The way to school is still difficult

(Baonghean.vn) -The school opening also coincides with the rainy and stormy season, and getting to class for students in the highlands is still difficult because of the long distances and the rivers and streams. When there are floods, the villages are isolated, adults cannot leave the village, and children also have to stay home from school.

Bamboo raft to take children to class

Hong Thang and Hong Dien villages (Don Phuc commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An) are located on the road from Con Cuong town to Binh Chuan commune. After many years of construction, they have not been completed yet. Therefore, when going to the district market, in addition to money to buy necessary necessities, people have to prepare an additional amount to prevent unexpected events that often occur, such as motorbikes breaking down along the way. The two farthest villages of Don Phuc commune are 5km from the commune's secondary school and have to wade through two large streams. On sunny days, students have to wake up at 5am to walk to class. On rainy days, they can only sit at home and look out at the pouring rain, hoping that the sky will soon clear and the water will recede so they can continue going to class.

Hoang Thi My La, a 7th grader in Hong Thang village, said: I just hope that soon there will be a bridge across Khe Phen (the main water source of the whole commune) so that my friends and I can go to school on rainy days. This girl with average academic performance expressed regret for the days she could not go to class.

According to information from the Don Phuc commune government, it is still unknown when the road will be completed, as it is being constructed by many different construction companies. Thus, it is also unknown when children in these remote villages will be able to safely go to school during the rainy season.

According to Mr. Lang Vi Duc, Chairman of the People's Committee of Don Phuc Commune: In these remote villages, people pay great attention to their children's education. On days of high water, many people take advantage of the opportunity to take their children across the rapids to school. In previous school years, there were times when the village was isolated for a long time, and parents had to use bamboo rafts to take their children across the stream.

Mr. Ngan Van Tu (Hong Dien village) has a daughter in 6th grade, said: "When the water rises, even though I am on the mountain range, I still have to go back to take my child across the stream because I don't feel safe letting her go alone."

Build a tent again at the beginning of the school year

At the beginning of every new school year, parents of students in Tat and Xop Coc villages (Yen Thang commune, Tuong Duong) gather at the commune's secondary school to build shelters for their children. Students in the two most remote villages of the commune have no choice but to study in temporary shelters built roughly from bamboo. Meals only consist of wild vegetables, dried fish, and occasionally a meal of fatty meat. But in the minds of the children at Yen Thang secondary school, no matter how difficult it is, they must overcome it to study well. Vi Thi Nhan - an 8th grade student, residing in Xop Coc village, said: "I don't know what career I will choose in the future, but I will definitely not drop out of school. I will continue to study in grade 12 and higher."

Boarding house for students of Na Ngoi Boarding Secondary School (Ky Son).

The new school year has begun, however, boarding students at Na Ngoi Boarding Secondary School (Ky Son) are having to repair their old huts to live and study. In Ca Duoi village (Na Ngoi commune), there are nearly 40 temporary huts of more than 200 students, mostly Mong people, dozens of kilometers away from the school.

Due to the temporary living and studying conditions, the dropout rate among students in the highlands is always high. Difficulties in transportation, boarding students still have to live in makeshift huts. This is also a common difficulty of most districts in the highlands and border areas and is a major reason why many students drop out of school. That is why, when the new school year is about to start, teachers here have to go to each village to encourage students to go to school. A teacher at Chieu Luu Secondary School (Ky Son District) calls the trips to encourage students to go to class "going to the fields", because in order to meet students and parents, teachers also climb mountains and wade through forests to reach the huts of the villagers.

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