Do we really believe in young people? Do we give them enough space to reach their full potential? What are a disadvantaged youngster’s chances in life? Get to know the story of the students who were left alone because of the virus! How successfully did they study at home? I have been teaching in Füzes Utcai Primary School in Tatabánya for almost a year. I have always considered teaching an exciting challenge, that is why I accepted this task of great responsibility. We had to switch to online education, that is digital courses, during the pandemic. It was a huge burden for the teachers and parents but especially for the children. Lots of students did not give any "sign of life" at the online platforms. We thought that we lost them and they will not return even when classroom-based education starts again. However, in many cases the students’ results have improved – I am not talking about the average of their marks but the actual knowledge that they acquired on the...

Once upon a time, there was a class, not better or worse than any other, where a new physics teacher arrived. When she entered the classroom, we spotted a tall, straight, gritty woman with long hair, glasses and rigorous eyes. One day, she called a student to answer her questions and the student couldn’t recall the right answer. The teacher was infuriated and gave voice to her dissatisfaction: “I can’t believe that here we go again, next time I should rather lecture the wall because it understands better what is said” – that was the kind of comments we heard at her lessons. At the school corridor, we talked about our bad feelings that these comments evoked in the class, and, by chance, the teacher overheard our discussion. In that very moment, something gave us the creep, we just felt her presence. Next moment, we found ourselves sitting at a homeroom with our headmaster and the physics teacher. She asked us about what happened at the corridor and she was interes...