They are teachers with decades of experience climbing mountains and wading streams to reach the highland border villages of Ky Son district to teach. For them, the greatest happiness is to see students go to school and live in the love of their teachers.
Hoi Poc Village(Nam Can commune, Ky Son district) is considered one of the most difficult villages in the border commune of Nam Can. Located more than 10km from the national highway, the road to Huoi Poc is steep, with a steep cliff on one side and a deep abyss on the other. The climate here is cold all year round, covered in fog. Photo: Dao ThoDue to difficult traffic, in Huoi Poc, there is currently Nam Can 2 Primary School and Nam Can Kindergarten's village campus, to facilitate students here to go to school. Nam Can 2 Primary School is located at the highest point of the village, on top of a hill with 7 classes, 156 students, of which poor and near-poor students account for 92%, mainly of Mong and Kho Mu ethnic groups. Photo: Dao ThoTeacher Kha Thi Lien, a teacher at Nam Can 2 Primary School, shared: She has been teaching in Huoi Poc for 6 years. Although her house is only about 30km from Huoi Poc, there are many weeks when she has to stay there because the road is very difficult. Especially when she comes torainy season, landslides can happen at any time. During difficult times when traffic is not possible, teachers here receive help from local people and border guards, so they feel more secure. Photo: Dao ThoWith 13 years of experience in Huoi Poc is teacher Nguyen Van Duc (from Yen Thanh district). "In 2011, I went to Huoi Poc when there was no road, I had to crawl under the forest canopy along the trail to get to school. I was born disabled, when I volunteered to go to Huoi Poc I didn't think it would be so difficult. The days of carrying shirts across my shoulders, climbing uphill for 3 hours made everyone exhausted, but seeing the students being obedient and eager to go to school made teachers like us love this land more than ever", teacher Duc confided. Photo: Dao ThoAccording to Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Principal of Nam Can 2 Primary School, most of the school's students (in Huoi Poc and Pa Ca villages) are in difficult circumstances. Due to the need to make a living, many parents have left their villages to work for companies in the South, leaving their children to the care of their grandparents and teachers. In addition to teaching, the school also has to pay attention to the children's food and accommodation. Therefore, although there are only 19 students in the boarding school, in order for the students to have better learning conditions, the school has to contact benefactors to provide more meals for other students. Photo: Dao ThoBelow Nam Can 2 Primary School is the village of Nam Can Kindergarten. There are 3 classes with 84 students taught by 3 teachers. Every day, from early morning, the teachers have to go down to the foot of the mountain to pick up the students to class. Photo: Dao ThoTeacher Lo Thi Thanh Hien said she has been teaching here for 21 years. Before, there was no school, so she had to ask local people to teach. Due to the difficulty in the village, the teachers in the school had to change their village locations after about 3-5 years. Photo: Dao ThoAccording to Ms. Hien, teachers like her, even though they face many difficulties, as long as students attend class regularly and are able to live and study with full care from teachers, it is a great happiness. Photo: Dao ThoOn Huoi Poc peak, on November 20th, there are no expensive gifts, but the wild flowers that the children give to their teachers become priceless gifts that cannot be measured. Photo: Dao Tho
