This year our school is preparing to celebrate a glorious anniversary, we remember the history of the school, the victories of our students and the achievements of our graduates, but we believe that in the festive whirlwind we must not forget about those on whom the school rests. Let's remember our teachers and talk with them, let our conversation be very short, but we will try to ask our teachers the most interesting questions in order to see the teacher from an unexpected side.
So, grade 12 opens the anniversary series of interviews with teachers of Kesklinna Gümnaasium:
Interview with English teacher Evgeny Zhigalov
I decided to ask questions to the English teacher, Evgeniy Zhigalov. Evgeniy has been working at our school for about five years and we all have managed to remember and love him.
- Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I felt the need to teach someone something.
- What advantages or pleasant aspects of being a teacher can you name?
It’s nice when I see students’ good results in exams and competitions. Also, I am interested in communicating with young people and solving their problems.
- Negative or positive attitude of students towards you as a teacher?
The student's attitude towards me depends on the results of the student himself.
Interview with Marina Sergeevna Guseva
- Do you like your job?
Yes, of course, I love my job, it brings a lot of emotions and impressions. I really like communicating with children. In addition to teaching physical education, I also have a classroom management, which is a great pleasure for me: organizing events, heart-to-heart conversations, live communication. In addition, I spend a lot of time preparing students for competitions. Participation in competitions, especially victories, inspires both students and teachers. I devoted 26 years to my favorite job, I can say that I am a fan of my profession.
- What, in your opinion, should a good teacher be?
The most important qualities of a good teacher are fairness and honesty. I believe that students should receive the grades they deserve, no more, no less. Every grade is earned through sheer hard work, work, and perseverance. This is what justice is all about. I take my subject seriously and I want my students to accept and understand this.
- What qualities do you value in students?
First of all, the student must be purposeful, diligent, hardworking and positive. Since I am a physical education teacher, I value sports skills and abilities in students. I love sports and respect athletes because it is hard work that builds character and shapes personality. I try to cultivate many positive qualities in my students.
The interview was conducted by Daria Sidorova, a student of class 12A.
Interview with Oksana Aleksandrovna Nikolaeva
It seems that a teacher is a simple profession, however, if we delve into his work activities, we will see that this is a rather complex profession. It includes not only teaching children, but also instilling in them morality, correct behavior, respect for adults, responsibility for their actions and much more. The pedagogical process is aimed at the development and formation of the child’s personality. It is on these grounds that education is carried out at the Narva Kesklinna Gymnasium. One of the teachers, Oksana Aleksandorovna Nikolaeva, kindly agreed to answer me several questions related to her professional activities.
1) What childhood dreams have you made come true?
- Since childhood I dreamed of becoming a teacher, my dream has come true! Those dreams that remain will hopefully come true one day!
2) What was the most significant success in your life?
- My greatest success in life is my family, my social circle and everything I have today.
3) What is the best advice you have been given?
- There was enough advice in life, but in life I acted at the behest of my heart and conscience.
Interview with Olga Petrovna Maximova.
1. How did you start your career as an English teacher?
I started working in 1991 at school 14. She taught in the gymnasium in grades 10-11, and taught classes in the second grades.
2. Do you remember your first lesson? How did you feel then?
I taught my first lesson in Petrozavodsk, while on practical training in the 5th grade. At that moment, of course, I was worried and even a little afraid.
3. Did you have a favorite teacher at school? What subject did you teach?
At school, perhaps, the most beloved was Akhmat Medzhidovich Aliyev, he taught history. I remember him precisely for the way he presented the new topic of the lesson. He had a very deep knowledge of history, also all the students in the class respected him, with just one glance he could restore silence in the class.
4. Do you have a favorite book?
I have many favorite books, but I would like to mention “The Catcher in the Rye” by Selinger, I love reading this book in the original, in English, I reread it and mentally return to my childhood.
Interview with Sylvia Soo
One of the most beloved by students and truly cheerful teachers of our school can be safely called Silvia Soo, a music teacher in Estonian. In honor of the 90th anniversary of our school, I interviewed Sylvia Soo for a short interview.
