Being a teacher is my life and my mission
The silence is broken by the ring of a bell, exclamations and laughter. The class is over. The hallways of the Taras Shevchenko Joint School in Prešov, in East Slovakia, suddenly fill up with walking students of all ages, from kindergarten to high school. A year ago, as Slovakia was enjoying some bank holidays, Nikola was watching the news at…, I never wanted to stop , The Taras Shevchenko Joint School in Prešov is the only school in Slovakia that teaches in the bilingual combination Slovak and Ukrainian, so it always had children from both Ukrainian and Slovak families. This was a winning combination, as the lack of language barrier in the school made it easier for Ukrainian children who fled to Slovakia to…, Children are not to be blamed , Over the past year, there have been various emotions and many questions about the future. Though, Nikola is clear about one thing: "None of us would want to be on the other side. If there is a problem or such a situation, we need to imagine how they feel and how we would feel if we were in their place.“ She becomes emotional as she watches the…