The coronavirus pandemic has been a lot to take in for most of us, but that has not stopped kind people from all over the world to carry out good things.
Most schools in Jamaica are still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but one teacher is still dedicated to helping out children.
Taneka Mckoy, a teacher, risks her life despite the coronavirus pandemic so she could help teach children that are living in her community along with the ones that are homeless.
Not only the pandemic, but this teacher also braves gunshots from gang warfare and the heat that is experienced in the Caribbean.
Let’s talk about dedication?
Parents and children of primary school use mobile phones to get homework and submit their work to teachers, but the less fortunate ones have to do some more things.
The children that Taneka teachers have to go to her house so they could pick up their homework and submit them.
The best thing about them is that all of them wear face masks and they respect social distancing measures while they are there.
39-year-old Mckoy said she felt compelled to start the project when the new coronavirus reached Jamaica earlier this year.
To avoid infections and mass transmissions, the government of Jamaica had to shut down its schools.
During an interview with Reuters, she said:
I said that if we don’t meet them and bring them (to learn), the family would have lost this opportunity that lies within these inner-city community children. I said I have to do something.
Mckoy got her husband to paint 9 blackboards so she could teach children lessons despite the harsh things that are happening around them.
Her kind acts have helped other teachers in the area to do the same.
Not only teachers, but her own 23-year-old daughter is also now doing the same thing.
Their small kind acts have helped them teach around 120 children on a daily basis.
Some of the students in Jamaica are using the internet to keep themselves safe, but most of the children do not have smartphones.
As a result, she needed to do something about that.
Locals and neighbors of the teacher said that the kind work of the teacher has helped children stay focused on having a better future despite their neighborhood being violent.
Natalie Turner, a mother, said:
Right now the community we are living in is very violent, and it affects the kids, so if they can come and see the work on the board, at least something can occupy their time.
What are your thoughts about this? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment in the comments section below!