The journey to light up 'happy lessons' of a kindergarten teacher in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - As the only teacher from Nghe An to be honored in the "Sharing with Teachers" Program in 2023, Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Thuy (Con Cuong) has devoted all her heart to innovating teaching and learning methods, all for the goal of bringing "happy lessons" to preschool children.
Let children grow in every experience
Being transformed into a little chef to make beautiful little cakes right in the classroom has made the boy Vi Tan Phat (born in 2018, Bong Khe commune) discover many interesting things. Under the guidance of teacher Le Thi Ngoc Thuy (born in 1991), he was able to knead dough, squeeze cakes and observe the novel operation of the air fryer when baking cakes.
Behind that lesson, there is a whole process of careful preparation from materials to practice tools by the teacher before bringing them to class for the students to use. Therefore, the lessons that seemed dry have become very close and filled with happy laughter.
That is just one of many activities that the children in class 5A, led by teacher Le Thi Ngoc Thuy, have participated in and experienced in the past time. Although the campus of Bong Khe Kindergarten where the children study is not too large, there are always manyexperiential activitiesvibrant and meaningful implementation.
There are activities such as transforming into soldiers to practice mock battles on the anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army, transforming into Cuoi - Hang to sing, dance and make cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are also many meaningful plays that the children perform with their teachers and friends.
Behind those activities, the image of teacher Le Thi Ngoc Thuy with her dedication and enthusiasm in leading each activity has made the children and parents extremely cherished. For the children, each lesson at school seems more attractive and happier when they can freely create.
“Realizing that the children are now all smart and quick to learn, I am excited to teach the children in the senior kindergarten class using an open-ended method, letting them feel and express their thoughts. Thanks to that, the children have developed their senses, thinking ability and presentation ability.
Along with that, building diverse lessons on computers is also a way to increase attraction and effectiveness. From there, 5-year-old kindergarten children are confident enough to enter grade 1, independent in self-care skills," Ms. Thuy shared.
As both a homeroom teacher and Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union of the school, Ms. Thuy also enthusiastically helps the students develop their inherent talents. From singing, dancing, storytelling... the students practice all of them enthusiastically. Many shy girls and boys are now confident in expressing themselves on big stages. For example, they won second prize at the "Folk Singing Contest in Schools" organized by Con Cuong district; the Golden Bell Contest; the art competition to celebrate November 20th and many other useful activities organized by the school.
Keep the flame of passion and enthusiasm alive
Having achieved excellent results in the province in two subjects Literature and History with outstanding academic performance, few people were surprised when Le Thi Ngoc Thuy chose only one wish, which was the Preschool Education major at Vinh University. After 4 years of studying with high results, on the day of graduation, Thuy and the students in her class received many invitations from the southern provinces. However, she continued to surprise everyone a second time when she chose to return to her hometown Con Cuong.
Although, in the first two years, with the contract job, teacher Thuy had to take turns taking care of two classes at the same time with a salary of just over 1 million VND. Then, after nearly 5 years working in Thach Ngan commune - a school located in a particularly difficult area, what people easily noticed was her enthusiasm and bright smile every time she came to class.
Understanding the difficulties and hardships of her students, at times, she had to take a portion of her salary to support them. Names like Thanh Tung and Thuy Duong in Dong Tam village (Thach Ngan commune) are still very familiar in her memory as these were children who unfortunately suffered from leukemia, and Ms. Thuy and her colleagues at Thach Ngan Kindergarten supported them with food money throughout their years at the school.
When asked why she always finds joy in such a difficult job, Ms. Thuy confided that she herself has a 7-year-old daughter, but unfortunately she has a language disorder and poor health, so she always needs close care. From her own situation, Ms. Thuy understands the disadvantages of children in the mountainous land where she lives, which still has many hardships. That is the concern that makes Ms. Thuy devote all her heart to caring for, educating and caring for her children every day.
From those efforts, Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Thuy has received many awards from all levels of the industry, typically the title of Excellent Teacher of the province at preschool level in 2021; Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee for her outstanding achievements in education and training from the 2018-2019 school year to the 2019-2020 school year; Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Education and Training for her outstanding achievements in the emulation movement "Innovation and creativity in management, teaching and learning"...
In 2023, Ms. Thuy was honored to be the only representative of Nghe An to be honored at the program "Sharing with teachers" jointly organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union, the Ministry of Education and Training, and the Committee for Ethnic Minorities. This is a program to honor outstanding teachers working in schools in disadvantaged communes in regions I, II, and III in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 51 provinces and centrally-run cities, in the period of 2021 - 2025 according to Decision No. 861/QD-TTg dated June 1, 2021 of the Prime Minister...
Despite her young age, Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Thuy is a capable teacher and always maintains a creative spirit and dedication to her profession. In addition to her professional work, she also actively participates in volunteer activities and is a role model in school movement activities with a high sense of responsibility. That helps parents, students and the school to have great trust. I personally have high expectations for her creativity and further efforts in the future in her journey with children.
