{"id":7257,"date":"2021-05-25T18:46:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T10:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=7257"},"modified":"2022-03-23T10:14:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T02:14:16","slug":"granny-masters-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/granny-masters-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Granny Earns Master’s Degree At Age 71, She Traveled 200KM Daily For Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

71-year-old granny earns a master\u2019s degree<\/h2>\n
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Some people say you\u2019re never too old to learn, and this granny from Ti\u1ec1n Giang Province, Vietnam, seems to have taken that as her life motto.<\/p>\n

At 67 years old, she enrolled in a master\u2019s program<\/strong> at a university in Saigon to set an example for her grandchildren. 4 years have passed since then, and now, she\u2019s just earned her degree at 71<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how her story has become an inspiration for us all.<\/p>\n

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She did it to set an example for her grandchildren<\/h3>\n
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\nMdm. Ph\u1ea1m Kim Ho\u00e0ng during her thesis defense earlier this May<\/em>
\nImage credit: V\u0103n Hi\u1ebfn University<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Mdm. Ph\u1ea1m Kim Ho\u00e0ng, a retired teacher living in Ti\u1ec1n Giang Province, recently made headlines on several Vietnamese news sites after earning her Master\u2019s degree at the age of 71.<\/p>\n

Explaining her decision to continue pursuing her education at such an unconventional time in her life, Mdm. Ho\u00e0ng said it was to inspire her grandchildren.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: VNExpress<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed that my grandchildren often neglected their studies, and I wanted them to focus more on their education. However, just telling them with words felt empty and forced to me, so I took action to set an example for them,\u201d Mdm. Ho\u00e0ng said in an interview with the V\u0103n Hi\u1ebfn University<\/a> in Saigon, where she studied for her degree.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s amazing how far the granny has been willing to go for her grandchildren\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n

And when we say go far, <\/em>we mean it literally in this case.<\/p>\n

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She traveled 200KM every day to attend class<\/h3>\n
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\nImage credit: V\u0103n Hi\u1ebfn University<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

As Mdm. Ho\u00e0ng lives in Ti\u1ec1n Giang Province, 100KM away from Saigon, merely attending classes was no easy task. She often had to take buses to cross that distance each day.<\/p>\n

Counting the return trip, that\u2019s 200KM she traveled a day, pretty much daily, for 4 years straight. Talk about resilience.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, all her hard work did pay off in the end. Earlier this month, she successfully defended her thesis and is now set to receive a Master\u2019s Degree in Business Management.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: Tu\u1ed5i Tr\u1ebb<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI was a literature teacher before my retirement, so I wanted to study something new this time for a change. I chose business management as my major because it seemed the most practical. Hopefully, with the knowledge I\u2019ve acquired, I can offer advice to my grandchildren if they decide to start a business in the future,\u201d Mdm. Ho\u00e0ng shared her reason for going out of her area of expertise.<\/p>\n

We definitely acknowledge and respect the sacrifices she\u2019s made to inspire her grandchildren.<\/p>\n

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Granny gets a master\u2019s degree to inspire her grandchildren<\/h3>\n
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As Mdm. Ho\u00e0ng said herself, at her age, earning a master\u2019s degree is no longer about getting a well-paying job. She simply finds joy in studying, and in inspiring young people.<\/p>\n

Indeed, we can all look up to figures like her to find the motivation to continue improving ourselves.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, we also wish Mdm. Ho\u00e0ng all the best in whatever adventure she chooses to undertake next.<\/p>\n

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