Learning to read and write and learn a trade at the school that sings the national anthem by hand
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An Center for Education and Vocational Training for the Disabled is the most special school in Nghe An, where students with various types of disabilities such as motor disabilities, hearing impairment, visual impairment, mental retardation, etc. are trained.
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| Nghe An Center for Education and Vocational Training for the Disabled has 26 teachers and more than 250 students, including 150 boarding students and 105 day students. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Nghe An Center for Education and Vocational Training for the Disabled has 9 general education classes and 13 vocational classes in sewing, carpentry, electricity, office computing, and embroidery. Students from 13 years old and up, in addition to studying general education, will learn a trade. Each student at the center has a special situation and fate, so teachers at the center must also have special teaching methods to impart knowledge and skills to students. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| At school, the children are divided into different classes, including those with motor disabilities, those with mental retardation, etc. In order for the children to acquire knowledge and skills in the subjects, the teachers at the center must devote more than 100% of their enthusiasm and affection. Most of the children when they first enter the center are illiterate, and cannot even take care of themselves, but gradually, they are equipped with knowledge about culture, music, painting and vocational orientation. In the photo, a student is learning to draw in the school yard. Photo: Duc Anh. |
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| Sewing is a profession chosen by many students. After finishing the basic sewing course, students are transferred to the project sewing class. In this class, students sew according to orders from businesses, and the school will pay all the money collected from those orders to the students. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Every year, the center cooperates with many businesses to accept students for work. Over the years, hundreds of disabled students have become skilled workers, have jobs, have stable incomes, and ensure their lives. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Mr. Thai Khac Minh - an electricity teacher shared: "In the first days at school, I was still confused, having to communicate with deaf students was very difficult, I had to learn sign language myself to communicate with them. Now that I can communicate well, I love my job and my students even more." Photo by Duc Anh |
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| Teaching a profession to disabled students is more difficult than to normal students. For normal students, it only takes 3 months, but for disabled students, it takes years to master the profession. However, the teachers here are not discouraged, but are more determined to teach the students so that when they graduate, they can support themselves. Photo: Duc Anh |
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All 26 teachers who join the center must undergo specialized communication training courses and become familiar with sign language. After class, the teachers become kind mothers, taking care of every meal and sleep for the special students. Photo: Duc Anh |
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Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20, is approaching. Students in special classes are practicing performances to celebrate. Every year, the November 20 celebration at the center is a very special day. The National Anthem and many performances by the blind and deaf children are hand-written songs that make teachers unable to hold back their tears. "At this special school, sign language is the main language. Everything at school takes place silently, quietly, sometimes the children have to sing with their hands, but here is always filled with love, sharing and sacrifice. We are always proud to be the kind fathers and mothers of hundreds of special children," a teacher at the center confided. Photo: Duc Anh |
