The secret of a teacher in rural Nghe An that helped her student achieve 30 points in Geography in the high school graduation exam

The teacher behind the 30 scores

With a score of 29 (Literature 9, History 10, Geography 10), Hoang Thi Tuyet - a student of class 12A5 at Yen Thanh 2 High School has just been admitted to the Literature Pedagogy Department at Hanoi National University of Education. For a student from a rural school, entering the top pedagogical school in the country is truly a dream come true.

In the same class as Tuyet, poor student Phan Phuc Loc also received a notice of admission to the Geography Pedagogy Department - Quy Nhon University. Before that, due to difficult circumstances, a single-parent family with only two children, Loc thought of finishing school and then going to work. But when he received the graduation exam results with 26.75 points, Loc decided to continue his dream in the lecture hall.

With more than 90% of class 12A5 students passing the university entrance exam, including one student being commended by the Provincial People's Committee, teacher Dang Thi Hien could not hide her emotion.

The joy was doubled when in the two classes she taught Geography, 30 students scored 10 points. Of which, class 12A8, which is more inclined towards block C, achieved an average score of 9.32, and class 12A5, although it is a block D class, 99% chose Geography as an elective subject, with an average score of 9.47.

With this result, Ms. Hien was honored to receive a reward from the Nghe An Department of Education and Training in the emulation movement "90 days and nights determined to achieve high results in the 2025 High School Graduation Exam".

During 20 years of teaching, Ms. Hien (born in 1982) has been recognized many times as an excellent teacher of Geography at the provincial level and an excellent homeroom teacher at the provincial level.

The secret to making students love their "secondary" subjects

Sharing about her success, Ms. Hien said that she was also "very surprised" because for a long time, for many students in group D, Geography was just a "minor subject".

“If students only read and copy from textbooks, they will get bored right away. I choose to teach by combining theory with practice, illustrating with real-life examples, guiding students to use mind maps and remember important keywords instead of rote learning,” she said.

Before the exam, Ms. Hien divided the class into groups: the “hopeful” group (with the potential to score above 9 points), the 8-point group, the 9-point group, etc. Each group had its own study tasks, appropriate to their abilities. She also regularly organized mock exams and directly corrected the questions so that students could gain experience.

In particular, she established an online study group, promptly answered questions, encouraged people, and provided guidance on multiple-choice test-taking skills such as finding keywords and eliminating wrong answers. At the same time, she actively participated in professional groups online to exchange documents, exam questions, and teaching experiences.

“When I see my students start to love it, I have more motivation to accompany them. The greatest joy is to witness them grow up and confidently enter the university door,” Ms. Hien shared.