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“Education is not about buildings,” Juanit says, erasing yesterday’s math problems with the palm of her hand. “It is about showing up.”

“People ask why I don’t move to the city,” she says, pulling a shawl tighter against the cold. “But the city already has teachers. Here? The children only have me.” juanit

Her greatest victory came last December: Maria, a shy 12-year-old who once hid behind her grandmother’s skirt, read an entire story aloud—from The Little Prince —without stumbling. The classroom erupted in cheers. Juanit cried. “Education is not about buildings,” Juanit says, erasing