Hanna Dudich "I am passionate about Education...

Listen to the Podcast - Learning Forward Saturday 9th January 2021

Episode #59: Sandeep Dutt in conversation with Hanna Dudich a teacher of English and a vice-principal at Taras Shevchenko Himnazia in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine. She has been teaching for 20 years. She is a Country Lead and HundrED Ambassador, a PenPal Schools Ambassador, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, a Nearpod Certified Educator, a National Geographic Certified Educator, a Scientix Ambassador, a NAYTEA STEAM Ambassador, a SIMA Teachers Award 2020 recipient. In 2017 Hanna became a Global Teacher Award top 50 finalist and a Global Teacher Award Ambassador, which allowed her to connect with education leaders. Hanna shares how she grew up with limited resources, the role her teacher played in helping her explore the wider world in a country that was very much not connected with the world, tourist did not frequent Ukraine as they do today. She grew up doing a lot of reading and writing, got an opportunity to go on an exchange as a student and get a first-hand feel of what she describes as a 'culture shock'. Today with the world getting smaller due to better communication and use of technology, we can virtually experience how life and living differ in other countries.  Hanna grew up with a teacher who had a great world view, they got magazines in English to read, listened to music in English and made penpals. Today she communicates with people with the use of Zoom, email and even travels. The idea of her teacher to invite visitors and the scant foreign tourist to the class for discovering how people live in other parts of the world may now seem alien! 

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Humility and Appreciation - Bloom BHIS

“Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.” – Northrup Christiane

Humility is the quality of being humble and it is an asset towards self-improvement.

This reminds me of an incident while we were on a trip to Egypt with the students of BHIS. We were on a cruise ship sailing on the river Nile and our stop at Esna Lock was an interesting sight. The local peddlers attached their small boats to the ship by ropes and threw handicrafts, scarves and towels to the tourists on board. We were on the deck watching it all, while our tour operator explained that the peddlers often had to wait for hours to sell their wares, and this was their only source of income.

All the tourists were busy clicking pictures and being fascinated by the way the goods were sold.

Meanwhile, one of my students, Meera, nudged me and asked permission to buy a Towel. Her wealthy friends started making fun of her. But she told them, "My small purchase will  probably make a big difference to them and their families."

Emulating her behaviour and her humble effort, not only her friends but also the Chinese tourists on the deck were motivated to buy the wares from the local vendors. This humble act really touched my heart.

I have been teaching her since she was 10 years old ...her mother is a very renowned architect but she remains humble and grounded, respects all teachers and staff.

Bloom@ Billabong High International School, Thane 

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