Mother is a farmer, father is a construction worker, raising 3 'super talented' children in the poor countryside of Thanh Chuong
(Baonghean.vn)- Two months before the university entrance exam, Nguyen Van Hung's father, a 12th grader at Thanh Chuong 1 High School, went to the south to work as a construction worker to earn money for his son to go to school because he was confident that his son would pass.
As soon as we arrived at the entrance of hamlet 1B, Thanh Phong commune, asking for Hung's house, the locals immediately said "are you looking for the house of Hung, a good student?" Through the quick stories told by the neighbors on the road, we felt admiration and pride for him, for a studious and studious farming family.
In the recent high school exam, Hung had a score of 27.85 for block A, including 9.6 for Math; 9.2 for Physics; and 9 for Chemistry. With this score, Hung became the student with the highest score for block A at Thanh Chuong 1 High School and the highest in Thanh Chuong district.
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| Valedictorian Nguyen Van Hung. |
According to Hung, the exam questions for block A subjects this year were not too difficult and Physics was the “hardest” subject. When he was in school, Hung’s forte was Physics – his “favorite” subject that accompanied him through many excellent student exams at all levels. However, Hung’s Physics score in the recent exam was lower than Math, the reason being “he got the easy questions wrong”.
Hung said that right after the exam, he no longer had any expectations for the Physics score, so he was not surprised when he learned the results. From his own experience, the district school's top student wanted to tell his fellow students to "Read the questions carefully and don't get the easy questions wrong."
“I study just like normal, when I go to school I pay attention to the teachers, when I come home I actively do my homework. Unlike many other “experts” who often go online to learn, improve their knowledge, collect new questions, and practice how to do exercises, I stay up late, wake up early, diligently “plow” through advanced books and increase group study, and exchange with friends.”
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| Nguyen Van Hung and his mother. |
The nickname “valedictorian of the district two no” comes from the fact that Hung does not use a personal phone and does not use social networks. “Explaining” these things, Hung said, “My family is in difficult circumstances so my parents do not let me buy a phone, I also do not use Facebook, I do not have the habit of studying online, so I do not care much.” Hung also admitted that one of the downsides of not using a phone and social networks is that “when needed, others have difficulty contacting me.”
Hung is the youngest child in a farming family with 3 sisters. In addition to farming and raising livestock, Hung's parents also work as construction workers. What everyone in the village and commune admires about Hung's family is that despite their difficult family circumstances, all 3 Hung sisters are well-behaved, good at studying, and are a well-known studious family in the area. Hung's eldest sister, Nguyen Thi Hang, is in her 8th year of Hanoi Medical University (Resident Doctor), the second sister, Nguyen Thi Hai, has just graduated from the People's Public Security University of Logistics and Engineering.
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| Besides studying, Hung also works hard to help his family. |
Hung was an excellent student from grade 1 to grade 12. During his high school years, Hung participated in many secondary school excellent student competitions in Math and Physics.
Hung has achieved a number of achievements such as: First prize in the district's Physics competition in grade 8, Encouragement prize in the provincial Physics competition in grade 9, Second prize in the provincial Physics competition in grade 11...
For Hung’s family, not only do the children strive to study well, but Hung’s parents are also determined to overcome difficulties to raise their children. Perhaps knowing that Hung would be accepted into university, 2 months ago, Mr. Nguyen Van Tam – Hung’s father – went to the South to continue working as a construction worker to earn more money for Hung to go to school.
“Our family’s conditions are difficult, but my husband and I work hard to raise our children, hoping that they will pass exams and become good people. Luckily, all of our children can study, and if they can study, we have to support them. The family is very happy that Hung got high scores, but which school he goes to depends on him.”
The valedictorian of the “two no” district school, considered by his mother to be “shy” and not very bold in communication, has registered his first choice to study Computer Science at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. With the score he has achieved, Hung’s dream of becoming a computer programmer is gradually becoming a reality.
