Teachers who “captured the hearts” of students in 2018

Teacher holds baby for students to take exam

That is teacher Nguyen Van Ket (lecturer at Hanoi College of Technology and Commerce). He held his child while his students took the exam for 2 hours.

Because there was no one to look after her child, the female student had to carry her child to class. During that time, there were a few times when the child cried and the teacher had to comfort her. The female student said she felt lucky.

Many students of the school commented that he is easy-going, kind and very enthusiastic. In particular, in addition to always encouraging students to study, he is very interested in the lives and circumstances of students.

The teacher gave lucky money in a special way.

With just a little money and a unique New Year's greeting for her students, Ms. Du Thi Lan Huong, a Math teacher at Chu Van An Secondary School (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) made the classroom atmosphere joyful and filled with laughter.

Instead of giving lucky money to each student, which would cost a lot of money, the teacher chose to test her students' luck and abilities with a game of dropping and catching money.

After the challenge, only 3 students caught the money. It was only 60 thousand dong, but both the teacher and the students laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt. Perhaps the amount of money is not as important as the spiritual gift of the happy laughter of the students that the teacher brought.

Ms. Huong is strict in class but is happy to mingle with students outside of class.

She always encourages students when they study well, especially weak students who have made certain progress, in each stage. Now 58 years old, more than 33 years in the profession, but Ms. Lan Huong shares that her enthusiasm and love for students have not diminished and she always wants to be closer to them.

The principal wrote a letter of encouragement to the student who failed the exam.

Knowing that the student was sad because he was the only one who failed the exam, Mr. Nguyen Vuong Linh, principal of Kim Lien Secondary School (Nam Dan, Nghe An) wrote a letter of encouragement and affirmed that "he was born to do greater things than that, the score of one exam does not say it all."

At the quality assessment exam for grades 6-7-8 in Nam Dan district, the school had 63 students taking the exam and 61 students passed, only Thuy Duong "failed". She was very sad. Duong had a difficult situation, her father died early, her mother got married so she lived with her grandmother.

After reading the letter that teacher Linh sent, Duong was very touched and felt much less sad.

As a manager, Mr. Linh believes that we should not focus too much on achievements, which will put pressure on students and affect many factors. Because children, in addition to studying, need to have fun and participate in social activities to form a well-rounded person. If we only focus on studying, it is not good.

“For students who make mistakes, I will invite them to my room. The punishment is to write 4-5 times a good essay about family love, mother-child love. From those words, the children will understand their parents’ feelings and from there, they will be more obedient and study harder. Many times when I was writing the punishment, the children burst into tears because of emotion,” Mr. Linh shared.

Letter to students causes a storm during graduation season

Ms. Nguyen Minh Ngoc (Literature teacher, Dinh Thien Ly High School, Ho Chi Minh City) also has a letter to her students that "caused a storm" during this year's graduation season. From her own experiences and from her youth, the teacher advises her students to live a normal and kind life.

Always friendly, confiding and creating many exciting activities, Mr. Pham The Manh (Math teacher at Yen Hoa High School, Cau Giay District, Hanoi) is affectionately called "dad", "mom", and even nicknamed "big brother" by his students.

As a math teacher, Mr. Manh also plays the role of a "psychologist" and "captures the hearts" of his students by always evoking positive emotions during class.

In addition to actively interacting in class, this teacher also creates other communication channels such as Facebook or phone, to be closer to students.

“I always keep in mind that the greatest achievement of teachers is not certificates or awards, but recognition from the thoughts and hearts of each student. I just hope that when I meet my old students again, I will receive a greeting, and teachers and students can sit and recall happy memories. What I fear most is that students will meet me and turn away,” Mr. Manh shared.

The teacher is dedicated to every comment.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu Huyen (Math teacher at Quang Trung Secondary School, Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province) "captures the hearts" of her students with her unique "soulful" comments alongside the scores, making the tests more familiar and meaningful.

Not just scores or short comments, her tests always come with impressive, emotional and humorous comments.

Or for tests with small mistakes, the comments are: “Dirty is never perfect. Next time, remember to write more beautifully”, “You read the questions carefully and you get 10 points”, “What a pity, be more careful next time”.

With bad test scores, Ms. Huyen gave comments so that students would not be too sad and felt shared: "The road to conquering the peak always has obstacles, try to overcome them. I believe you can do it", "You need to try really hard", "I am very sad, you need to pay more attention to school",...

Ms. Huyen spent more time on comments with the hope that students would not be too stressed when receiving test scores. Students received them with more excitement and comfort.

The "unique" principal

Encouraging students to use smartphones, organizing game competitions, and allowing them to wear clothes freely to express their personality for a day, Mr. Hoang Van Viet (Principal of Bao Thang High School No. 2, Lao Cai) made his students "crazy" because of his "unique" regulations.

Stepping into Bao Thang High School No. 2 (Lao Cai), one thing that is easy to see is that the entire school is covered with abundant Wi-Fi.

Mr. Viet boldly registered for a pilot program for students to practice through social learning channels. Students with just a smartphone can participate in online classes. Teachers will create their own lectures, create question banks, and even organize 15-minute, 1-period tests and semester exams online.

Mr. Hoang Van Viet - Principal of Bao Thang High School No. 2, Lao Cai makes students "crazy" because of his "unique" regulations.

“Facebook has many good things! Even adults are drawn into it, so how can we stop students?” Therefore, Mr. Viet is always ready to interact with his students on social networks. In this way, the principal is also called “psychology expert” by his students.

There were also times when students came to Mr. Viet to tell sensitive stories such as collecting tuition at the beginning of the year or stories about the homeroom teacher's inappropriate behavior.

Mr. Hoang Van Viet (Principal of Bao Thang High School No. 2, Lao Cai)

“I always share equally with my students like friends. When students want to express their feelings, I am always ready to share. That way, students will trust me. Education will therefore be effective. If teachers do not know anything about their students, they will be blind in their educational orientation. I personally think that as a teacher, I should not say no to students,” said Mr. Viet.

For students who often skip school to go to the Internet, Mr. Viet finds ways to organize game tournaments for students. In addition to the prizes for the winners, students must pledge to never skip school to go to the Internet again. Thanks to these "strange" educational methods, the school has reduced the number of students who do not want to go to school.

The village school teacher changed herself

We cannot fail to mention the efforts to change herself and the old educational mindset of village school teacher Le Thi Nep - the character of the program Our Teachers Have Changed produced by VTV7.

Since childhood, teacher Le Thi Nep (a teacher at Bac Son Primary School, Hung Ha District, Thai Binh Province) was "beaten a lot". She applied that educational method to her students, and always thought it was the right direction.

She has the ability to manage the classroom very well, the students are very obedient, but negative images in the classroom gradually appear when she asks the students not to spread their hands to do math, they start to be afraid, stressed and secretive.

Teacher Le Thi Nep - Teacher at Bac Son Primary School, Hung Ha District, Thai Binh Province.

When students were doing their own work, she constantly called on other students to point out their mistakes. When students were misbehaving, she was quick to accuse them without waiting for an explanation; calling their parents was very tactless. She also frequently asked harsh questions to blame them in front of the whole class.

According to her, this way of teaching has many reasons originating from the education she received from her family when she was young, being taught very strictly according to the old educational perspective.

After the expert analysis and training course, Ms. Nep realized that her educational perspective was outdated and needed to be changed. The village school teacher believes that a change in thinking and perception is the key to helping her change her behavior.

The changes in Ms. Nep's teaching hours, from the way she encourages students to her attitude when they make mistakes... have made the classroom atmosphere much lighter and more cheerful./.