to take part in the upcoming exam.
Soc Trang is the province with the largest number of Khmer ethnic people in the country, with more than 400.000 ethnic minority households, accounting for over 31% of the total population of the province. Chau Tuan Hong, Director of Soc Trang Province's Department of Education and Training, said that in the 2022-2023 school year, the province has 9.946 students in grade 12, of which 1.896 Khmer students, accounting for over 20%. Up to now, the schools have organized exam preparation quite seriously, students have mastered the knowledge, skills and regulations of the exam.
The Department of Education and Training held a mock exam for grade 12 students, helping them get used to the atmosphere and how to take the test; at the same time for the school board and teachers to analyze the amount of knowledge to have a way to focus on the focus in the remaining review time. Thereby, most of the units have planned to assign specific targets and quality to each specialized team; have a list of students who are weak and at risk of failing to graduate to have a plan to review and strengthen their knowledge.
Leaders of the provincial Department of Education and Training added that up to now, the preparation steps for the high school graduation exam in the area have basically been completed according to the schedule; in which the province has 27 test points and 430 exam rooms.
The Department directs schools to coordinate with students' parents in announcing the time and location of the exam; In particular, in the localities, groups (with hotline numbers) have been established to support students taking the exam when having traffic problems, so that they can confidently enter the exam with the highest efficiency. .
