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hi, i would be happy to participate in the next live streaming with my story of #excellence. in short, i graduated from high school with no a-levels, thinking #learning was not for me, that i simply didn’t have what was needed to learn. I went to study almost by chance, and for accepted in a UK university only through my art portfolio. There, from the first semester, i started excelling, receiving awards and prices. i graduated with first class honours and was offered a full scholarship to continue my studies to become a teacher. As a teacher, i realised that my star students where the trouble makers of potential 'school drop outs'. However in my class, they were doing applied chemistry, applied maths etc and where participating in national competitions and winning! so i realised that my experience wasn’t unique to me. In the first year I brought from 65% A-C of my students to 99% A-C, and i kept this record for the next years I was there. I went on to do a PhD and investigate this further, see how humans construct new knowledge - which i did with a full scholarship once again. I have been teaching ever since, always achieving similar results with my students; people of all ages, from all walks of life. I have to come know that ‘everyone is a learner’ and ‘everyone can achieve excellence’ with the right support and instruction. Thus, my life mission is to spread this knowledge along with practical tools and tips towards teachers, to help them learn how to unfold their student’s individual awesomeness and talents; how to push them out of their comfort zone while building their self-confidence and autonomy; how to recognize and nurture and almost unlimited, powerful, human potential. Thank you for taking the time to read my life story, enjoy a beautiful day

Many thanks also to Xenia for sharing her story! Xenia, we will contact you bilaterally! Kind regards, Daria from the ETF Social Media Team