How do your children feel about your work? Will they follow in your footsteps?
My daughter is 31 years old. She's not going to work. He says: “Mom, do you want me to be as nervous as you?” And so, her husband feeds her. I say: “Daughter, it’s necessary.” After all, she graduated from university, but, unfortunately, she doesn’t want to work. She is raising a child, she is decent, everything is fine. But no, he never plans to become a teacher. The children have changed.
Do you consider yourself a role model?
I was raised to be humble, and I can't hold myself up as an example. Whoever wants to, will follow the example. Of course, I try to let the children lead by example.
What motivates you to get up for work every morning?
I say: “Hello, my God. Give me strength so that I can be a good teacher.”
It would be great if there were more wonderful, good-natured teachers like Sylvia Soo in school, who can get students interested in their subject and add a touch of humor to the lesson.
Nadezhda Makarova 12a
Interview with Olga Alexandrovna Luchka
How have the school and students changed during your teaching?
Teachers have become more burdened with their duties. The school itself has not changed. Students have become more advanced in terms of technology and knowledge of information, and can give advice to teachers on many issues. And this is good! Learning is always a mutual process, in which success can only be achieved through cooperation.
What advice would you give to students who want to become teachers?
The work of a teacher in our time can be of interest to young people who are ready to constantly improve themselves, accept the challenges of a rapidly changing world, be flexible and open to everything new. Only in this case will the work of a teacher bring satisfaction and joy.
When was the first time you cried at work and why?
At the beginning of this school year, I was deeply touched by the feedback on a video I watched for homework from a student who expressed her concern and concern about the plight of people in developing countries who are forced to do any kind of menial work just to feed their families.
The interview was conducted by 12A class student Alina Lerner
Three questions for the teacher. Interview with Natalia Kakhur.
- What do you like most about your work?
- The work of a teacher is very interesting and responsible. Every day brings something new, there is always an opportunity to creatively approach solving everyday problems. I like to pass on my knowledge to children, to see that my work is useful and helps the children.
- If you had a chance to change your profession, would you do it?
- Now, after many years of working at school, it is difficult for me to imagine myself in any other role; the teaching profession has become a part of my life. Pedagogy is such a broad field for professional and personal development that you can constantly learn and improve your level. The more I work, the more I realize how much more I would like to achieve.
- Do you have a hobby? Is it somehow related to your work?
- In my free time, I like to be in nature, read, including getting acquainted with the latest in modern Estonian literature, since I teach this subject at the gymnasium.
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Interview with a teacher
Gerasimova
Olga Alexandrovna
Teacher of the highest category, winner of the priority national project “Education” in the nomination “Best Teacher of the Russian Federation”, Honorary Worker of General Education, Veteran of Labor, has the “300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg” medal, excellent student in public education.
Just recently, one of the most important holidays took place - Teacher's Day. As you may remember, a concert was held at our school, and music was played during breaks at the request of the teachers. And all this is for those who teach us. But we don’t know everything about them. And, in order to avoid this nuance, the students decided to interview one teacher. This teacher became a geography teacher, a teacher of the highest category and just a good person.
You are a geography teacher, why did you decide to choose this profession?
There were several factors, the first of which was the influence of teachers. These were not only teachers with a capital T, but also very good people.
Why do you love your subject?
This is the most integrated subject of all. It includes not only the humanities, but also technical ones. For example, the economic development of a country is more of a humanities issue, but calculating places on a map is a technical matter.
Where would you like to go?
Well, perhaps, because of our cold climate, I want to go to warm countries, for example, to the Carnival in Brazil.
What if in Russia?
To Kamchatka.
Everyone knows that you teach other subjects in addition to your own; you are a class teacher and go on trips with your students. How do you manage all this?
It’s just that for me it’s all interesting and educational. After all, the pace of life is always changing, and you need to match it.
Do you remember your first lesson as a geography teacher?
Yes... It was a lesson in the 5th grade, and in the same class I became the class teacher. The lesson was about great geographical discoveries.
What is your work experience?
And, perhaps, the final question. Do you think there are still unexplored places left in the world?
