Talk about a buried lead when there’s a CHAMPION OCTOPUS CATCHER in this story!!!!

These nourishingly wholesome photos of South Korean grandmothers who’ve enrolled in first grade at a shrinking local school are what really shine in this New York Times story, but also the individual characters — including a **champion octopus catcher** and future prez of the village women’s society — will have you marveling at the universal power of female tenacity. Don’t miss it!!