In the morning children go to school, in the evening parents also go to class.
After finishing their housework, Thao A Pang (born in 1986, Dak Snao 2 village, Quang Son commune, Dak Glong district, Dak Nong province) and her husband put on flashlights to go to the literacy class.
Despite the busy harvest season, since joining the class, Pang and her husband have not missed a single class.
Ms. Thao A Pang (standing) and her husband participate in reading and writing classes every night (Photo: Dang Duong).
Ms. Pang is from Lai Chau. Due to difficult circumstances and being the eldest child in the family, this Mong woman has not been to school for more than 30 years.
Every time she goes to the commune to do business, Ms. Pang asks her younger sister or some relatives to help her read, then guide her to point at important documents.
In September 2023, Ms. Pang and her husband registered to attend a literacy class opened by Ly Tu Trong Primary School.
Not only Ms. Pang and her husband, but also more than 100 students of the course are illiterate. Among them, there are grandparents who are determined to come to class, with the desire to set an example for their children and grandchildren to go to school every day.
Children follow their parents to literacy classes every night (Photo: Dang Duong).
Ms. Pang said: "Both my husband and I are illiterate, so we were afraid to travel far because we couldn't read or write. The first days of going to school were a bit embarrassing, but seeing many people like us, we were no longer self-conscious and closed off."
Continuing his wife's words, Mr. Vang A Hong (born in 1982) added that he and his wife currently have 2 children who are students at Ly Tu Trong Primary School.
During the day, Mr. Hong and his wife go out to pick coffee for hire, while their children go to school. At night, the couple goes to literacy class while their two children stay home to study.
"When I went to school, I found out that the teacher who taught my child was also the teacher who taught my wife and I every night. With the encouragement and help of the teachers, my wife and I learned to read and write our names," Mr. Hong boasted.
Ms. Ly San May (60 years old, Dao ethnic group) is the oldest student in the literacy class (Photo: Dang Duong).
As the oldest student in the literacy class, Ms. Ly San May (60 years old, Dao ethnic group) not only diligently attends class every day but also confidently sits in the front row to learn to read and write.
Her hands were shaking and her eyes were no longer seeing clearly, but Mrs. May was still an example for other students in the class to learn from her spirit of learning.
Mrs. May shared: "For many years, I did not know Vietnamese, only Dao, so I was not confident in communicating with people. After 2 classes of literacy, I now know how to read, use the phone, and especially recognize numbers on cash."
Efforts to eliminate illiteracy in poor districts
Teacher Hoang Thi Ha, a teacher at Ly Tu Trong Primary School, excitedly shared that at first only a few people registered to study, but the more they studied, the more interested they became, and one person invited another to study.
"Just one week later, the number of registered students exceeded 100. The school organized 5 classes, 3 classes at the main school and 2 classes at the satellite school, making it convenient for people to go to school every evening," Ms. Ha recalled.
Never before has the spirit of learning and thirst for knowledge of the people of the two villages of Dak Snao 1 and Dak Snao 2 been so high.
Ms. Ha herself also realized that the spirit of learning and the thirst for knowledge of the people of Dak Snao 1 and Dak Snao 2 villages had never been so high. Every night, witnessing groups of people coming to school to learn, the teachers in the classroom became more motivated and determined.
Vu A Dinh Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities (Dak Som Commune, Dak Glong District) is also organizing 5 literacy classes for ethnic minority students.
Witnessing the spirit and determination of the students to come to class, teacher Hoang Ngoc Yem, Vice Principal of the school, said: "In the class, there are some brothers and sisters with young children, every time they go to school, they bring their children to class to learn spelling together. Everyone is excited to go to school, some families have three generations coming to school together, the teachers are also very happy to teach in such special classes."
Every year, hundreds of students (15-60 years old) in Dak Glong district (one of more than 70 poor districts in the country) are able to eliminate illiteracy. This is the result of both the efforts and determination of the students, but also the efforts of the Dak Glong district government.
Every year, hundreds of students (15-60 years old) of Dak Glong district are educated.
According to the Department of Education and Training of Dak Glong district, in 2019, through review, there were still thousands of people (15-60 years old) in the area who were illiterate.
Most of the illiterate people are ethnic minorities, living in remote areas, with difficult lives, where meals still dominate their dreams of studying. Based on that reality, the Department of Education and Training of Dak Glong district has deployed literacy classes in residential areas.
As one of the leading localities in the literacy movement in Dak Nong province, the district has so far opened dozens of classes, completing the task of eliminating illiteracy for thousands of students.
The "Popular Education" movement was revived, literacy classes were opened one after another, people in many localities were excited to go to school, nurturing the dream of getting rich from letters.
"In 2019, the district opened 3 literacy classes with 123 students. In 2020, 5 literacy classes were opened, attracting 146 students. The number of literacy classes and students who received literacy classes continuously increased in the following years. In 2023, Dak Glong district opened 21 classes with 505 students," informed Ms. Dinh Thi Hang, Deputy Head of the Department of Education and Training of Dak Glong district.
Ms. Dinh Thi Hang, Deputy Head of the Department of Education and Training of Dak Glong district, said that illiteracy eradication remains a challenge for the district in the coming time (Photo: Dang Duong).
According to education leaders, the number of illiterate people has decreased over the years, however the results achieved compared to requirements are still limited.
The number of illiterate people in the whole district is still more than 6,700 people, accounting for more than 14% of the population, so the work of universalizing education and eliminating illiteracy is both a task and a challenge for this locality in the coming time.
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