Male valedictorian learns English through cartoons, admires singer G-Dragon

(Dan Tri) - Since childhood, Quoc Thai has been familiar with English through animated films. The excellent village school boy became the valedictorian of block D07 in Thanh Hoa province with 28 points.

Nguyen Duy Quoc Thai, a student at Le Hoan High School in Tho Lap Commune, Thanh Hoa Province, won the top position in Block D07 of Thanh Hoa Province with 28 points (Math 9, Chemistry 9, English 10). With this achievement, Thai entered the top 4 in the Northern region and ranked 10th nationwide.

Sharing with Dan Tri reporter, Quoc Thai said that after the exam, he was very confident with his performance but still anxiously waited for the results. When he saw his name on the list of valedictorians, he was very happy and excited.

Nguyen Duy Quoc Thai, valedictorian of block D07 of Thanh Hoa province (Photo: Provided by the character).

"I thank my teachers and family for always accompanying and encouraging me during the past time," Quoc Thai shared.

Not only did he get high scores in the high school graduation exam, the village school boy also has many other proud achievements.

In grade 10, Quoc Thai won third prize in the provincial English competition. In grade 11, he continued to win second prize in the provincial English competition and achieved 8.0 IELTS.

With his outstanding scores and achievements, Quoc Thai plans to apply to the Logistics and International Business major, a high-quality training program at the Foreign Trade University.

Quoc Thai said that to achieve the current results, he mainly studied in class and did exercises according to the outlines given by the teachers, without reviewing additional exam questions or documents online. At any stage, he focused on completing all the exercises, not cramming at the "last minute" time.

Commenting on the D07 exam, the new valedictorian shared that the math and chemistry questions were highly classified, while the English question was quite difficult.

Quoc Thai and his father (Photo: Character provided).

Quoc Thai revealed that although he was born into a family where both parents are teachers, he was not pressured to choose a learning method.

“My parents always accompany, support and encourage me to live with my passion. I not only like studying math, chemistry, English but also have interests in fashion , listening to music, reading books, going to the gym and am a fan of G-Dragon - a Korean rapper, singer, musician, and businessman,” Quoc Thai added.

Mr. Nguyen Duy Trinh, Quoc Thai’s father, expressed his pride in his son’s achievements. “Thai doesn’t go to extra classes much, he mainly studies at school. When he comes home, he arranges his own study time,” Mr. Trinh shared.

According to Mr. Trinh, after consulting with friends, his family let Thai learn English through cartoons from a young age. Therefore, the family often plays age-appropriate movies for Thai to watch and learn at the same time.

Seeing his passion for foreign languages, his family always encouraged and supported him to pursue his passion. “The results that Thai achieved in the recent exam are the result of a serious self-study process and the enthusiastic support from his teachers,” Mr. Trinh confided.

The new valedictorian of Thanh Hoa province likes to learn English through cartoons (Photo: Character provided).

Mr. Nguyen Quang Dung, Principal of Le Hoan High School, said that Quoc Thai is a very individualistic student and knows how to set clear goals in his studies. He is an excellent student in all aspects, especially in English.

“For nearly 60 years, Le Hoan High School has had many students who achieved valedictorian status. However, when we received the good news from Quoc Thai, we were still very proud and honored.

His achievements are a great source of encouragement for all teachers and students in the school. I believe that with his studious spirit, Quoc Thai will go further in his studies and career,” said Mr. Dung.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/nam-thu-khoa-hoc-tieng-anh-qua-phim-hoat-hinh-ham-mo-ca-si-g-dragon-20250727075105012.htm