{"id":290285,"date":"2020-03-31T17:15:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T23:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1136346"},"modified":"2020-03-31T17:15:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T23:15:01","slug":"this-math-teacher-saves-the-day-after-helping-a-student-through-her-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/this-math-teacher-saves-the-day-after-helping-a-student-through-her-window\/","title":{"rendered":"This Math Teacher Saves the Day After Helping a Student Through Her Window"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2020231\/rs_600x600-200331154516-600.Josh-Anderson-math-teacher.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"41.677508269019\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"25.868798235943\">\n<p>Not all heroes wear capes!<\/p>\n<p>As we all navigate this new reality we&#8217;re living in amid the ongoing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/coronavirus\">Coronavirus<\/a><\/strong> pandemic, there&#8217;s something extra special and sweet about people helping out others during this time.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s exactly what one math teacher did for a middle school student in South Dakota last week. And because people are practicing social distancing right now, the study session between the two wasn&#8217;t the most ordinary.<\/p>\n<p>In a now viral tweet, Dakota State&#8217;s head football coach, <strong>Josh Anderson<\/strong>, shared a heartwarming photo of his 6th-grade daughter getting help from her math teacher, <strong>Chris Waba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My 6th grader emailed her math teacher for some help,&#8221; Anderson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DakSt8Football\/status\/1243687140799766532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">began his message on Friday<\/a>. &#8220;So he came over &amp; worked through the problem with her on our front porch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the snapshot, the middle schooler could be seen holding up a possible notebook, while Waba drew math equations on a whiteboard outside.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"58.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>According to Anderson, Waba also happens to be their neighbor and the school&#8217;s wrestling coach.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, this adorable story has tugged at many hearts. And it isn&#8217;t the only feel-good story to happen due to the circumstances surrounding the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"40.253731343284\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"24.985074626866\">\n<p>One grandpa-granddaughter duo has discovered a way to&nbsp;stay connected as they practice social distancing. Both <strong>Kira Neely<\/strong> and her grandpa have had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1135929\/this-grandfather-granddaughter-duo-is-having-dance-offs-to-stay-connected-during-coronavirus-outbreak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dance battles with each other<\/a> on their respective sidewalks, of course.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t posted on [Facebook] in forever&#8230;but I love this video so much! This is the street that separated my house from my parent&#8217;s house, and is typically crossed multiple rimes [sic] throughout the day,&#8221; <strong>Sherrie Neely<\/strong>, Kira&#8217;s mom, shared on Facebook. &#8220;Kira loves her &#8220;Papa&#8221; so much and they&#8217;ve now started daily &#8220;dance offs&#8221; since the virus is keeping them separated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, a man named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1136181\/see-viral-star-owen-celebrate-his-101st-birthday-with-a-social-distancing-celebration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Owen has gone viral after he celebrated his 101 birthday<\/a> with&nbsp;staffers at the Ashton Place Senior Living facility.<\/p>\n<p>Standing outside of his apartment on his special day, staff members held balloons&nbsp;and &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221;&nbsp;as he watched over his balcony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Owen is a truly amazing man,&#8221; one staffer expressed. &#8220;He&#8217;s a World War II vet and painted nose art on many of the bombers used by the Army Air Force. He lived under the Eiffel Tower for 3 months during his service working on planes and protecting it at the end of the war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"55.288461538462\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"4.8076923076923\">\n<p>If you want to read more feel-good content, especially as thing continue to feel uncertain, browse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/feel_good\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1136346\/this-math-teacher-saves-the-day-after-helping-a-student-through-her-window?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! 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