High school grades students' work by the number of likes on social networks, fans argue, principal speaks up

Netizens are arguing fiercely when a high school in Ho Chi Minh City has a form of grading students' work by counting likes and shares on Facebook. The principal officially spoke up and clarified the situation.

In recent days, social network users are extremely excited and controversial over the incident at BTX High School, in Ho Chi Minh City. There is a form of grading students' work in an extremely emotional, unfair way, which is counting likes and shares on social networks.

According to parents, BTX School announced that it will let 10th grade students go see the play Love Is Escape at Tran Huu Trang Theater. Each student will pay 65,000 VND. After watching the play, students will do the collection in groups of 8 to 10 students. The collected essay will be graded as follows: The evaluation scale is 10 points. In which, the content of the play's perception: 3 points; Design a beautiful harvest post: 3 points; Posted on personal Facebook and Zalo with over 100 likes: 2 points; Share on personal page reaches over 50 shares: 2 points.

This form quickly caused fierce controversy. A 12th grade student at another school, upon receiving the information, reacted harshly: "I do not agree with counting likes on social networks to grade student work. "My class has done many related projects. subject and each time we have to find a way to post the project on social networks. How to make as many people know about our project as possible. Therefore, I not only posted it but also asked my relatives to share and like it.

However, we do these things for the purpose of spreading our project, not to get points. If teachers count likes to grade, it will put a lot of pressure on students. Not to mention, liking and sharing is very virtual. The number of likes and shares above does not represent a student's level or ability in the learning process."

Amidst the noise of the incident, recently, the school officially spoke up. Accordingly, the school principal said that organizing for students to go to the theater in a voluntary spirit has been done by the school for many years. This is also an educational method of the school, not a sudden departure. see. Sending children to see plays, operas, and films in education today aims to orient their aesthetic taste through the artistic values that those works bring.

"In particular, the play 'Love is escape from crime', he and his students have seen it 19 times. This is a good work and has high artistic and educational value. After watching the play, the children enjoyed it very much. Although some students were in 10th grade, it was also their first time learning about this type of dramatic art. "In the past, when coming home from watching the play, many children wrote very good, very touching comments. Parents were also surprised by their children's deep feelings that they had not had the opportunity to express before," said the representative of the house. the school added.

The fact that the school calculates points by counting likes, shares, and hearts is also intentional. "Nowadays, everyone has a smartphone and a social network account, so why not take advantage of what they have to promote the products they make. Let them understand that when shared, a clip To share on social networks and invite brothers, relatives, and friends to share and like, you need to have communication skills. At the same time, to post an article or a clip on social networks, you need to be careful and selective. What is the information?

By dividing into groups to work, children will learn how to work in groups, cooperation skills, solidarity, information sharing, information selection, perception skills, and how to use cultural and social networks. How are you? Through such work, we can form a united and loving group," the principal told the press.

Currently, the incident is still causing fierce controversy. Although they have explained, both parents and students believe that the school should make more positive changes and avoid doing things that are too different and make some departments feel dissatisfied with the process. regular education.

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