The 82-year-old man took the high school graduation exam: Hats off to the will of the oldest 'candidate' in history

"Study, learn more, study forever" is always a right maxim for those who constantly strive in this life.

Nguyen Huy Ky (born in 1940) is the most special contestant at Thanh Xuan Secondary School (Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi). Despite his advanced age, he is still very studious.

Mr. Nguyen Huy Ky is 82 years old this year, but his health is still tough. After 2 days of taking the high school graduation exam, although the weather was not so favorable in rainy and sunny days, he still looked very fresh and happy.

Due to being an elderly contestant, Huy Ky received special attention from volunteers and media and press units. However, Huy Ky wanted to focus on exams, so he refused many previous interviews.

On July 8, after completing the final exam, he was ready to share with reporters.

When a reporter asked about the test, Mr. Huy Ky assessed: "This year, the History - Geography exam is in the medium category, neither difficult nor easy. Math is a bit difficult. Literature has the nature of challenging students' reasoning. born".

Quite a lot of people were curious to ask why when he was old, he took the exam to get a "baccalaureate degree", then Mr. Huy Ky said: "I was very worried because I didn't think I would work hard to graduate. In the past, when I was about to graduate from high school, I joined the army, the charter school let me graduate early, but I couldn't grasp the information about this regime. retired, no one certifies me for graduation."

Over the years, Mr. Huy Ky has worked as a social worker and is the Chairman of the Thanh Xuan District Association of People with Disabilities. Now, when she is old, she wants to become a traditional medicine doctor.

"To do oriental medicine, I have to study medicine, so I need to take the exam to get a high school diploma. That's why I'm here," he said.

At this age, Ky has had children and grandchildren. "My grandchildren are also doing well in school, one is studying at the University of Pharmacy for the first year, the other is studying at the Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted this year, and also taking the graduation exam this year," he said.

"When I got home, my grandfather and I also asked each other if we could do the homework," he added with a smile.

After this exam, the 82-year-old candidate wishes to be admitted to the medical school of the Hanoi Department of Health. He shared: "I am also quite embarrassed because people think that he is too ignorant. I hope that the children go to the exam together to study well, because our country needs a lot of talented people."

Talking about Mr. Huy Ky, a volunteer during the exam season where Ky took the high school graduation exam, said that in the past few days, he often arrived early, went to school by himself on a three-wheeled motorbike, and got off the vehicle with crutches. to resist while moving.

This volunteer said that when he first met Ky on the day of the exam, many people thought that he was the candidate's family, only to know that he was the candidate.

Many young people in the volunteer team admire Mr. Huy Ky, thinking that he is a studious example worth following.

Ms. To Thi Tra Ly, Director of the Center for Vocational Education - Continuing Education in Thanh Xuan District - where Ky studied, said: "In the past few days, many reporters have contacted me to ask about Dr. The school wishes you to be quiet and focus on the exam. After the first day of the exam, I called to ask about the situation of Mr. Ky. Share with me, Mr. Ky said that he had completed the Literature exam. I said that I was weak in the multiple-choice math exam. My strengths are in Literature, History, and Geography, not natural subjects."

In addition to Mr. Ky, this year's exam season also recorded other similar and special cases.

At the exam site of Phu Hoa Town Secondary School (Chu Pah District, Gia Lai), there were two mother and daughter participating in the 2022 high school graduation exam, namely Ro Cham HMPer, 44 years old, and Ro Cham Thi, a 12th grader.

Ms. Ro Cham HMPer shared: "I want to have a high school diploma so that my children can look at it to follow, and at the same time improve their own knowledge", she said and said that before the exam the mother and daughter studied together. During the night, there were many exercises that she did not understand, so she asked her daughter for guidance and sometimes went online to find out.

Also at the secondary school exam site in Phu Hoa town, Ms. Ro Lan Hoa and her husband Ro Cham Hin (both 47 years old) participated in the 2022 high school graduation exam.

Ms. Hoa, currently working at Tuoi Hoa Kindergarten (Pleiku City), said that due to job requirements requiring a high school diploma, three years ago, she and her husband enrolled at the Center for Continuing Education in Chu Pah district. "The process of studying and studying for exams, the couple always encourages each other to try and get a diploma," she said.

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