After 22 years of attachment to the education sector, from teacher to Principal, Ms. Do Thi Hoai Thuong has had enough time and experience to understand that the teaching profession is not just about management chairs.
For those who truly love the profession, the joy is sometimes much simpler, being able to stand in front of students, teach a good lesson, and see students grow up day by day.
It is commendable that her decision was made in the context that the locality is implementing the policy of arranging and merging educational institutions.
Instead of waiting for arrangement, consideration or holding a management position, she proactively asked to return to her professional work. This is not only a personal choice, but also shows a sense of responsibility to the collective and the general policy.
Arranging the organizational structure is always a difficult problem. Behind the figures on schools, staff, and management officials are people, positions, and even the process of dedication.
Therefore, the more officials voluntarily take on the difficult part, the more favorable the arrangement process becomes.
Principal is a management position, while teachers are a profession directly related to students. The position can change according to organizational requirements, but love for the profession does not necessarily have to change.
If a principal voluntarily leaves the leadership position to return to class, it should not be seen as "losing the position", let alone failure.
On the contrary, it is a manifestation of professional bravery, knowing what one wants, knowing what one is suitable for, and putting common interests above personal position.
The willingness of management officials like Ms. Thuong also contributes to helping the locality be more proactive in arranging personnel, reducing unnecessary disruptions, and at the same time supplementing forces for direct teaching activities.
Education needs people who love their profession more than their position, needs people who consider the podium as their place, and consider students as a reason to continue contributing.
Leaving the position of principal does not mean leaving the education career. Sometimes, that is when a teacher returns to the right place where the love for the profession began, in front of the blackboard, beside the white chalk, among students who need a dedicated teacher.
And perhaps, the most beautiful happiness of the teaching profession does not lie in the high or low chair, but in being able to do the work you love every day, seeing students progress and knowing that the things you impart will continue to go further than a lifetime.
You open the pages of field books. I bend down to sow into the grains of letters. There is a drop of sweat and even my handprints cherished. Silently speaking to the future" (Bui Phan - Doan Vi Thuong).
