5 images that caused a 'storm' on the internet about education in 2016

(Baonghean.vn) - “I would rather die than let my student die”, the apology of a student who accidentally broke a car mirror in Hai Phong, a 14-year-old candidate taking an exam on a hospital bed… are images that moved the online community in 2016.

1.Son of a locksmith and 2 gold medals at the International Math Olympiad

Born into a farming family with difficult economic circumstances, Vu Xuan Trung (Thai Binh High School for the Gifted) always tries hard and makes efforts in studying. He is known as the "golden boy of Vietnam" when he won the Gold Medal at the International Math Olympiad for two consecutive years (2015, 2016).

2. 14-year-old candidate takes exam in hospital bed

Due to a traffic accident, during both 10th grade entrance exams in Hanoi this year, Dao Kieu Khanh, 14 years old, a student at To Hoang Secondary School (Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi), took the exam at Tran Phu High School (Hoan Kiem District) and was arranged to sit at the back of the exam room. For 120 minutes, she took the exam and received an IV. A nurse was always there to take care of her.

3. Female student 'won national prize, failed university entrance exam' gets special permission to go to school

In 2016, the story of Dang Thi Huyen (Yen Minh district, Ha Giang) who won a national prize but failed the university entrance exam made the media spend a lot of ink. She then sent a letter to the Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha about winning a national prize in Geography but failing the university entrance exam. After receiving this letter, on the afternoon of November 7, the Ministry of Education and Training sent an official dispatch to Hanoi Law University requesting to accept candidate Dang Thu Huyen to study the major she had been admitted to.

4."I'd rather die than let you die"

In the last days of December 2016, the online community was stirred up by the image of teachers of An Hiep Kindergarten (Tuy An district, Phu Yen) bravely saving students in the flood. With the thought: "I would rather die than let my students die", the teachers carried the children to the top of the filing cabinet, helped them to swing onto the window sill, let them stand on their shoulders and soak in the water. When a child fell into the water, the teacher dove to find and rescue them... 13 kindergarten students were saved by 4 teachers in the flood.

5.Student broke mirror and apology caused "internet storm"

The unusual story of an 11th grade male student in Hai Phong learning to apologize and take responsibility also caused a stir in 2016. After breaking a car mirror, the 11th grade male student in Hai Phong left a note with his phone number and a sincere apology.

Kim Ngoc

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