The arduous task of keeping the flame of learning alive in the highlands.

For teachers in the mountainous region of Quang Tri, there are many hardships, but what they always have in abundance is a passion for their profession.

At A Xing Primary and Secondary School (Lìa commune), the staff room, measuring only about 15 m², currently serves as the shared living space for four teachers. With no toilet, contaminated drinking water, and cracked and leaky walls during the rainy season, these issues have become a constant source of worry.

Ms. Le Thi Thuy Diem, a teacher at the school, shared: "The rooms are dilapidated and very difficult to maintain. There are no toilets, so the teachers have to go outside. The drinking water is contaminated with lime, which is very inconvenient. The staff housing complex is over 20 years old, and everyone is worried during the rainy season."

Due to a shortage of classrooms, A Dơi Primary and Secondary School (A Dơi commune) conducts classes in the library.

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Similarly, the teachers' quarters at A Dơi Primary and Secondary School (A Dơi commune) are also in serious disrepair. The living, cooking, and bathing areas for teachers are all crammed into a small space. Ms. Hồ Thị Mực said: "Here, it leaks during the rainy season, the house is dilapidated, and all daily activities are concentrated in one place, making things very difficult."

The A Dơi commune authorities have tried to provide support by allocating funds for temporary repairs to some dilapidated facilities. However, according to Mr. Tran Trong Kim, Chairman of the A Dơi Commune People's Committee, the greatest hope remains long-term investment: "We request that the competent authorities soon build new staff housing and classrooms so that teachers can have stable living conditions and students can attend classes for two sessions a day."

Besides the lack of facilities, the implementation of a two-session-per-day schooling system in mountainous areas also faces many obstacles due to a shortage of teachers. At A Xing Primary and Secondary School, the primary level has implemented a two-session-per-day system, but the secondary level has not yet been able to do so simultaneously.

In Lia commune, Mr. Tran Dinh Dung, Chairman of the People's Committee, reported that although additional teachers have been added, there are only enough for one teaching session per day.

The ceiling of the teachers' dormitory is cracked.

Photo: Thanh Loc

According to statistics, the entire education sector in Quang Tri province still lacks more than 2,600 classrooms and nearly 2,800 subject-specific rooms. Many schools with boarding students still do not have dining halls, kitchens, or dormitories that meet standards. In addition, the shortage of teachers remains a persistent problem.

"Currently, we are implementing the construction of border schools in 15 communes of the province in a coordinated manner, while mobilizing resources to carry out large-scale projects and targeted programs to ensure the infrastructure meets the new requirements of the Ministry of Education and Training," emphasized Ms. Le Thi Huong, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Quang Tri province .

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhoc-nhan-giu-lua-hoc-tap-vung-cao-185251121204047464.htm