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| The Prime Minister met with representatives of outstanding teachers on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20. Photo: Government Newspaper |
In recent years, Vietnam has entered a new stage of development, with high economic growth, strong digital transformation, and a consolidated position in the international arena. Innovation, higher education, and science and technology indicators have all continuously improved. But behind this impressive transformation, there is one indispensable thing: the knowledge foundation of generations of citizens, persistently cultivated by the team of teachers.
No one sees the names of teachers in GDP growth reports, no one mentions teachers in the success of technology companies or in the international scholarships that Vietnamese students have achieved. But they are there, in every lecture, every night of lesson planning, every hour of career counseling, every word of encouragement for students to stand up after failure. When the country grows, teachers are the roots that keep the great tree of knowledge standing firm.
Teaching - a place where responsibility, compassion and trust converge
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| The Prime Minister expressed his deepest gratitude to all generations of teachers across the country. Photo: Government Newspaper |
In modern society, when all professions are caught up in the cycle of results - profits - performance index, the teaching profession still maintains a special value: putting people at the center. There is no profession where the "product" is a life. There is no profession where success can only be a smile, a look of understanding, or a word of thanks from a student after many years.
Teaching, more than any other profession, requires a special quality from the teacher: responsibility, compassion and a lasting belief in humanity. Responsibility lies not only in each lecture or word, but also in the way the teacher guides, analyzes, and accompanies students to understand the lesson, understand life and understand themselves. But that responsibility will be difficult to fulfill without compassion - the thing that helps the teacher be patient with a child with many wounds, sympathize with a student who is struggling to find a direction, and be tolerant enough to recognize potential even when it has not yet been revealed.
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| The teaching profession creates a golden season of knowledge - a golden season that cannot be measured in money, but is the most sustainable and valuable resource for the development of a country. Photo: Government Newspaper |
Above all, the teaching profession requires an undying belief: believing that each student is a seed that can sprout, despite different starting points and different journeys to maturity. Therefore, teachers not only impart knowledge, but also ignite in students the flame of morality, humanity and dignity - values that help the young generation know how to live decently, know how to contribute and have enough courage to stand firm in life. In the context of the country's transformation, these values become even more necessary: a nation that wants to go far must first have decent and ambitious people. And teachers are the first to touch the "essence" of those future citizens.
Teachers are always present in the most important places in life: on the old podium of a mountain school, where white chalk and a green board are the only windows to the world; in windy and leaky classrooms on remote islands, where students go to school by small boats over big waves; or in modern urban classrooms, where teachers must innovate every day to not be left behind in the digital age. But it is in that silence that they create a golden season of knowledge - a golden season that cannot be measured in money, but is the most sustainable and valuable resource for the development of a country.
Teachers in the new era: Carrying two missions - preserving and guiding
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| Training teachers is the foundation for educational innovation. Photo: Government Newspaper |
In the context of the country entering the era of digital economy, artificial intelligence and data science explosion, the role of teachers becomes heavier and more challenging than ever. As technology continuously changes the face of society, teachers stand at the forefront of the process of transferring knowledge - values and courage, helping the young generation have the capacity to step into the future without losing themselves.
First of all, teachers must be the ones to preserve Vietnamese identity and values. In a volatile information environment, where students only need a few seconds to access thousands of different ideologies, cultures, and lifestyles, it becomes extremely difficult to position themselves. Moral values, family traditions, national pride, etc. are at risk of being diluted if not properly nurtured. Teachers are the support to help students know how to select, to know how to distinguish right from wrong...
It is not only a teaching task, but also a cultural mission: to keep the young generation standing firm against the storms of globalization.
But protecting identity is not enough. Teachers of the new era must lead students into the digital future. This requires them to constantly update new technology, use artificial intelligence in lesson preparation, virtual simulation in practice, and analyze data to evaluate students' abilities. All of this is not for technology to replace the role of teachers, but to expand the learning space, helping students maximize their abilities. When human knowledge is just a click away, teachers are no longer "knowledge holders", but guides, showing students how to learn, how to think critically and how to live responsibly. Most importantly, teachers are still the ones who sow aspirations and a spirit of dedication.
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| Teachers guide students during a practical class. Photo: Government Newspaper |
Teachers are the ones who remind students that success is not only measured by grades or fame, but also by their obligations to the community, by their desire to do something useful for the country. A timely piece of advice, a small story during class, or an example of kindness from the teacher himself, is sometimes enough to shape a person's life ideal. Therefore, today's teachers are the bridge between tradition and modernity, between Vietnamese values and world knowledge. They must both maintain their roots and pave the way; both protect national identity and equip them with the tools for integration. That mission is silent but great, because the future of the country, after all, begins with simple lectures in the classroom every day.
Showing gratitude to teachers is also showing gratitude to the nameless sowing seasons that they have quietly devoted their whole lives to cultivating. November 20 is therefore not only an occasion to honor the teaching profession according to rituals, but also a moment for each of us to look back and realize that: in every step of the country's growth, there are traces of the hands of teachers. Showing gratitude to teachers therefore does not stop at bouquets of flowers or wishes, but is also a respect for knowledge, personality, and enduring values that have contributed to shaping the future of the nation. Because when we are grateful to teachers, we are also grateful for the country's journey of development.
Today, the Fatherland is rising strongly, rising with intelligence, with innovation, with the strength of the young generation. But for that generation to have courage, knowledge, and morality, there needs to be teachers who quietly cultivate them day by day. They are the ones who sow golden harvests on the future fields of the nation. And on that journey, teachers will continue to stand there, steadfastly, quietly to sow more golden harvests of knowledge, for today and for tomorrow.
Tu Huu Cong
Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/xa-hoi/202511/lang-le-geo-mua-vang-tri-thuc-9170163/
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