There is a primary school teacher in Ho Chi Minh City who was honored by the Ministry of Education and Training as an Outstanding Teacher in 2024. The journey she is on is special and full of emotion.
The Ministry of Education and Training hosted the 16th People's Teacher and Excellent Teacher award ceremony and honored 251 outstanding teachers in 2024 yesterday (November 17). Among the 251 outstanding teachers honored, there was an elementary school teacher working at Le Van Tam Elementary School, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Duyen and her students
Mother's path, child's aspiration
That is Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Duyen, 37 years old, who joined the industry in September 2009. Le Van Tam Primary School, Tan Phu District is also the school she attended as a child.
"This school holds many memories and is the cradle that nurtured my dream of becoming a teacher. In particular, my mother is also a teacher, she has taught at this school since it was founded in 1983. When I was a child, I often followed my mother to school, sitting attentively watching her teach my siblings each letter. In the evening, after taking care of my siblings, my mother was busy preparing each page of lesson plans. Seeing my mother working hard, at the same time, being inspired by the teachers, I gradually fell in love with the teaching profession without realizing it," Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Duyen confided.
Since her student years, Ms. Duyen has practiced preparing lesson plans, with the belief and determination that one day she will follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a teacher. Now that her dream of becoming a teacher has come true, Ms. Duyen always hopes to be able to impart not only knowledge but also passion and love of learning to her students.
On November 15, the Prime Minister met with representatives of outstanding teachers on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers' Day. Ms. Duyen was one of the teachers present at this solemn event.
Always push yourself to be creative
Ms. Duyen, Outstanding Teacher of 2024, said that as a teacher, she always wondered how she could impart knowledge, inspire and build a love of learning for her students. This is what motivates her to work hard every day, looking for creative and effective teaching methods to help students absorb easily, especially those who still have difficulties in learning. How to make students always comfortable, love going to school, and interested in each lesson.
"Sometimes, that requires me to change the traditional way of teaching, explore new methods, apply modern technologies or integrate experiential learning activities, helping students learn through practice and discovery. My biggest wish is that every student can realize their potential and develop comprehensively in both knowledge and life skills," shared the teacher, who is the owner of many initiatives recognized by the People's Committee of Tan Phu District.
Some notable initiatives of the teacher include: Measures to organize open activities to mobilize the participation of parents; Solutions to help students get excited about online learning through the Bloket application; Solutions to help first graders get excited about learning math through the learning-through-play model...
Ms. Duyen and her students
Outstanding teacher who won the Vo Truong Toan award
In the 2018-2019 school year, Ms. Duyen won second prize in the district-level Excellent Primary School Teacher Competition. Together with the school's Grade 1 group, she won third prize in the Exhibition of Teaching Aids and Educational Toys for the Disabled; together with products from other schools in the district, she won first prize in the Inclusive Education category in the City-level Exhibition of Teaching Aids and Educational Toys for the Disabled.
In the 2019-2020 school year, she excellently won the Vo Truong Toan Award 2019 - a noble award in the education and training sector in Ho Chi Minh City, each teacher is only awarded the award once in their career. Ms. Duyen also won the excellent prize in the competition for excellent primary school homeroom teachers at the district level; was awarded a certificate of merit for outstanding achievements in the patriotic emulation movement of Tan Phu district in the period 2015-2019.
In the 2021-2022 school year, Ms. Duyen won first prize in the City-level Excellent Primary School Homeroom Teacher Competition. Ms. Duyen also won first prize in the Excellent Primary School Teacher Competition in the 2022-2023 school year. Or in the 2023-2024 school year, she was recognized in the School-level Excellent Class Teacher Competition in the 2023-2024 school year.
A teacher with many ambitions and aspirations was honored as Outstanding Teacher of 2024
For many years, Ms. Duyen was selected by the Department of Education and Training of Tan Phu district as the only teacher member of the professional group council 1 during the school year to advise, guide, and provide professional support to first grade teachers in Tan Phu district.
From 2020 to present, Ms. Duyen is a network teacher, a member of the core math teacher group of the Department of Education and Training of Tan Phu district as a team leader, sent to train in the 2018 General Education Program, organized by the Ministry of Education and Training and the Department of Education and Training to return to train teachers in the district.
Besides, as a union member and member of the Executive Committee of the union, Ms. Duyen has many achievements and has been awarded many certificates of merit by the Standing Committee of the Tan Phu District Labor Federation...
"My mother, the greatest role model in my teaching career"
Ms. Duyen said that when she learned that she was recognized as the 2024 Outstanding Teacher at the Ministry of Education and Training level, she was moved and proud. "For me, this is not just a title, but a recognition of all the efforts and attempts in my teaching journey and dedication to the profession. This title is a joy not only for me but also for my colleagues, the teachers who have always been there to share and support, for the students who have motivated and inspired me, as well as for my family - especially my mother, who has always been the biggest role model in my teaching career," Ms. Duyen confided.
The primary school teacher also said that the award is also a motivation for her to continue to strive, be more creative and dedicated in her work. This is a milestone that reminds her to never stop learning and improving her teaching methods to better meet the learning and development needs of her students.
"Being recognized as the 2024 Outstanding Teacher is a great honor, but I am also well aware that I am just one of many respected colleagues who silently contribute every day to the development of the younger generation. There are many talented, dedicated and creative teachers who are overcoming many difficulties and challenges every day to bring knowledge and confidence to their students. Therefore, I feel even more responsible to try harder to be worthy of this recognition...", the elementary school teacher confided.
Among the teachers honored by the Ministry of Education and Training as Outstanding Teachers of 2024 in the Department of Education and Training, at the primary level in Ho Chi Minh City is Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Duyen. At the preschool level in Ho Chi Minh City, there is teacher Vo Thi Thanh Tam, Principal of Thuy Tien 2 Kindergarten, Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hanh-trinh-dac-biet-cua-mot-nha-giao-tieu-bieu-185241117174439918.htm
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