William Ralph Inge[1] once said, “Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.” Perhaps that is also what Ms. Thang Thi Le, a teacher at Xuan Duong Primary and Secondary School, Na Ri District, Bac Kan Province, has always kept in mind for more than 30 years in her profession.
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Le Thi Sau was born in a big family, with seven children and living in extremely difficult circumstances in Thua Thien - Hue Province. Due to the impacts of toxic chemicals, by the age of 8, Sau’s disability had become more evident. She turned out to be a hunchback, with slow physical development and unstable health. Her father passed away when she was little, and her mother is old. Her family’s main source of income is growing rice and crops. As a person with a disability, she was often discriminated by others. She always thought that she was the burden of her family and the society, which led to her depression, low self-esteem and reluctance to communicate with other people. Although she was eager to study, she dropped out of College of Information Technology when she was a sophomore due to her family’s difficult circumstances.
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