School education continues throughout the European continent as Russia wages war with Ukraine and millions of Ukrainians become refugees in neighboring countries and fear they will be attacked next. In this lesson, students choose from three topic articles that consider "War Very Close to Home" from the perspective of teachers, students and parents in Poland, Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom and other European countries. After the class solves the puzzles and discusses what they have learned, they meet again to discuss the importance of education, even during the war, or especially in society. Next, in the detailed Going Next section, we will collect many contributions from teachers across the United States from all subjects and levels to help students understand this conflict and its roots and implications. explained. A recent Times article tells the story of Inna Pasichnyk, 29, who fled her home in the Donetsk region of Ukraine to the Czech Republic with her 11-year-old son Volodymyr. Discuss with classmates in the journal or in small groups: Why do you think the Times contained this particular detail in the history of this family? What do you think it says about the power and importance of education and the role it plays in youth life as the war continues? For Ukrainian students who are directly affected by the war, European students who are feeling the shock waves of the war, and even distant people, what purpose the school can serve at such times. Do you think that. American student? Currently, students are participating in puzzle activities. Below are three articles about three different student groups affected by the war in ukraine. Assign each student one of the items or let them choose one to become an "expert". Make sure that almost an even number of students read each article. The article "Pencil Cases and Air Raid Sirens: Wartime Schools for Ukrainian Children" contains two important details about wartime education. May constitute a war crime "; Second, in some Ukrainian cities currently occupied by Russian troops, Russian authorities have revised the Ukrainian curriculum to schools and instead in line with Russian schools. I urge you to teach. Ukrainian educators resisted. What do these two details reveal about the importance of education in society? In addition to losing lives, why can the destruction of schools be devastating to the country so much that it is considered a war crime? Why do Russian troops want to manage the curriculum of Ukrainian schools, and why do Ukrainian educators resist this move?