Stick to the village to... "sow knowledge"

In the villages of ethnic minorities, many families are living in extremely difficult circumstances, so the children's education is also extremely difficult. Knowing this, teachers have been making efforts every day to teach literacy and life skills to the children.

That is the journey of Ms. Hoang Thuy Da Thao, a 5th grade teacher at Buon Dham School (Ea Bong Primary School, Ea Na Commune). She has been a teacher for nearly 30 years, of which she has been with students at Ea Bong Primary School for 20 years. Ms. Thao recalls: “In 1996, I started teaching, and in 2005, I was assigned to teach at Ea Bong Primary School. At that time, the distance from home to school was less than 10 km, but the road was very difficult, muddy in the rainy season and dusty in the dry season. In particular, when teaching at Buon Ko School, I had to cross a small stream, so every day I had to bring a pair of boots, a set of clothes, and my school bag had to be wrapped in a plastic bag so that if I slipped and fell, I would have something to change into and not ruin my lesson plans...”.

Ms. Hoang Thuy Da Thao in class.

The difficulties do not stop there, for ethnic minority students here, parents are busy working so they do not have time to care about their children's studies and personal life. Therefore, in addition to teaching them how to read and write, every day Ms. Thao also teaches them about personal hygiene from brushing teeth, washing hair, bathing... to physiological issues of puberty because at that time many of the students were 14, 15 years old but still in grades 4 and 5.

"In recent years, people's lives have become less difficult, roads have been paved with clean concrete, schools have become more spacious, and parents have paid more attention to their children's education. Thanks to that, the journey of spreading knowledge for teachers has become less arduous..." - Vice Principal of Ea Bong Primary School .

Despite the difficulties, hardships, and lack of teaching and learning facilities, Ms. Thao still perseveres in staying with the school and students with the hope that they will have a brighter future.

For Ms. H La Chi Enuol, a third grade teacher at Ea Bong Primary School (Knul village), in her 17 years of working with students here, every new school year, after receiving a class, she takes a day off to visit each student's family. Even though the house is nearly 20 km away from the school, if she doesn't meet the parents the first time, she will continue to visit the next day until she meets them. Thanks to these home visits, Ms. H La Chi grasps the actual situation of each student to promptly come up with appropriate support solutions to encourage them to go to school.

For students at risk of dropping out, getting them back to school is difficult, keeping them engaged with the written word is even more difficult. To do that, teachers here have constantly innovated and created new teaching methods. They understand that dry, theoretical lectures will not be able to attract children who are used to farming and the mountains and forests.

Ms. H La Chi Enuol kindly teaches students.

Like Ms. H La Chi, to create excitement for students, she chooses to convey knowledge through creating visual activities, through games, and preparing small gifts such as stickers, funny pens, key chains... for students who answer correctly. For students with weak academic performance, in addition to closely supervising, she often encourages, asks questions that are within their ability so that students can answer in front of the class, and at the same time praises them to help them become more confident. Thanks to that, students no longer feel pressured when going to school, but on the contrary, always eagerly wait for the new things that she brings.

Not only sticking to the school and students, Ms. Thao and Ms. H La Chi are also the bridge for kind-hearted people to reach the children. They have mobilized donations of old books, used clothes, new school bags, bicycles, gifts, scholarships... Those small gifts not only help the children overcome material difficulties, but are also a great source of spiritual encouragement.

Thuy Hong

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/giao-duc/202509/bam-buon-lang-de-geo-chu-1e6183d/