The silent sacrifices of a teacher living on top of Pha Ca Tun mountain
Duc Anh - Thanh Chung•October 18, 2023 14:29
(Baonghean.vn) - Teachers in remote areas sacrifice their personal feelings, willing to cross forests and mountains to reach Nam Tot village, Tri Le commune, Que Phong district, with the hope of building a future for their children. The happiness of these teachers is simply seeing their students come to school every day.
Nam Tot village, Tri Le commune, Que Phong district, located on the top of Pha Ca Tun mountain, is home to the Mong people. There is no electricity, no phone signal, no internet, no market... living conditions are extremely difficult. Photo: Duc AnhBesides, Nam Tot is also considered one of the villages with particularly difficult traffic. On favorable weather days, it takes nearly 3 hours to go from the commune center to the village by motorbike. During the rainy season, this place is often completely isolated from the outside world. Photo: Duc AnhThere are currently 23 children studying at Nam Tot school and Tri Le Kindergarten. To come to this branch school, the teachers always have to face many lurking dangers. However, with their love for their students and for the career of "cultivating people", the teachers still do not mind the difficulties and hardships to bring love to the children every day. Photo: Duc AnhAt Nam Tot school, because there are only 23 children from 3 to 5 years old, Tri Le Kindergarten has to organize a combined class. Every day, hearing the innocent chirping and laughter of the children is a happiness for the two teachers Vi Thi Tinh and Gia Y Xia. Photo: Duc AnhIn addition to teaching the program according to regulations, the two teachers here always increase talking and sharing, thereby helping the students have more opportunities to access the common language. Photo: Duc AnhPhysical education class for preschool children at Nam Tot school. Photo: Duc AnhTeacher Gia Y Xia shared: "Nam Tot is a particularly difficult village. To make a living, the children's parents often have to leave home and village to work far away. The children have to live with their grandparents. Therefore, their communication skills are very limited, they can only speak Mong. However, after going to class for a while, the children are now more confident and equipped with more skills. Thereby, helping them take care of themselves." Photo: Duc AnhHelping children speak Mandarin better is also an important premise for them to continue their studies at higher levels. Photo: Duc AnhNam Tot school is organized as a boarding school. Most of the lunch boxes that the children bring to class only have rice with boiled squash, chayote, or bamboo shoots or eggplants stir-fried in oil; only rarely is there a piece of meat, an egg, or an anchovy fish. Feeling sorry for the students, the teachers often share their small portion of food with them. Photo: Duc AnhThe teachers' love has helped the children feel less lonely compared to their friends, as well as providing them with a little more nutrition in their daily meals. Photo: Duc AnhNam Tot is a village without a market, so to have enough food for a week of work, the teachers have to bring food from home to school. However, during the rainy season, the school is isolated, to overcome the difficult times, the teachers have to borrow rice and vegetables from the villagers. Photo: Duc AnhIn Nam Tot, the two teachers had to leave their children behind for their husbands and grandparents to take care of... In the late afternoons in the remote mountains, the longing for their children and home was excruciating. The habit had become instinct, the two teachers fumbled to open their phones with little battery left to look at pictures of their children, watch videos of their children and wait for the morning to ease their sadness, hoping that time would pass quickly until Friday at the end of the week... Photo: Duc AnhThe simple gifts that the children brought to their teachers on October 20th are a great source of motivation for them to continue to love this land and strive to overcome the daily difficulties they face. Photo: Duc AnhThe teachers' dedication has helped the children grow up day by day, creating a foundation for them to have a bright future. Photo: Duc Anh
