Educating patriotism through gratitude activities

 

Teachers and students of Luu Van Liet High School prepare a meal with Vietnamese heroic mother Nguyen Thi In.

To celebrate the 76th anniversary of Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 7-July 1947, 27), schools in the province organized many practical activities to pay tribute to heroes and martyrs and their families with meritorious services. Revolution.

Go to listen, understand and be grateful

In addition to taking care of and taking care of Vietnamese heroic mother Nguyen Thi In (Tam Binh district) every month, the annual Invalids and Martyrs' Day, Luu Van Liet High School (Vinh Long City) also organizes for teachers and students to come. visit, cook meals at the mother's house.

Prepare meals with your mother's relatives, eat together and listen to your mother tell stories about the old days. About the war… it was very hard, very arduous; about the sacrifice and loss of a mother when her husband and son left respectively, etc. The stories she told helped young people better understand the war, aroused young people's sense of responsibility for their homeland and land. water.

Truong Minh Triet, a student at Luu Van Liet High School, said: “Participating in activities makes me feel emotional and meaningful. I am very grateful to the heroic Vietnamese mother families for the sacrifices and hardships of their fathers. Through those stories, I find history very interesting and I am proud of what my fathers did.

On this occasion, Luu Van Liet High School also went to Tuong Loc commune (Tam Binh) to visit the family of martyr Luu Van Liet. Through the stories told by Mr. Luu Van Muoi - brother of heroic martyr Luu Van Liet, the students understand and are more proud of the school they are attending.

"The sound of bombs Luu Van Liet" is not only a song or golden history pages of a 15-year-old young man who became enlightened and joined the revolution. The 21-year-old heroically sacrificed himself, decided to die against the enemy, and chanted "Long live Ho Chi Minh" before dying.

In 1967, martyr Luu Van Liet was posthumously awarded the Third-class Liberation Army Medal and the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the Central Committee of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam.

Going to the place, seeing, hearing and feeling, students will understand and be more aware of the lessons in class. Children have direct access to history, with the sacrifice of their fathers in exchange for peace, independence and freedom for the nation. These lessons will help students feel and improve self-awareness and do well in their learning tasks and live more worthy lives.

Gratitude

In addition to traditional education classes in the classroom, many high schools also create conditions for students to participate in gratitude activities. Thereby, educating students about gratitude, the tradition of remembering the source of drinking water, and giving back to the nation. Thereby raising patriotism, the desire to dedicate efforts to build the homeland.

Small actions such as embellishing, beautifying, burning incense at the martyr's cemetery, etc. are an opportunity for students of Vinh Long High School to contribute a little to the resting place of their uncles and brothers.

Standing in front of the martyrs' graves with unknown information or the examples of sacrifices when they were in their twenties, or the mass graves because the identities of each person could not be identified anymore... more deeply, understand more and appreciate the value of peace that our ancestors worked so hard to build.

Sitting in front of a martyr's grave with unknown information, Tran Thi Thanh Hong, a student of Vinh Long High School, shared: "The first time I came to take care of the cemetery and offer incense to the heroes and martyrs, I makes a lot of sense. I feel grateful for what the heroes and martyrs have sacrificed to gain independence for the country. I told myself that I would try my best to study well to become a useful citizen for the country.

While cleaning up fallen leaves nearby, Nguyen Kien Quoc, a student at Vinh Long High School, said: “There are people who died at a very young age, so heroic. I am very touched because you have dedicated your life, for the motherland. I will try my best to study well to continue to protect and develop the country.

Stories at the tea table about Hero of the People's Armed Forces for Liberation Luu Van Liet.

The war has receded, but the contributions and sacrifices of the previous generations are always bright in the hearts of generations of Vietnamese people. Through the small and meaningful works that schools organize, students can improve their patriotism, sense of responsibility in learning, and strive to contribute to the construction and defense of the country during this period. new.