Yes, sure. The terrain changes all the time, and something appears, something disappears. There are absolutely still unexplored islands in the oceans, Shangri-La, of course, the Bermuda Triangle.
Of course, this is not all, but at least it’s something, now we are one step closer to teachers. Let’s not forget about them, get angry because of the grades, maybe they are really right that they gave them a 4 and not a 5. Let’s smile at them more, say hello and just be glad that we have these particular teachers, so kind and caring , and most importantly interesting!
Interview with a teacher
Raisa Parfeevna
This teacher has been working at our school almost since its founding. Over the years of work at our school, Raisa Parfeevna taught literature to more than one generation of students.
We want to ask Raisa Parfeevna exactly what it’s like to work with children, what you feel when you’ve taught more than one generation of children.
And to begin with, why are you teaching this particular subject and not any other?
This is the most interesting subject, because the great, mighty Russian language is the most beautiful, imaginative and vibrant.
I would like to ask: what year did you start working at our school?
In 1964, that is, in the 20th century. Tortilla Turtle, a dinosaur - of course not endangered, that's what I call myself.
Have you had children who were not given this subject?
Everyone succeeded based on their abilities.
As far as we all know, your daughter works with you, but teaches in the lower grades. What do you think about it? Is it convenient to work with her?
We work in different profiles, and I am surprised that she teaches such young children, because I am not capable of it.
Did you have your own classes, and if so, what were they?
Of course there were, I was the class teacher. The classes were different: both difficult and easy. But this was the most interesting thing.
Are you proud of your profession?
Yes, I'm proud! As the famous aphorism says, you need to live your life in such a way that it does not cause excruciating pain for the years spent aimlessly. And I believe that my work has benefited at least someone.
Thank you very much for your time and answering our questions.
I would like there to be more teachers like Raisa Parfeevna and
so that they all love their profession so much!
So let's love and take care of our teachers!
Shout less and listen more attentively during lessons, treat them with respect.
Interview with a teacher
Nadezhda Nikolayevna
This year has been declared the year of the Teacher. And I would like to say that these are people who play a big role in the lives of each of us. There would be no teachers, and new countries would not be discovered, airplanes, computers and much more would not be invented. They taught us and will continue to teach us, and for that we are grateful to them! Each of them invested a part of themselves in us and helped us understand our place in life.
This year we have a new subject - physics, which is teaching. During physics lessons, students listen to the teacher with interest and attention. This teacher was able to interest us in her subject and helped us understand the meaning of the physical phenomena that we are experiencing. She explains the laws of physics in an interesting and imaginative way, so that seemingly completely abstract and incomprehensible physical phenomena become accessible to everyone. Therefore, I really wanted to talk with Nadezhda Nikolaevna Deloyan and learn more about her! Here's our conversation...
What institute did you graduate from?
I graduated from NPI University (SRSTU) - which stands for Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute (now South Russian State Technical University).
How many years have you been working at the school?
I worked at school for two and a half years, and before that I worked at college for 5 years.
What college did you teach at?
GRK "Integground" - at the State Regional College in the Stavropol Territory.
Why did you choose this particular profession?
At school I studied in a physics and mathematics class, plus I had a logical mindset - that’s why.
How did you study at school?
Well, I had three B’s in my certificate: in Russian, chemistry and English. Everything else is a five! At school I received a specialty as a computer operator.
Where and at what school did you study?
Interview with a teacher
Danilova
Lyubov Ivanovna
- a very kind and responsive teacher of the extended day group, and she also teaches lessons in primary classes. She has been working at our school for 14 years, and in total - more than 50 years. Lyubov Ivanovna was awarded a diploma from the Ministry of Education for educational work. She was also awarded a medal for the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. Over the years of her work at our school, many thanks from the school administration were recorded in her work book. Lyubov Ivanovna, according to her, simply does not know any other job where it would be so pleasant to work.
Lyubov Ivanovna, what do you like about your work?
- The fact that there is no routine, every day turns out to be different. Every day is unpredictable - it gives you enthusiasm!
- What games do you play with the guys in the GPD?
- Children love creative games, and we also often hold chess and checkers competitions.
