Irina has always loved children. Her heart for them began when, as a single woman, she adopted four children. After becoming a mother, she switched from teaching English a university to teaching English in an elementary school.
”After the kids appeared in my life, I started thinking about working closer to home,” Irina said. “When my mother and father passed away, this necessity became urgent.”
Irina saw that teaching children was very different from teaching adults. She and her colleagues experienced new challenges on a daily basis.
Irina remembers meetings where teachers discussed dealing with difficult students. “It is very painful for all teachers to have students who don’t respect the learning.