Village school boy overcomes difficulties to achieve remarkable academic achievements

From National Highway 7 in Thinh Son Commune - Do Luong, turn onto a small road, go through the Dao Canal for nearly 1km, the house of Nguyen Manh Giang's grandparents is located right on the village slope.

In the recent 2022 high school graduation exam, Nguyen Manh Giang scored 52.7 points, ranked 4th in the province, including Math 9, Physics 9, Chemistry 9.75, Biology 9.25, Literature 7.5, English 8.2. The university admission score for 3 subjects: Math, Physics, Chemistry was 27.75 points. Nguyen Manh Giang was admitted to Hanoi National University of Education, Faculty of Chemistry.

Achieving such academic results is a great effort of Nguyen Manh Giang. Because he suffered from disadvantages compared to his peers. Due to family circumstances, in 2011, when he was just over 4 years old, his father and mother left him and his 2 twin sisters to be raised by his grandparents. Since that day, he and his 2 younger sisters have lived with his grandparents.

Despite lacking the warmth and care of his parents, Nguyen Manh Giang and his two younger sisters have studied hard. Ms. Hoang Thi Viet - 76 years old, Giang's grandmother shared: "Despite having no parents since childhood, Giang is very obedient, always listens to his grandparents' advice, studies hard, and works hard."

Nguyen Manh Giang helps his grandparents raise poultry. Photo by Ngoc Phuong

While pouring green tea to invite guests, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hai - 78 years old, Giang's grandfather confided: "For 11 years now, my children have not been able to see their parents, we are also old, but because we love them, we try to raise them to study, life is quite difficult now. All 3 children are good students, especially Giang, and her 2 younger sisters are also very good students, recently they discussed going to study at the District Continuing Education Center to save money for their grandparents, thinking about it makes me sad...".

While he and his wife were telling stories, Giang and her two younger sisters, Nguyen Thi Phuong Nhi and Nguyen Thi Phuong Vi, were busy cooking lunch. Then Giang's two younger sisters took out a stack of certificates of merit from the three siblings and confidently introduced their brother's achievements.

Giang's academic achievements are truly admirable. From primary school, she was an excellent student of the school for 5 consecutive years, always a good child of Uncle Ho, her hobby is studying Natural Sciences. In secondary school, for 4 consecutive years she was an excellent student of the school and district, achieving high results in many competitions. Studying at Do Luong 1 High School, grade 10 was an excellent student in all aspects, grade 11 won first prize in Chemistry. Grade 12 won second prize in Chemistry and Biology in the provincial excellent student competition.

Nguyen Manh Giang with teacher Tran Tuan Anh - Chemistry teacher at Do Luong 1 High School. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

Sharing her learning experience, Giang said: “I study at home by myself, without going to extra classes. I study at home from 7am to 12pm. To study well, I study the theory well, read the textbooks carefully, and take notes on the main knowledge. I often do theory exercises to remember better. I often collect different types of exercises online to practice. When doing exercises, I need to read the questions carefully, summarize the questions, and plan how to solve them.

In addition to studying well, Giang also diligently helps her grandparents with field work, gardening, and raising pigs and poultry. She is not afraid of any hardship or difficulty. Because Giang always thinks that her grandparents are old, she must help them. She does not know when her parents will return home.

Talking about Giang, Ngo Minh Quan - class monitor of 12T1 said that Giang often helps her friends in their studies. She is always a good example of studying for her classmates to follow.

When mentioning Nguyen Manh Giang, Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, the homeroom teacher of Chemistry, he always has special feelings for this diligent and studious student. “Giang’s family has special circumstances, Giang himself has a very good sense of learning, is very intelligent. Giang has the ability to calculate very quickly, there are new lessons where he only needs to read the data, Giang has the answer right away. Especially, he has the ability to study well in all subjects. As the homeroom teacher, I always care and guide him to maximize his abilities.”

With his high score and ranking 4th in the province in the 2022 high school graduation exam, Nguyen Manh Giang did not let down the care of his grandparents and teachers. He has added joy to Do Luong 1 High School, a school with a rich tradition in learning and teaching./.

Ngoc Phuong