'The sampan of my hometown' by a 9X guy is printed in a textbook

As a primary school teacher and especially loving children, young teacher Nguyen Chi Ngoan (33 years old), living in Kien Giang province, has written many literary works for children. Recently, one of his works was printed in the 2018 General Education Program textbook (abbreviated as the new textbook).

I never thought my work would be printed in a textbook.

As a third grade teacher at Thuan Hoa 1 Primary School, An Minh District ( Kien Giang Province), Ngoan has been involved in writing since 2012. However, he never thought his work would appear in textbooks.

Portrait of teacher Nguyen Chi Ngoan

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And finally, the work titled Xuong ba la Que Toi by Mr. Ngoan was printed in the Vietnamese textbook for grade 5 (volume two), the series Connecting knowledge with life. Mr. Ngoan shared that the content of the work is about the image of a three-leaf boat in the West. “An object closely associated with the life of people in the river region. I wrote this work a long time ago. By chance, one evening when I saw the image of a three-leaf boat, this work was born,” Mr. Ngoan shared. When his work appeared in the new textbook, the young teacher could not hide his joy and happiness. “I am happy that my work is closer to readers. I myself am also a person working in the education sector, so when one of my works is included in teaching, it is a happy and proud thing,” the young teacher expressed.

The work "Xuong ba la que toi" by Nguyen Chi Ngoan is printed in the Vietnamese textbook for grade 5 (volume two), the series Connecting knowledge with life.

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The genres that Ngoan pursues are mostly essays and short stories. He writes about familiar images, closely associated with his life, which are typical of his hometown in the river delta. Through that, the 9X guy wants to introduce the image of his hometown to readers, about simple things that touch the hearts of many people. “In the work Xuong ba la que toi, I want to convey the life and generous and affectionate character of the people in the West. Through a very ordinary object but it brings the soul of an entire land,” said Mr. Ngoan. For the young teacher personally, to write stories for children, the first thing you have to do is love children and be able to play with them. “When writing stories for children, we cannot put the perspective of adults on children, so we have to look at things as innocently as possible. The language and expression must also be natural and easy to understand,” said the 9X guy.

"Amateur" turns to literature

Having pursued natural sciences since high school, Ngoan only began his writing career when he became a student of primary education. Therefore, he encountered many difficulties at first. “Although I had no foundation, reading a lot of books helped me gain more life experience and learn more from those who came before me. Thanks to that, I have been able to develop a love for writing until now,” said Ngoan.

Mr. Ngoan is a 3rd grade teacher at Thuan Hoa 1 Primary School, An Minh District (Kien Giang Province).

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After more than 10 years of pursuing writing, for Ngoan, the most important thing when composing is his own emotions and life experiences. Perhaps that is why his works are imbued with the "breath" of the land and people of the Southwest. "I have a deep love for my homeland. With the advantage of being born and raised in the countryside, plus the nature of my job, I have a lot of contact with children. Those are the materials for my compositions," Ngoan confided. Ngoan added: "Many people advise me to write away from the West, but I think that with a land where I do not have knowledge, experience and experience, I cannot touch the emotions of anyone, including myself." Currently, Mr. Ngoan has 3 story collections and 1 essay collection published, specifically: Short story collection Waiting Wharf (Culture - Literature Publishing House, 2019), essay Rain in the Salty Land (Kim Dong Publishing House, 2021), short story Lonely Sun (Kim Dong Publishing House, 2022), long story U Minh Identity Card (Kim Dong Publishing House, 2023).

Several collections of stories and essays by Nguyen Chi Ngoan have been published.

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Among them, the collection of stories that he likes the most is U Minh Identity. “When writing that collection of stories, I had a lot of emotions because I was telling about my own childhood, about the people who grew up together. The main content is about the friendship of 3 children in U Minh land, they grew up with the joys and sorrows of the land, the jokes of children along with the sadness of adults. But in the end, I still see the humanity and generosity of the people in this land,” said Mr. Ngoan. Sharing about his upcoming plans, Mr. Ngoan said that he will complete an unfinished collection of stories for children.

Some awards of Mr. Nguyen Chi Ngoan

Young Author Award of the National Committee of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations in 2019 Cricket Aspiration Award in 2020 Encouragement Prize of the City I Love Contest of Thanh Nien Newspaper in 2020 First Prize of the Western Love Contest of Thanh Nien Newspaper in 2022 Encouragement Prize of the Mekong Delta Short Story Contest in 2023

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