On July 20, Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee organized a meeting and commended Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc - an excellent student who won a Gold Medal at the 56th International Physics Olympiad.
An International Olympic Gold Medal is the result of many years of studying with will, discipline, and perseverance of Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc.
Behind the medal is the effort of the family, teachers, school and an entire education system that has painstakingly nurtured talents.
More notably, Bich Ngoc's achievements are not only the joy of her or Ninh Binh province.
She is one of the five students who helped the Vietnamese team win 5/5 medals at the International Physics Olympiad, bringing Vietnam into the group of 7 countries with the highest achievements and marking the best results in the history of participating in this exam.
I and my teammates have created the pride of the nation.
Such a achievement is completely worthy of being appreciated by society with valuable rewards.
We often say that talent must be valued, investment must be made in education, and encouraging young people to study and be creative.
But if those words are not accompanied by specific policies and worthy rewards, it is very difficult to create a spreading effect.
Medal-winning students are not only honored with congratulations or bouquets of flowers, but also with rewards that can tell society that knowledge is always valuable.
The 500 million VND prize is the recognition of the locality for a young talent and is a thank you for his extraordinary efforts.
More importantly, it is also a message sent to millions of students across the country that knowledge is always honored, and talented people are always respected by society.
Another noteworthy thing is that the locality not only rewarded students but also awarded 250 million VND to teacher Nguyen Hai Duong - the person who directly trained the team.
Our forefathers used to say "a famous teacher achieves high results", an excellent student always has the shadow of an excellent teacher.
Rewarding teachers is a full view of the value of education, encouraging teachers to continue to embark on the work of nurturing talented students - a very hard but also glorious task.
Rewards do not create talent, but rewards nurture talent and create the belief that talent will be worthy of investment.
A society that knows how to pay a worthy price for intelligence will have more young people who dare to contribute with intelligence.
A society that wants to have many scientists, many good engineers, many Vietnamese people conquering the peaks of knowledge must first of all know how to cherish those who have reached those peaks.
