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| The front page of Hue Today Weekly, Issue No. 36 |
In the mountainous area with many difficulties, education in A Luoi has made positive strides. In the Interview section, Minh Khang had a conversation with Mr. Ho Van Khoi, former Head of the Department of Education and Training of the formerly A Luoi district, now Vice Chairman of A Luoi 4 Commune People's Committee, about the educational picture of this place.
In the interview, Mr. Ho Van Khoi shared: “Located in the Western mountainous area of Hue City, A Luoi is a large area with many border communes. While socio-economic conditions are still challenging, the quality of education has clearly improved, with the rate of good students reaching over 30%. What is especially noteworthy is that the student enrollment rate always meets or exceeds targets, even in border and particularly difficult communes. In the past, with long distances to travel, the dropout rate in A Luoi was quite high, but that is different now. People's awareness has improved, and they are more concerned with their children's education. The quality of education has seen positive changes, with the rate of good students increasing by 1.5-2% each year, and the rate of poor-performing students decreasing by 0.5-1%...”
To welcome the new academic year, and as a message of encouragement, Minh Hien visited schools in the remote mountainous forest areas of A Luoi. Through the article “Difficulties cannot hinder the steps to school”, she recorded the efforts of both teachers and students. “...In the small house in Par Ay village (A Luoi 1 commune), the children of Ms. Ho Thi Kim (a Pa Co woman) were excited to prepare their books and notebooks for the new academic year. The eldest sister, Le Hien Hoi, who is in 12th grade this year, meticulously labelled and covered the notebooks for her siblings: one is in grade 6, and the other is in grade 1. The younger siblings chirpily sat around, watching their sister write their names on each new notebook, and playing with the colorful pens, rulers, and erasers, etc. The sound of laughter echoed through the quiet mountain forest,” shared the article.
In the spirit of the new academic year, Hue Photo Corner section presents adorable photos of young children preparing for first grade, offering a gentle wish for their important beginning.
In the Forum section, Bui Ngoc Long proposed the idea of “The need to maintain the weekly agricultural market”. This is the desire not only of the production and business households, but also of the local consumers and visitors to Hue. Citing the words of Mr. Nguyen Chi Quang, Chairman of Hue City Farmers' Association, the author reported: “The Standing Committee of the City Farmers' Association had made great efforts to organize the market for farmers to introduce their products. The Association also hopes that city leaders will approve the policy for the association to organize this event weekly to serve locals and visitors. If being approved by the city leaders, the City Farmers' Association will develop a plan to organize the weekly agricultural market right in the courtyard of its headquarters at 14 Dong Da, Thuan Hoa Ward. The space can accommodate 30-40 stalls for the market.”
In addition to the above content, this issue of Hue Today Weekly also includes other exciting articles such as: “Where there is a checking-in…, there is potential” (Hien An); “Preserving Hue flavors in organic startup products” (Hoai Thuong); “Young people passionate about handicrafts” (Pham Phuoc Chau); “Watching ancient tuong at Thanh Binh mansion” (Trang Thuy); “The lush green bamboo groves” (Pham Quyen); "Hue kites attract foreign visitors” (Nhat Minh); “That yard is full of sunlight” (Khue Viet Truong); and “Reaching a bigger arena from grassroots sports” (Han Dang), etc.
We cordially invite readers to pick up Hue Today Weekly, Issue No. 36, or visit https://huengaynay.vn/xem-bao starting from September 7.