In the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year, Nam Dinh province had 23,262 candidates taking the exam. Doan Thi Diep (grade 9A student, Giao Yen Secondary School, Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh) became the valedictorian of this exam with a total score of 49/50. Of which, she scored 9.75 points in Literature; 10 points in Math and 9.5 points in Foreign Language.
The special circumstances of the new valedictorian Thanh Nam
These days, Diep's house in Giao Yen commune is more crowded than usual as many people come to congratulate him on his results as the top student in the province's 10th grade exam, with a near-perfect score.
Diep was born into a family of 3 siblings. Her father died when Diep was only 8 months old. Since then, all the burden has fallen on her mother's shoulders.
Working as a vegetable seller at the market, every day, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong (Diep's mother) has to get up at 3am to go to the market, come home at noon to rest for a few hours, then go out again late at night, so she has little time to take care of her children. Diep and her three sisters are all self-motivated in their studies.
Mother is the motivation for the new valedictorian to try hard
Ms. Huong shared: “Previously, I worked in a shrimp farm but my income was unstable, and I had consecutive crop failures, so I was in debt. Many years have passed, but I still have not been able to pay off the debt from my shrimp farm. When I could no longer continue, I had to leave the farm and switch to selling vegetables at the market to earn money to raise my three children.”
Understanding the difficult circumstances of her family and feeling sorry for her mother who works hard day and night, Diep always reminds herself to try hard and study hard so that her mother will not be upset. In addition to studying, Diep also often helps her mother with housework and helps her mother arrange goods for the market.
Every day, in addition to studying, Diep also helps her mother pack groceries for the market and does housework.
Ms. Huong said: “The luckiest thing in my life is that my three children, despite living in difficult circumstances and lacking their father’s love, are always obedient, study well and love their mother very much. My children are the biggest motivation for me to continue to try my best for so many years. When Diep announced that she had achieved such a high score, I was very excited, all my fatigue seemed to be dispelled.”
After the joy comes the worry because the family has financial difficulties. Diep has also passed the entrance exam to Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Nam Dinh; however, she will not study at this school but will study at Giao Thuy B High School.
Sharing about her decision, Diep said: "Due to difficult family circumstances, the cost of studying in the city is higher, and it will be harder for my mother, so I chose to study at a school near home."
Journey of overcoming adversity
Despite her family's financial difficulties and her inability to attend extra classes like many of her peers, Diep has been an excellent student for many years. She has studied all subjects well. In 9th grade, Diep was inspired by Ms. Vu Thi Linh, her Literature teacher and homeroom teacher, and from then on, Diep realized that she truly loved the subject.
Diep won second prize in the district-level Literature competition for excellent students in grade 9 and was selected to compete in the provincial team, but due to difficult family circumstances and her mother's inability to pick her up and drop her off, she withdrew from participating.
In addition, in all the cross-checked exams organized by the education department, Diep always ranked first or second in the district.
With her determination to build a solid foundation of knowledge, the little girl received worthy academic results.
Besides achieving excellent academic achievements, Diep also actively participates in cultural and social activities of the school and class and is always loved by teachers and friends.
Sharing the secret to achieving high academic results, Diep said that she is always aware of building a solid foundation of basic knowledge, then learning advanced knowledge. In class, she always tries to focus on listening to the teacher's lectures carefully to grasp the knowledge, not learning by rote, at home she continues to review her lessons and asks her sister to tutor her.
Instead of staying up late, Diep created a habit of waking up early in the morning to review her lessons. “Every day, I only study until 10 p.m. in the evening and wake up at 3 a.m. the next day to study because studying early in the morning helps me concentrate better,” Diep added.
Talking about the Literature subject with a score of 9.75, Diep shared: "When I received the exam, I was calm, thought carefully, then applied the knowledge the teachers had previously provided to my essay.
Regarding the social argumentation section, I rely on real life, examples of seniors or social media phenomena, and bring the positive achievements they have achieved, which have helped society, into the essay as evidence for my writing. In this exam, I used Quang Linh Vlog and Huyen Chip as evidence.
Teacher Vu Thi Linh is proud when talking about her students.
Ms. Vu Thi Linh revealed: “Diep is a rather shy girl but very intelligent, hard-working, determined and eager to learn. I myself am a literature teacher and also Diep's homeroom teacher. With 23 years of experience, I have come across many very good social argumentative essays written by students, but with Diep, each of her writings is an extremely unique and original creation.
In class, she teaches methods, ways, and expressions, but when her teachings are transferred to my writing, it is a completely new creation.
“This year’s Literature exam had a high level of differentiation. When I received the exam, I only dared to hope that Diep would get 9.5 points, which would be a great success for me, but after she got 9.75 points, I was truly overwhelmed with emotion.
I believe my child's essay was handled very well and touched the emotions of the examiners because this exam was graded independently in 2 rounds, with 2 examiners in 2 different rooms to agree on 9.75 points, which is not easy," Ms. Linh proudly said.
In the coming time, Diep will start a new journey at Giao Thuy B High School.
The achievements that Diep has achieved are the result of her efforts and hard work. In the near future, Diep will begin a new journey at Giao Thuy B High School. The new journey for her is full of difficulties and challenges, but thinking of her mother, she always has more motivation to try harder.
"My mother worked hard to raise three children, so I always try my best to achieve good academic results. That is the greatest gift I can give my mother right now," Diep said, choking up.
Not only did Diep achieve many academic achievements, Diep's older sister was also an excellent student at the district level and is currently a senior student at the National Economics University. Her older sister is also the closest person to Diep and is always an example for her to follow.
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