Commune has more than 700 teachers in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - For generations, Quynh Doi commune, Quynh Luu district has been known as the village with the richest tradition of learning in Nghe An. In this land, teaching is considered a traditional profession.

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Coming to Quynh Doi commune, which is known as the land with the most tradition of mandarin examinations in Nghe An, this is also the hometown with the largest number of teachers in the whole district. Mr. Ho Trung Trinh - Secretary of the Party cell of Hamlet 3 said: Quynh Doi is a land of studiousness, many children have passed exams. Currently, there are many successful people in the hamlet, but they mainly work as teachers. The hamlet has 210 households with 550 people, of which 94 are teachers, of which 18 are retired.

Quynh Doi village gate. Photo archive

Quynh Doi people explained that the reason why Quynh villagers followed the profession of "knocking children's heads" was that in 1940, the first teacher was Duong Van Khai, a founding minister of the Le Loi era, who came to the village to teach. Being taught by Duong Van Khai, many people passed the imperial examinations and became mandarins. From then on, life was less difficult and miserable than manual labor.

With the thought “If you study, you will have knowledge, if you have knowledge, you will love to study”, the villagers, whether rich or poor, try their best to go to school. There are families in hamlet 3 that have 2 to 3 generations of teachers, and many families even have 5 to 7 people in one family who are teachers.

The family of Mr. Nguyen Ba Nghinh (82 years old) and Ms. Ho Thi Quyen (78 years old) are retired teachers. Previously, Mr. Nghinh was the principal at Quynh Thanh Primary School, and Ms. Quyen was a teacher at Quynh Doi Primary School.

Although retired, the teachers are still passionate about education. They always remind and teach their children and grandchildren to study and orient their career towards teaching. Currently, the teachers' family has 5 children, 3 of whom are teachers working in schools in and outside the commune.

In Quynh Doi, families with many generations involved in the "teaching profession" such as the family of Mr. Nghinh and Ms. Quyen are not rare. Typical examples include the family of the late teacher Ho Sy Quy with 13 members, and the family of teacher Phan Huu Hoan with 7 members, all of whom are teachers.

The tradition of studiousness and good study of the people of Quynh village has been passed down from generation to generation. Photo: Viet Hung

According to the document “Study and examination” of Quynh village, in the 470 years of Quynh Doi Confucianism, there were 521 people who passed the bachelor’s exam, 203 bachelor’s exams, and 958 times passed the 116 exams. Most of the people who passed the exams went on to teach, so a class of people called teachers was formed. Quynh village teachers were a significant part of the Nghe An scholars.

From 1919 to now, the number of teachers in Quynh village is 718 people, accounting for the largest number in the district and province. Currently, teachers in Quynh Doi teach in over 30 universities and 8 colleges across the country, the largest school has 5 people. Up to now, the whole commune has 5 professors, of which 3 are siblings; 9 associate professors; 120 doctors and masters.

The number of general education teachers currently teaching in the locality is 218 people, the number of teachers who retired from 1993 to 2014 is 219 people. The team of teachers past and present have contributed to creating the humane beauty of Quynh village - the cultural village of Heroic commune.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Quy - Chairman of the Quynh Doi Commune Association for the Promotion of Education said: Quynh Doi Village is a village that takes education as a profession. The old teachers and the teachers today consider their teaching as the responsibility of educating people.

The local government pays great attention to education. Every year, the emulation movement for good teaching is maintained, schools in the commune always achieve the title of excellent advanced schools and are the leading flag of the district. To continue the education career for the younger generation, every year on the second day of the Lunar New Year, the Commune Education Promotion Association organizes the first writing ceremony of spring. The writing ceremony is held to help the younger generation remember their roots, be grateful to the previous generation who built the homeland. Thereby, to follow the example, follow the steps, try to study hard to become useful people for society, worthy of the folk song: "Our village has many scholars/ Like trees on the mountain, like kites in the sky".

Viet Hung