Sowing seeds in Cao Veu village

(Baonghean) - In the first days of 2014, we had the opportunity to return to Cao Veu village - one of the remote, isolated, border areas of Anh Son district. We witnessed with our own eyes the teachers who diligently stayed in the village to "sow" dreams for the students in the highlands, and we understood their hardships and difficulties.

The bumpy road took us to Cao Veu village. This is one of the particularly difficult border villages of this mountainous district. The large Cao Veu village has 358 households with nearly 2,000 people, of which more than half are poor. For that reason, the education of students here is equally difficult. To get to class, many students have to walk 7 to 8 kilometers, and if they study all day, they also have to bring lunch to class.

A classroom in Cao Veu village.

With their enthusiasm, the teachers did not mind the difficulties, hardships, and disadvantages, and every month they went to each village to encourage students to go to class. After many years of living in the villages, the teachers have now become real locals, they know every road and every roof of the villages by heart. Education in the border areas has changed a lot when the Government's Programs 134 and 135 reached the highlands, schools were solidified, and roads became more convenient...

However, life in the border area is still full of difficulties and hardships. Teachers' lives are still "full of deprivation and lack of sufficiency", many contract teachers still receive low salaries. With such a small salary, it is difficult to take care of oneself, let alone take care of family and children... But the love for the profession and the joy of imparting knowledge to the children here has given them strength and confidence. Teacher Nguyen Canh Thanh, who has been in the village for 14 years, said: "As a contract teacher, life is still difficult, but with the love for the profession, I still try to stay in school and in class...".

Cao Veu Primary and Secondary School has 168 students, including 103 primary school students and 65 secondary school students. Although it was merged many years ago, Cao Veu Primary and Secondary School is still located in two different locations, the facilities are still weak and lacking, makeshift, there is not even a teacher's waiting room, functional rooms such as library, practice lab are all lacking. Many classrooms are seriously degraded. It can be said that to take care of education in border areas, we need more attention and care from the whole society. Mr. Nguyen Thuong Hien - Principal of the school shared: The school still faces many difficulties, especially in terms of facilities, I hope that all levels and sectors will pay attention and help to make the life and study of teachers and students less difficult...".

Saying goodbye to the teachers of Cao Veu Primary and Secondary School, who work tirelessly day and night in the village, we appreciate even more the hearts of the teachers here. Because no matter how difficult and hard it is, they still work diligently and tirelessly to nurture the dreams of poor children in the border areas.

Xuanzang(Dai Anh Son)