Youth's 'canvas' lifestyle in 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 paper from 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 of 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 29th, a teacher who is the head of the literature department at a high school in downtown Ho Chi Minh City (requesting anonymity) stated that, from a professional standpoint, the essay question, although short, is not incorrect. According to the 2018 general education curriculum guidelines, teachers can create test questions in various formats. The first format includes separate reading comprehension questions and separate writing skill questions. The second format combines both. The third format only requires writing skills…

"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, "background" is a spoken language, in this case students must understand it figuratively, not literally. The exam should be clearly explained to students, so that they can understand correctly and fully the content of the exam to meet the requirements.

Furthermore, requiring 15 or 16-year-old students to understand the superficial lifestyle and write an essay discussing it within just 45 minutes is, in my opinion, too difficult for them. This is an exam designed for students of various levels. If this were an exam for students with excellent writing skills, it would be more appropriate," the teacher asserted.

Tuoi Tre Online has contacted the administration of Mac Dinh Chi High School but has not yet 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