The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Dang Run Nippon
Foundation School
Mr. Sum Samnang is the principle of the Dang Run Nippon Foundation School
| On himself: | I am 52 years old. I am married, and my wife is housewife. Besides teaching, I also raise pigs. My house is only 500 meters from school. I drive my motorcycle to get here. I graduated teacher school in 1983, in Battambang. I was first assigned to work as school director for one year at Banteay Neang primary school. I have been a director here since 1987.
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| On the new building: | “I am very happy. I never expected that the children of this village would receive a nice building like this one. We even have a computer teacher and a computer. It is very importance for our kids that to learn about computers. It makes it easier for them to find a job in the future.
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| On teaching: | I like this work so much because it helps the kids’ future. I know this from the Polt Pot regime, where education was forbidden. As a result, the people in this village have very little education, which is why this place is developing so slowly. I decided to become a teacher to help educate society.
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| On school subjects: | We teach four subjects in primary school. My favorite is Khmer literature, because when the students understand this subject they are able to communicate with each other.
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| On keeping the students interested in school: | At the end of each semester, I give a notebook and a pen to each of the top five students in every grade. I do this to motivate the students into studying harder. |
