Tomorrow was September 1st. In less than eight hours, thirty energetic fourth-graders would be staring at her, waiting to learn English. She had the textbooks by Oksana Karpiuk stacked neatly on her desk, their colorful covers promising adventures with smiling characters. She had the chalk, the stickers, and the enthusiasm.
Oksana Karpiuk is a well-known author of English textbooks in Ukraine. For a teacher or a parent, finding the "Calendar Planning" is the "Holy Grail" of organization—it is the document that breaks down every lesson for the entire school year.
But she was missing the map. She was missing the Calendar Planning.
Here is a story about a dedicated teacher's quest to find this document.