Why did my child get 9 and 10 points in literature and math but not receive a certificate of merit?

At the end of the school year, many parents wonder why their children are not excellent students or do not receive certificates of merit..., even though their math and literature scores are 9 and 10.

Math and literature scores of 9 and 10 are not praised; scores of 7 and 8 are considered "good academic performance"

On the social networking group for parents in Hanoi , in recent days, there have been many status lines from parents sharing their feelings about their children, despite getting all 9s and 10s, not being considered excellent students or receiving certificates of merit. Some parents said "their children are very sad", others said their children burst into tears when almost the entire class had only a few "not excellent" students...

The children are confident because their test scores are very high, but "only because one of the minor subjects" such as physical education, fine arts, experiential activities, or social sciences is assessed as "complete" and not "completed well".

Students receiving certificates of merit are evaluated comprehensively instead of just achieving high scores in math and literature (illustrative photo)

PHOTO: TC

A "frustrated" parent shared: "My child tried hard all year, got 5 10s and 2 9s in the final exam, did well in many aspects except music , so he didn't receive any compliments"...

This parent also said that although he encouraged his child to try harder in the new school year, he also questioned "whether teachers are fair in evaluating students", especially in subjects that are evaluated by "qualitative" rather than by scores.

Another parent wrote: "In the past, good and excellent students got certificates of merit. But now only excellent students get certificates of merit. When I see my child's sad face, I feel so sorry for him!"

Meanwhile, a parent whose child is in 6th grade, one of 4 students who were not evaluated as having completed the program well, humorously posted on social media to appreciate the teacher's creativity when commenting during the year-end summary that her children were "unpolished gems".

A parent whose child is in 8th grade was upset and said that his child got 9 or 10 points in math and literature but was not evaluated as "well done", while his classmates got 7 or 8 points in "main subjects", but because of high scores in "secondary subjects", they received certificates of merit for good study...

Meanwhile, there are also many comments such as: we should not divide main subjects into secondary subjects, learning is a process, parents only focus on math, Vietnamese and ignore other subjects. Or: "If you are good, you have to be good at everything. Focus on subjects with scores, ignore subjects with assessments. Then gradually form the thought of taking other specialized subjects (fine arts, physical education, ...) lightly"...

No GPA, no distinction between "major and minor"

Circular 22 on the assessment and classification of secondary and high school students issued by the Ministry of Education and Training, effective from 2022, no longer classifies students into 4 levels: excellent, average, weak, poor as before. Instead, students' learning outcomes in each semester and the entire school year are assessed according to one of 4 levels: good, fair, satisfactory, and unsatisfactory.

Notably, to achieve a good level, the new regulation requires differently from the requirement for good academic performance. According to the old regulation, students with good academic performance must have an average score of 8.0 or higher in all subjects, with no subject below 6.5, and must have at least one of the three subjects of math, literature, and foreign language at 8.0 or higher.

Regulations in Circular 22 to achieve a good level: each student is classified as good, the subjects assessed by comments must be at a passing level, the subjects assessed by combined comments must be 6.5 or higher, of which at least 6 subjects must be at a level of 8.0 or higher.

Thus, to achieve a good level, students are only allowed to have 2/8 subjects assessed by scores with results below 8.0 (not including elective subjects in high school). All subjects assessed by comments must be at a passing level: 4 subjects in middle school and 5 subjects in high school (including elective subjects).

Notably, the new assessment method also removes the requirement that students with good academic results must have one of the following subjects: math, literature, or foreign language with a score of 8.0 or higher.

Therefore, there are cases where students are assessed as having good academic performance but their math and literature scores may only be 6.5 - 7 points, and conversely, there are students who score 9 or 10 points in these subjects but are not "good" when assessed in terms of academic performance.

Assessing and classifying students in this way also eliminates the average score of all subjects. The representative of the Ministry of Education and Training explained that in the past, when assessing the average score of all subjects, there was a phenomenon of taking one subject to compensate for another. Therefore, it led to the phenomenon of some subjects being at a very high level, even 9-10, but up to half of the remaining subjects were only at a fair level.

Removing the average score will help to look closely at the score sheet of all subjects to know which subjects students are outstanding in and which subjects need more effort, instead of lumping everything together in one general result.

The Ministry of Education and Training believes that the purpose of this assessment is to be more realistic about students' learning outcomes, to help make adjustments in theeducational process, to promote each student's strengths, and to help students who have not achieved the desired results in each aspect.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vi-sao-con-dat-diem-9-10-van-toan-nhung-khong-duoc-giay-khen-185250529162406286.htm