A MATH teacher turned up at a student’s porch to help her with solve an algebra question after she emailed him for help.
As her lessons turned into remote classes due to the coronavirus crisis, 12-year-old Rylee Anderson sent her teacher an email to say she was struggling with a math problem.
When the doorbell rang later on, Rylee was shocked to find her math teacher, Mr. Chris Waba, knelt at her doorstep with a whiteboard and marker.
The teacher had decided to teach the sixth grader how to solve the problem through her porch door – in order to adhere to the social distancing guidelines.
For 10 minutes Mr. Waba took Rylee through three math equations, while Rylee stood on the other side of the screen door taking notes.
Speaking to CNN, the Madison, South Dakota, student said: “My mom got all the questions wrong when she helped me before.
“He [Mr. Waba] made it easier to understand, I appreciated him coming over.”
Mr. Waba added: “I’m a better communicator face-to-face than (on) the telephone and I think students learn better that way.
“Teachers all across the nation have been thrown into a situation like this.
“I think we’re all more comfortable being in front of our classes and that’s where we’d rather be.
“That’s what teachers are looking for, those smiles.
“That’s the joy of being a teacher and that’s what we do it for.”
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President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that social distancing guidelines are going to be extended until April 30, so it’s likely students will be learning remotely for a while longer.
The news comes as the US death toll currently stands at 4,528.
The number ofconfirmed cases in the country has now soared to at least 205,438.
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