Today’s generation thinks about wartime classrooms

With the “ignorant people” policy of the French colonialists after years of colonization of our country, in 1945, up to 95% of Vietnamese people were illiterate. Therefore, right after the day President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, at the first meeting of the Provisional Government, September 3, 1945, he proposed 6 urgent tasks that needed to be resolved. In particular, the task of fighting illiteracy and eliminating “ignorant enemies” plays the second most important role after eliminating “hungry enemies”. The “Popular Education” movement, the wartime literacy class, became part of the “Resistance to build the nation” movement, making an important contribution to the work of eliminating “ignorant enemies”.

Impressed and grateful

Born and raised in the revolutionary hometown of ATK Dinh Hoa – Viet Bac War Zone, Mr. Nguyen Kien Cuong, Permanent Deputy Secretary of Phu Dinh Commune Party Committee (Dinh Hoa) had heard stories from his grandparents and parents and knew to the “Popular Education” movement, literacy classes, popularization for compatriots, people, wartime classes under the roar of American planes (1964-1972 period). He shared: I greatly admire the will and spirit of our ancestors to overcome difficulties and destroy the “ignorant enemies” from these “unique” classes. Back then, classes were everywhere, at noon, afternoon, and evening. Those who are literate become teachers and teach those who are not literate. Books and pens lack enough sugar, sometimes even using paper or rough paper to make notebooks. There were times when I was studying and heard an airplane alarm and had to quickly go to the shelter…

The grandchildren of Mrs. Le Thi Hoa, Cau Da hamlet, Trung Luong commune (Dinh Hoa) are also very attentive and excited about wartime classroom stories through her words. Her eldest grandson was quick to talk: At that time, students were of all ages, from children, young people and even the elderly. Classrooms are under floors, people’s houses, and under big trees; The words are written on the board and hung on bamboo groves, banana bushes, and pond banks for people to study together. Some classes even have to study underground for safety. Tables and chairs are set up with a few pieces of wood, the board is made of boards, painted black with soot and balls of banana or sweet potato, sometimes using bricks and charcoal to make chalk. In evening classes, all available lamps are used such as peanut oil, resin oil, grapefruit seeds…

Through thematic activities and education on revolutionary traditions, Ly Anh Thu, student K45, School of Foreign Languages ​​(Thai Nguyen University) felt: The years of resistance against the US to save the country were extremely arduous, The North both resisted and built the country. In 1966, according to Uncle Ho’s summons, the people of the North contributed their human and physical strength, “Not one pound of rice is missing, not one person is missing in the army”, for the beloved South. At that time, one of the tasks of national construction in the North was to “eliminate ignorance”, the “Popular Education” movement, pre-school classes, and literacy eradication were deployed and spread to the villages. …

Today’s achievements

From meaningful stories and information, it has helped today’s generation to better understand the circumstances, deprivation, and difficulties of wartime classrooms, along with the campaign to combat illiteracy among the entire population, aiming at the goal of building a practical action program to reorganize the country’s education system. Thereby, as a message to remind the young generation today and in the future to strive and study hard and work hard to master knowledge, become global citizens, and contribute knowledge to build the homeland. Huong, the country is increasingly rich and strong. Such movements and classes are remarkable, important miracles that bring the learning process of the Vietnamese people to new heights.

Thai Nguyen had an important and strategic position during the years of resistance. Officials and people of Thai Nguyen province contributed their human and physical strength together with the entire Party, army, and people to defeat the “hungry enemy” and “the enemy”. ignorance” and foreign invaders. The Party Committee and people of all ethnic groups in the province have united to build Thai Nguyen increasingly rich, beautiful, civilized, and achieve comprehensive results in socio-economic development. In particular, education is always concerned and has achieved many outstanding results. For many years now, the whole province has achieved universal preschool for 5-year-old children in 100% of communes, wards and towns; universalize primary education to level 3 and universalize secondary education to level 2; Literacy eradication reaches level 2.

The whole province currently has 692 educational establishments, with 346,476 students; The number of schools meeting national standards accounts for 88.84%. The rate of solid classrooms reached 92.19%; Infrastructure has been invested, schools and classrooms are increasingly spacious, clean, and beautiful, meeting the learning and training needs of students. The Education Sector has advised and effectively implemented the 2018 general education program in an open direction; Strengthen the application of information technology in teaching, testing and student assessment activities; Implement innovating teaching methods in accordance with the requirements of developing student qualities and abilities…

Hours of extracurricular activities for students at Quang Trung Secondary School (Thai Nguyen City).

Besides, Thai Nguyen University – one of the regional universities is affirming its position in the nationwide university system. Currently, Thai Nguyen University has 7 universities and 1 member college; 2 affiliated schools and faculties; 2 training branches in Lao Cai and Ha Giang provinces; Science and Technology Publishing House and Magazine; 12 centers serving training and scientific research. The current training scale is over 70 thousand learners; has been cooperating in training with over 100 countries, territories and international organizations. After graduating, most learners develop their abilities and apply the trained knowledge well into practice, making an important contribution to the socio-economic development of the province, region and country…