In the classroom there are 2 boards, the teacher washes clothes for the students.
(Baonghean.vn) - Located at the source of Moi stream, in Luc Da commune (Con Cuong), the Thin village school has 14 students, divided into 2 combined classes. Learning still has many difficulties and hardships, but teachers and students always try to overcome them.
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| The Thin village school (also known as Thin) belonging to Luc Da 2 Primary School is located in the middle of the Pu Mat forest, nearly 20 km away from the main school by forest road, making travel difficult and arduous. The school has 14 students from grades 1 to 4, divided into two combined classes (grades 1 and 2, grades 3 and 4) taught by Mr. Hoang Dinh Thao and Ms. Pham Thi Hue. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Ms. Pham Thi Hue is in charge of grades 1 and 2, the class has 7 students (3 students from grade 1 and 4 students from grade 2). Because it is a combined class, there are 2 boards arranged at the front and back of the class, the students also turn in two different directions, and the teacher moves around like a "shuttle" when doing her job. "Teaching a combined class requires preparing 2 lesson plans, the work is also twice as much, and the weather is hot so it is extremely difficult" - Ms. Hue said. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Mr. Hoang Dinh Thao was assigned to take charge of grades 3 and 4 (grade 3 has 3 students and grade 4 has 4 students). Mr. Thao has been involved in education in the highlands for more than 30 years, but like Ms. Hue, Mr. Thao shared that teaching a combined class is really hard, the curriculum is double the usual. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Most of the students at the Thin village school are from the Dan Lai ethnic group, whose economic conditions are still difficult and their ability to receive education is more limited than that of students in the main school area. Therefore, during the teaching process, teachers must both follow the curriculum and spend time outside of class to practice additional skills for students, especially first graders. In the photo: Ms. Pham Thi Hue guides first graders in reading. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Thanks to dedicated tutoring from teachers, Dan Lai students have made remarkable progress. First graders can now read and write fluently, not inferior to students at the main school. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| In particular, with regular practice, the children's handwriting is quite beautiful, neat and straight. In the photo: Handwriting of first graders at the Thin village school. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Due to difficult economic conditions, parents do not have time to care about their children's education, so they leave everything to teachers. The children lack everything, so teachers have to buy clothes, books, paper, and pens... The uniforms in the photo were donated by charity organizations and are usually worn on the first day of the week and on holidays. After wearing them, Ms. Hue collects them to wash, dry, and store them in the room. "If the children take them home, the clothes will not be washed in time, so they will quickly become old and discolored, and can be lost if not noticed," Ms. Hue said. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Despite many difficulties, teachers are still busy with the work of "sowing letters", and Dan Lai children always strive on the path of learning to reach a bright future. Photo: Cong Kien |