[Vnbiz] Literature exam

[Dang Nguyen Dong Vy]

Dear anh Hoanh and CACC, 

I am extreme agree with you about this irrational kind
of literature
exam. Ten years ago, I was one of "Hoc sinh Gioi Van
cap quoc gia"...but my scores always was unbelievable
change from 9 to 3 depended on the kind of theme! Just
because I can't 
remember details of author's biography, or know by
heart whole (and word by word) the Hich Tuong Si or
Truong Ca Dat Nuoc,...
This issue is not only about the literature exam but
also the way of teaching and learning. It's crucial
problem of the Education reform.

Have a great day!
Đong Vy

On 7/25/06, Tran Dinh Hoanh <tdhoanh at gmail.com> wrote:

Dear CACC,

This VNExpress article is about the literature exam,
with bad answers
from students.

According to this article, I would never pass this
kind of literature
exam.  For example, it seems you're supposed to talk
about various
authors and their work and some of the characters in
some novels.
These kinds of details, my mind would never retain. 
Generally I can't 
remember the names of the main characters of a movie
or a novel right
after watching/reading.  Details of author's life like
when he was
born, when he died, etc...  If I need to know these
details today, I
just 
open a book.  That what the libraries and the books
are for.

Give me a poem and ask me to explain my feeling about
that poem, then
probably I can say something.  But ask me about a lot
of names and
years and little facts, chances I don't know the
answer. 

The issue is:  Should we need to cluster our students'
head with a lot
of unnecessary facts, or we just want them to know how
to think?

Have a great day!

Hoanh


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