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"Svitlana Popova’s students didn’t realize she was leading their online math
class while outside the charred remains of her home in Ukraine until they saw a
news video about it on social media.
Her students were in their own difficult circumstances, too – seeking refuge
away from their homes, some in other countries.
Popova is a mathematics teacher in the town of Borodyanka, in the Kyiv region
of Ukraine. Her school was seized as a headquarters by Russian military forces
and heavily damaged before their retreat. After her classroom transitioned to
online instruction, Russian tanks fired on her house and burned it down. Yet
this dedicated teacher continued to lead virtual lessons from a small
umbrella-covered table in the yard.
Ordinary Ukrainians have been hailed for their heroism since Russia’s
full-scale invasion. “There are no small matters in a great war,” Ukrainian
president Volodymyr Zelenskyy affirmed in an emotional New Year’s address.
“Each of us is a fighter,” Zelenskyy stated. “Each of us is the basis of
defense.”
Listing the tools of war – ship’s helms, steering wheels, weapons, scalpels –
Zelenskyy ended with an unexpected inclusion: the teacher’s pointer. This
passing remark highlights an often hidden front in Ukraine’s defensive struggle
– the fight by countless teachers and parents to keep more than 8 million
children educated, even as their worlds have been thrown into upheaval."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
