Village school welcomes 'happy season' at Provincial Excellent Student Competition

Vo Van Thanh - valedictorian of the village school

The Physics team of Bac Yen Thanh High School came to the 2024 Provincial Excellent Student Competition for Grade 12 without the company of teacher Ngo Sy Thang - the teacher who directly trained them. During the days of being sick and having to be treated in the hospital, what Mr. Thang worried about most was not the knowledge but the stable performance of his students.

At the end of 150 minutes of testing, while other candidates expressed regret and disappointment because some questions were not as expected, student Vo Van Thanh was quite calm.

At that time, although the final results were not yet available, reading the exam questions and listening to Thanh's way of doing things, teacher Ngo Sy Thang believed that this year's exam season would bring "sweet fruit". "This year's provincial excellent student exam questions were given according to the new general education program, which is more difficult but does not focus much on math. Instead, the exam questions emphasize application, which is Thanh's "advantage". Looking at the exam questions, I believe he will do well" - teacher Thanh shared.

As Vo Van Thanh's Physics teacher for 3 years in high school, teacher Ngo Sy Thang said that Thanh was a "resource" student of the school since grade 10 because he had been an excellent student in the province in grade 9.

During the teaching and direct training process, the most impressive thing about Thanh is that he is very eager to learn, loves to explore and has a very "practical" way of learning Physics.

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Thanh tries to apply all the theoretical parts in class into practice. There are problems, after finishing studying, he will ask the teacher immediately and ask until he understands thoroughly, even at midnight.

When teaching students like this, even though there are questions that make the teacher have a "headache" to answer, I still feel very happy.

Teacher Ngo Sy Thang

Before participating in the Provincial Excellent Student Contest, Thanh and other members had to go through a long period of review and screening.

The most intense time to accelerate is 1 month before the exam with a tight study schedule lasting from 2pm to 7pm every day.

Through the review process, Mr. Thang and his students all admitted that this year's exam was very stressful. Sharing about this, Mr. Thang added: The team was established in grade 10 but the list was not finalized until the beginning of grade 12. This is also the first year of implementing the exam according to the new program, so studying according to the new exam structure, building exam sources and practicing for the exam are all very urgent.

Before entering this year's exam, we also determined that there would not be familiar exams like previous exam seasons. Instead, the exams are highly applicable, requiring students to understand, grasp the problem, and know how to apply theory to practice.

With 18.13 points, surpassing 325 candidates taking the Physics exam in Group A, Vo Van Thanh was the candidate with the highest score, won first prize and was valedictorian in this year's exam.

Although the score was quite far from the candidate with the same score, Thanh said he felt regretful because he answered a small question C (part 2) incorrectly. He also lost points on the short answer in the multiple choice test even though it was not a difficult question...

The score of this exam also surpassed Thanh's "record" in previous exams such as school exams and cluster exams. During the process of studying, reviewing for the exam and putting high determination into the excellent student exam, Thanh said: "There is no such thing as luck. To achieve high results, you need to be diligent, hard-working and have the right learning method."

When I was young, despite my difficult circumstances (my father was a farmer and my mother was a cultural official), I was passionate about Physics and loved to explore and discover. Later, my teachers continued to fan that passion and taught me a lot of new knowledge.

Dedicated and responsible

In addition to First Prize, Valedictorian of Physics atProvincial excellent student examThis year, Bac Yen Thanh High School received joy when the school had 2 first prizes and 3 second prizes in Biology.

Among the teams that won high prizes in this year's competition, the Biology team achieved a special feat when all 5 students competing won prizes, including 2 first prizes and 3 second prizes. This is also the school's highest achievement in this subject in many years. The students who won prizes in the Biology team are mostly children of farmers and come from difficult circumstances.

Sharing the joy of winning First Prize, Nguyen Thi Quynh - class 12A1 said: When I started studying Biology, many friends told me that this was a difficult subject, with a lot of theory and not suitable for female students. But I was lucky to meet a dedicated teacher who had a very good way of teaching. From his lessons, we felt excited and loved Biology.

After more than 25 years of teaching at Bac Yen Thanh High School, teacher Phan Duc Hanh - a Biology tutor - said that this is the happiest exam season for him because all the students participating in the exam have won prizes and achieved high prizes.

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When being chosen as a teacher to train the team, each teacher feels very proud, but along with that comes pressure and responsibility towards the students.

If the students do not achieve high results, it means the teacher has not fulfilled his duty...

Teacher Phan Duc Hanh

To have successful competition seasons, according to Mr. Hanh, the first important thing is to choose a team, in which the most important thing is students with "motivation".

"If we talk about resources, our school is not favorable because the students are in a difficult area, far from the center. But the students have a desire to excel in their studies, because this is the shortest path for them to succeed in the future. Through the process of accompanying students, teachers must also be serious, dedicated to their profession, know how to sacrifice for their students and constantly study and improve their expertise and skills" - teacher Phan Duc Hanh shared.

With the success of this year's exam, Bac Yen Thanh High School has also continued a school year with many outstanding achievements.

Teacher Nguyen Ba Thuy - Principal of the school said: Despite many difficulties, our school always creates conditions for teachers and students to develop their abilities. In addition, the school always has policies to encourage and reward promptly so that teachers and students have the motivation to try harder.

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The achievements are the result of tireless efforts and will help the school gain more confidence to continue to successfully complete the assigned tasks of the school year, competing to teach well and study well.

Teacher Nguyen Ba Thuy - School Principal