A teacher who has been away from her husband and children for 15 years teaches at a border school.

(Baonghean.vn) - Since graduating, teacher Tran Thi Tram (born in 1972) has had to leave her husband and two children to teach in remote schools in the border area of ​​Ky Son.

We met Ms. Tram in the 2010 school year. At that time, she was still teaching at Keo Pha Tu satellite school, Bac Ly 2 Primary School, Bac Ly commune, Ky Son district.

At that time, the road from Muong Xen town to Bac Ly commune was not paved but was just a dirt road through many steep slopes. Especially when it rained, the rainwater would cut into ditches, making it muddy and slippery, making it even more difficult to travel. At that time, it took almost a whole day to go from Muong Xen town to Keo Pha Tu school by motorbike and pushing the bike.

Teacher Tran Thi Tram has been teaching at many remote locations of Bac Ly 2 Primary School for nearly 15 years. Photo: Xuan Hoa

This time I met Ms. Tram again when she was working as a teacher at Nhot Kho remote location, Bac Ly 2 Primary School. This is where 100% of the Mong ethnic people live, and life is still difficult without electricity.

Now the road from the center of Ky Son district to the center of Bac Ly commune has been paved. However, from the center of Bac Ly commune to Nhot Kho school is still a bumpy dirt road, so it takes more than an hour to get to this school.

Born in Yen Hop commune, Quy Hop district, since her student days, Ms. Tram dreamed of becoming a teacher. After graduating from high school, she followed the path of pedagogy as a preschool teacher in her hometown. After a period of teaching preschool, she decided to study at the Pedagogical College in Bac Kan province, majoring in primary education.

In 2003, after graduating from the Intermediate Teacher Training College, she returned to her hometown and her wedding day was also the day she received the decision to work at Bac Ly 2 Primary School. She thought her husband would object, but with his love for children, especially poor children in the mountains, her husband encouraged her to accept the job.

Nhot Kho school, Bac Ly 2 Primary School where Ms. Tram is currently teaching. Photo: Xuan Hoa

“At that time, when I started working, the whole Bac Ly commune had no electricity or phone signal, and the roads were extremely difficult to travel. So when we got married, we could only see each other once a month, and sometimes during the rainy season, the roads were impassable for several months before we could see our husbands.There were times when I thought I wanted to quit teaching to go home to my family, but with my passion for the profession and compassion for the poor students here, along with my husband's encouragement, I decided to pursue this career until now," teacher Tram shared.

Overcoming poverty, teacher Tram taught at one satellite school after another of Bac Ly 2 Primary School. Then happiness came to Ms. Tram and her husband when their two children were born. After giving birth, after all the days off according to regulations, she had to leave her children at home with her husband in Nghia My commune, Nghia Dan district to go to the mountains to continue her mission of spreading knowledge in the border commune.

Ms. Tram used to teach at Keo Pha Tu school, Bac Ly 2 Primary School. At that time, this school still had thatched roof and bamboo walls. Photo: Xuan Hoa

“The most painful memory is when the children were still young, after maternity leave, when they returned to school, they were thirsty for milk and missed their children so much that they cried. But at that time, there were no buses coming here, the way back on National Highway 7A was on the opposite route from home, so I had to take two stops, very inconvenient. So at that time, there were rainy days when I had to push my motorbike on the muddy road to get back to my children.

Now the first child is in grade 9, the second is in grade 3, and the time I spend with them can be calculated. Luckily, my husband loves the hard work of teaching, so he tries to take care of both children so that I can work with peace of mind. Sometimes when the children are sick, he doesn't tell me, making me worry," Ms. Tram said sadly.

Talking about his wife, Mr. Nguyen Van Truong (Ms. Tram's husband) said: "I know that my wife is far from home, the situation of a single father raising children is also difficult, the children lack affection and are also disadvantaged. But my wife is passionate about her job and can bring knowledge to children in remote areas where there is still much hunger and poverty, so I also try my best to make my wife feel secure in her work. I just hope that by learning the knowledge that the students where my wife teaches will soon help the village people there escape poverty and catch up with other regions."

Despite the difficulties and disadvantages, Ms. Tram has always fulfilled her duties well for many years. Also to recognize her contributions to the education sector of the mountainous district during the 35th anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20, she was awarded the "For the cause of education" medal by the Department of Education and Training of Ky Son district./.

Xuan Hoa