I'm a social worker. Last September, they put me in front of a 7th-grade German class with 48 hours' notice. No teaching degree. No materials. Just panic.
I told Paulina exactly that. She gave me a lesson plan for the first topic, worksheets with exercises for different skills in two languages, and even an introductory exercise to help with classroom management. I walked in Monday morning feeling like I actually knew what I was doing. My students never knew I was terrified.
25 kids. Eight languages. Traditional worksheets? Useless.
Paulina asked me three questions, then generated material with vocabulary bridges, and differentiated, tiered activities. What used to take me an entire Sunday now takes 15 minutes.
Every student can participate now. That's not small.
Three students missed two weeks of class, and there was no time for individual catch-ups.
Paulina created self-guided catch-up materials and suggested a real-world case study for the entire class.
The students caught up independently, and the project ended with a presentation to a local company — a real hit. That's what support actually looks like.
Friday afternoon. 25 minutes left. 9th graders completely checked out. My lesson plan had crashed and burned.
I typed: 'Bored 9th graders, 25 mins, Friday, just finished cell division.'
Paulina gave me two activity options, printable resources, and clear timing. Class ended on a high note instead of chaos.
She saved my Friday. And probably the student's Friday, too.
After 15 years, I was on the verge of giving up. New inclusion guidelines. Differentiation requirements. And my subject – biology – had to be taught bilingually. Evenings and weekends were gone. But Paulina's lesson planning changed everything: For a single topic, I received a planning overview with time estimates, worksheets with student-relevant approaches for the next lessons in two languages, and the answer key. Paulina also recommended that I create bilingual quizzes for the students right away. I entered them into Forms that same day. Perfect practice, good results, satisfied students who are already looking forward to the next topic. I have my evenings back. I remember again why I became a teacher.