Students in the mountainous areas of Da Nang bring rice, wild vegetables, and wild sunflowers to thank teachers on November 20

Small rice bag at Nong Van Den school

On the occasion of the 20th Teachers' Charter, at Nong Van Den Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities (Tra Doc Commune, Da Nang City), a very small gift made the whole class silent.

During the morning class, teacher Tran Thi Bang Tam - who has been attached to the mountains for 15 years - was surprised by Nguyen Ho Thao Nguyen, her student, who stepped up to the teacher's chair and exclaimed: " guys, I have a gift for you."

From the old bag of books, I took out a small bag of rice, contained in a plastic bag, and carefully tied my mouth. No wrapping paper, no bows, just a bag of white rice your mother used to make from the rice bran in the kitchen.

Ms. Tam said: "A few years ago, we also often received potatoes, cassava, sugarcane, vegetables, wild flowers from students... This year, due to continuous floods and landslides, their families are in even more difficulty. However, they still miss their teachers, prepare gifts, we are very touched.

Ms. Tram said that her students were mainly Ca Dong and So Dang ethnic groups. For their families, rice is not a surplus. Every meal is still difficult. However, my mother and I still gave a small part to send to the teacher - as the way of the mountainous people sharing what they have.

The simple but meaningful rice bag contains many meanings: a bowl of rice to share with the teacher; a sincere thank you from the students in the highlands to the person who sowed the words for me.

The image of the teacher and student at an old wooden table, a white rice bag lying right at the end, a small and gentle noise, everyone's eyes are wide open... became a memorable moment on November 20 at Nong Van Den school this year.

Forest pathology, wild vegetables and "ice ngot" made of plastic bags

At Tra Tap Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities (Tra Tap Commune, Da Nang City) since early morning on November 20, students have been going to school, one clinging to the canopy of a sugarcane that had just been cut outside the mat, the other holding a bunch of green vegetables sent by his mother, the other lifting a few wild flowers, the other lifting a layer of "cialgo" cut from an old plastic bag.

Twelve years in the midst of a thousand years, teacher Tra Thi Thu - a teacher at Tra Tap Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities (Tra Tap Commune) - said that in this place, she not only teaches children, but also re-study from her own students: learn to be patient, softer, happy with small things and know how to appreciate sincerity.

Not the value of a gift, but the rustic affection that wounds my heart makes me feel very lucky to be in this profession Ms. Thu emotionally shared.

The twelfth season of the Charter is not a long period of time. But that was enough for her to understand that every day at school in this mountainous area was a source of motivation. The smile of her students, her small hands growing sugarcane trees, bunches of vegetables, wild flowers... are what keep her in the profession, in the village.

In the highlands of Da Nang, Vietnamese Teachers' Day is not bustling with large stages, not many luxurious flower baskets. Instead, there is the sound of students' dirt feet on the path to class; forest sugarcane trees, vegetable bunches, wild flower buds, and small bags of rice prepared early.

From those simple things, the affection between teachers and students became stronger. Because in this place, teachers not only teach letters, but also receive the love of students and villagers.