Improve the quality of training in ornamental plant profession
(Baonghean) -Our province has now established 5 ornamental plant craft villages (Vanguard). Making Vanguard is an “arrow” that achieves 3 basic goals: culture, landscape environment and economy. However, the Vanguard profession, which focuses on creating bonsai art, we are still confused.
The ancient bonsai of our ancestors has been somewhat shaped with the dragon ascending, dragon shape, three gods, five blessings, seven sages, father and son, and literary people... Along with the four basic shapes: Truc - xieu - hoanh - huyen. As for contemporary bonsai art, we still struggle with the boring "village shape". Therefore, our bonsai exported to other countries are not convincing to big brands like Bon Sai (Japan)... We do not have large-scale training schools for bonsai, but the only one in the country is the Northern Vocational College of Agriculture and Rural Development, which is a public school that trains bonsai at intermediate and elementary levels. Some agricultural universities in Hanoi - Hue, Ho Chi Minh City have the Faculty of Gardening, focusing on gardening. Therefore, teaching bonsai, especially creating contemporary bonsai art, we still have to try to learn and try to be creative.
Nghe An has abundant potential for SVC, with many types of ornamental plants. Recently, the North Nghe An Technical Economic Vocational College opened 5 SVC vocational training classes. Most of the students come from all walks of life, from retired officials to current officials, from cooperative members to former teachers, veterans... Students are young, old, male, female, all are enthusiastic and passionate about learning and practicing. Although the training program is short: 200 periods of both theory and practice. After the course, most students love the profession; are enthusiastic about the job. To achieve that, a practical teacher needs to have heart, intelligence, and skill.
Teacher Le Xuan Hoi (right) is instructing a group of students from SVC Dien Thang class (Dien Chau) to create contemporary bonsai art.
The heart of a practical teacher must follow each student, each group, truly holding hands and showing them how to do things, devoting all his mind to the work, giving them the spirit he entrusts. At the same time, a practical teacher also knows how to "open the way" to welcome new ideas from students so that from an "ancient" and "strange" blank, we can together create perfect beauty.
A teacher of SVC must know how to grasp, guide, and capture the essence of the tree to shape, bend, and create an eye-catching, authentic work of art; that is also the talent of a practical teacher who combines all three elements: Heart - Intelligence - Art.
Only then will generations of students be willing to learn, be creative, and master the game.
Ho Duc Thinh (Quynh Luu)
