{"672006":{"#nid":"672006","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Combining Language and Math for the Greater Good","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech computer science students and brothers, Christopher and Stephen Linder have been using their math skills and passion for the Russian language to teach Ukrainian refugees through the Tutoring Without Borders program.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tutoringwithoutborders.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETutoring Without Borders\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is an independent platform helping to connect Ukrainian citizens in need of academic help with potential instructors or tutors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe opportunity to work with Tutoring Without Borders has been amazing. It\u2019s been a great way to combine language and math, which are two completely different things, into something very meaningful,\u201d Stephen said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe first-year students grew up in Marietta, Georgia, and say that Georgia Tech was always their dream school \u2014 even though both of their parents went to UGA, \u003Cspan\u003Ewhich makes for a bit of lighthearted controversy in the family.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChristopher and Stephen both came to Tech as math majors but quickly gravitated toward computer science, finding in that discipline an appealing way to use math to solve tangible problems.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe computer science majors first became interested in Russian in high school. Both brothers were learning the violin, and their instructor was Russian. \u201cHe would always say little phrases in Russian, and one day our dad jokes and says, \u2018Hey, why don\u2019t you study Russian so you can be taught in Russian by your teacher?\u2019\u201d Christopher recalled. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhat began as a joke inspired the brothers to enroll in Russian language courses in their first year of high school. They are now thinking about adding a Russian major to their resumes. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Linders\u2019 love of the Russian language has only deepened, and with the war in Ukraine, they felt compelled to help. \u201cWe felt a responsibility to help in some way because of our ability to communicate in Russian,\u201d Stephen said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESharing their concerns with their Russian language teacher, they discovered\u0026nbsp; that math tutors are needed in Ukraine. Their teacher introduced them to Tutoring Without Borders, an independent platform connecting Ukrainian citizens with potential tutors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESince June 2022, Christopher has been tutoring a young woman whose family was forced to move to Hungary. Stephen tutors two siblings who have been displaced to England. Regardless of where students are located, the brothers find time to assist them with their math \u2014 and even with their English.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChristopher and Stephen both note the challenges of teaching something technical in a different language, in addition to the emotional toll it can take working with students whose lives have been uprooted. Both continue to be passionate about helping and have no plans to stop anytime soon.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI think just knowing that we can be there to provide some stability is very rewarding. And for me, personally, just getting to learn about my students and learn about their lives is something not many people are able to experience,\u201d Christopher said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech computer science students and brothers, Christopher and Stephen Linder have been using the Russian language to teach math to Ukrainian refugees affected by war. The first-year students from Marietta, Georgia, had their interest in the language sparked by their high school violin teacher, who was from Russia. With the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the two felt compelled to help in some way.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tutoringwithoutborders.org\/\u0022\u003ETutoring Without Borders\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;an independent platform helping to connect Ukrainian citizens with potential tutors, provided the perfect opportunity for the two to combine their love of math and the Russian language into something meaningful.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech computer science students and brothers, Christopher and Stephen Linder have been using the Russian language to tutor Ukrainian refugees in math."}],"uid":"34973","created_gmt":"2024-01-10 15:57:25","changed_gmt":"2024-01-11 20:01:50","author":"Evan Atkinson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-01-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672713":{"id":"672713","type":"image","title":"Christopher and Stephen Linder","body":null,"created":"1704904193","gmt_created":"2024-01-10 16:29:53","changed":"1704904193","gmt_changed":"2024-01-10 16:29:53","alt":"Christopher and Stephen Linder","file":{"fid":"256008","name":"IMG_5183.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/10\/IMG_5183_1.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/10\/IMG_5183_1.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3545171,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/01\/10\/IMG_5183_1.jpeg?itok=PMdI-C8e"}},"672712":{"id":"672712","type":"image","title":"Christopher and Stephen Linder by Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1704903017","gmt_created":"2024-01-10 16:10:17","changed":"1704981163","gmt_changed":"2024-01-11 13:52:43","alt":"Christopher and Stephen Linder","file":{"fid":"256006","name":"IMG_7971.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/10\/IMG_7971.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/10\/IMG_7971.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3842593,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/01\/10\/IMG_7971.jpg?itok=OQUcc69t"}},"672710":{"id":"672710","type":"image","title":"Christopher and Stephen Linder on GT Campus","body":null,"created":"1704902957","gmt_created":"2024-01-10 16:09:17","changed":"1704981145","gmt_changed":"2024-01-11 13:52:25","alt":"Christopher and Stephen Linder","file":{"fid":"256004","name":"IMG_7984.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/10\/IMG_7984.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/10\/IMG_7984.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3883019,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/01\/10\/IMG_7984.jpg?itok=OIA9Z2s3"}}},"media_ids":["672713","672712","672710"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"189777","name":"Russia-Ukraine conflict"},{"id":"1650","name":"Russia"},{"id":"146781","name":"AP Computer Science"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022eatkinson6@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEvan Atkinson,\u003C\/a\u003E Social Media Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["eatkinson6@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}