Determined to "retain" Dan Lai students

(Baonghean.vn) - CTwo years ago, in Thin village, Luc Da commune, Con Cuong district, no one had advanced to grade 6. The village chief at that time only had a grade 3 education. To go to secondary school, the children of Thin village had to work just as hard as the students of Dan Lai, Mon Son commune, upstream of the Giang river, having to cross dozens of mountains and spend 5 hours to get to class.

In terms of remoteness, Thin village cannot be compared to the villages on the upper reaches of the Giang River and for decades now there has been an asphalt road leading to the Kem Waterfall Tourist Area passing near the village. But it seems that the asphalt road does not have much meaning for Thin village students. If they want to follow the asphalt road to Yen Khe commune to study at secondary school, Thin village students have to travel dozens of kilometers, and if they want to go to school in the commune, they can only climb mountains and wade through streams. Xang and Moi villages are closer to the commune center but their students only have the first batch of 6th graders.

Without an IT classroom, Luc Da Secondary School students have to borrow the teacher's computer to take an online English test.

To have these first students, it can be said that it was a great effort of Luc Da Secondary School. From the first day he became principal (in 2010), teacher Le Van Tu was determined to bring students from Thin, Xang and Moi villages to secondary school. In 2010 and 2011, the school organized dozens of visits to the lives of the Dan Lai people in 3 villages to persuade parents to create conditions for their children to go down the mountain to continue studying. These visits were like a steady rain that finally permeated the awareness of the people...

Dan Lai students were willing to go to class, but the next problem that arose was finding food and accommodation for them. The school board was not willing to let the children stay in temporary houses and decided to meet with teachers to discuss accommodation for the students. Two teachers decided to give up two rooms in the teachers' dormitory to the students. Every month, each teacher deducted money from their salary to buy food, rice and clothes for the children. Ms. Luong Thi Huyen, a school clerk, volunteered to be a "nanny" to take care of meals so that the children could study with peace of mind. The first batch of students are only 11 and 12 years old and need the care of adults. Every month, the district People's Committee also sends rice to support these children.

The children of Dan Lai, Luc Da commune can temporarily focus on their studies; but in the long term, the measures of Luc Da Secondary School are only temporary, and it cannot be said that they will be able to "retain" Dan Lai students if the State does not soon have a boarding regime and policy for students from Thin, Moi, and Xang villages...

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