22th Mar

9:00@ Nguyen Dinh Chieu school

This morning I went to Nguyen Dinh Chieu school to interview teachers. The teachers I interviewed today not only bring a high degree of enthusiasm but also have a rich experience in teaching.

Now I know why this school is called ‘elite track’ among blind children. The number of trained teachers, facilities and teaching materials may be still insufficient, but I thought it’s much better than studying at regular schools.

During the break time, sighted children were playing badminton with a paper ball and a notebook racket. It seems to be much harder than normal badminton.

More than 1000 children are studying at this school. During the break time and the commuting time, the ground is very crowded with children and their parents.

In Vietnam, the traffic rules are not working well and the problem of traffic jam is becoming increasingly serious. Even sighted children cannot go to school on foot because it’s too dangerous for primary school-aged children to walk the road alone. So everyday their parents take their children to the school by motor bike and meet them there when they come back. In the afternoon, so many motor bikes were waiting for their children in front of the school gate. But this makes traffic jam more serious as you see in the picture.