I first started school in kindergarten. In South of
Vietnam, there is Kindergarten 1 and Kindergarten 2. After that I continued to
study from Elementary 1 to Elementary 5 at Russey Srok’s school (Phong Phu in
Vietnamese). (Foster younger sisters' photos in below)
Thach Thi Thu Trang (Graduated,10/10/2012)
Bachelor's degree, Major in English
Tra Vinh University (I was at TVU for three years)
From the right "Kim Thi Ngoc Thanh & Kim Thi Ngoc Oanh" (Graduated, 10-10-2012)
Bachelor's degree, Major in Administration of economics.
Even though my school is in the west of Tra Vinh province, we use
the standard Vietnamese language in class, besides Vietnamese, we study Khmer
language in temple after leave Vietnamese school. We started learning English
for the first time in Elementary 5, but some private schools students started
English in Elementary 1. Elementary school is five years in Kampucheakrom
(South of Vietnam).
After elementary school, I continued on to junior high
and high school at Kom Pong Spean’s School or Cau Ke (in Vietnamese). All the
Schools I attended are public school so I did not pay for tuition. I only need
to buy some books and uniforms. I took a lunch box, I did not have to buy foods,
either. Otherwise my mother gave me ten thousands VND, it is equal twenty Baths
per day for lunch.
The high school was about two kilometers from my home. And
my younger brother and I would ride there on the same bicycle. I pedaled and he
would sit in the back. School started at seven fifteen. Students would pay respect
to the flag, sing the national anthem, pray and pledge allegiance before going
to class. The first subject started about half past seven o’clock. And school
ended about four thirty. After school was over, we would ride the bicycle back
home, help with the housework a little bit and then study and do homework.
Secondary
school also takes seven years-junior high four years and high school three
years. After finishing high school, I studied at Tra Vinh University in Tra
Vinh City, Tra Vinh province the South of Vietnam. In order to attend a state
university, one has to take an entrance examination. In the South of Vietnam,
there are many university entrance exams. The first one is only for
Southeastern students in order quality for Tra Vinh University. After that,
there many other majors entrance exam for state university on July
School in Vietnam start the first semester on September,
there are many school vacations. The main vacation is summer and goes from
about the middle of May until the middle of August. And university in Vietnam starts in August and there are two
vacations. The main summer vacation starts around the middle of May until the
middle of August.
After I finished my Bachelor’s degree, continued to study
in Thailand because I would like to know more in Buddhism.