- What do you like to tell the kids about in class?
- We often talk about etiquette, about everything related to significant dates...
Is it more difficult to take care of little kids in elementary school than before?
- Yes, with each generation there are more and more difficulties.
- What are your hobbies?
- I like to read, solve crosswords, and really like to cook.
- When kids grow up and no longer go to the GPA, do you wonder how they continue to learn, what they become?
- Yes, sure!
The profession of a GPA teacher is very exciting. Every day brings new experiences, and communicating with children is joy. After all, it’s always nice to know that those little kids from the after-school group, whom the teacher once helped with their homework, took care of, and took for walks, have now grown up and become adults, independent, successful people.
Levon Vardanyan, 8b grade
Teaching is one of the most important and noble occupations on earth. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the Teacher in the life of every person. The fate and life of students and the future of the country largely depend on the personality of the teacher and mentor, his professional and human qualities. Probably, each of us has had and has a favorite teacher in life who not only helped us master knowledge, but also led us onto the path of life.
There are wonderful teachers working in our college, and we want as many people living as possible to know about them.in our city, region, our country. On the eve of the holiday, we addressed some of them with questions.
Timoshko Zhanna Iosifovna, mathematics teacher.
I became a mathematics teacher because I loved mathematics since childhood.
Modest, demanding, hardworking, kind, patient.
The best student must first of all be honest and hard-working. I don't believe in love at first sight.
What is the most original “excuse” you have heard from students who were not ready for class? I have my own journal for these reasons, where I write down all the “excuses.” The most common excuse is “I didn’t get enough sleep.” Well, the original one is “I studied chemistry all night.”
How many years did you devote to college? Do you regret it? Would you like to work somewhere else besides college? I worked at the college for 17 years and I don’t regret it at all. If I think about it, I would also like to work in the medical field.
Makarevich Alla Viktorovna, teacher of Russian language and literature.
They say that every teacher considers his subject to be the best. Why did you fall in love (love) the subject you teach?
He is not the best, he is necessary, the main thing is that he brings up a person in a person. The most pleasant thing is that I see brilliance, interest in what is being discussed, lively emotions, a response to what the students hear and learn, it’s nice when they thank you for the lesson.
I like this, not an unfounded opinion, but a keen interest, but it is connected with the student’s personality.
What is the most original “excuse” you have heard from students who were not ready for class? I don’t remember the most original one, but the most common ones: I had a headache or forgot. Before a Russian literature/language lesson, everyone immediately begins to have health problems.
Your life credo . Be the best in everything.
Burak Olga Viktorovna, teacher of special disciplines.
How do you feel about your students being individual and asserting their right to have their own opinions?
I feel good about the fact that a student defends his opinion; it’s not interesting when he doesn’t have his own opinion.
Name three to five adjectives that you can use to describe yourself. Purposeful, competent, serious.
Have you ever had failed lessons? Any teacher always has failed lessons.
A teacher’s working day is busy: training sessions, checking students’ work, meetings with parents, conferences, teacher councils and much more. What is the best way to relieve stress after a hard day? At the end of the working day, nothing relaxes you like a good cup of coffee. And also music, there is always music playing in my house, no matter what I do.
Yurchik Tatyana Aleksandrovna, foreign language teacher, translator.
All the guys, and this is no secret, strive to be the best, but not everyone succeeds. Who is he, the best of the students? How to define it? Give a verbal portrait of such a young man or girl.
First of all, a good student works hard, and doesn’t just sit through class, tries to learn what was interesting to him in class in his free time, and respects the teachers and the guys in the group.
Which of your students do you remember better than others? Why? The question is provocative, there is no one that stands out, but I want to draw attention to the entire current 4th year.
Do you regret working in college? I don't regret working in college. When you work with students, then to some extent you get to know yourself, you remain young.
Your life credo . To keep up with the times.
Ivanchik Valentina Anatolyevna, head of the educational work department, mathematics teacher.
Please tell us how you got into the profession? At school, all subjects were equally easy for me, but I singled out mathematics and literature. Reasoning that everything in literature is easy and clear, I chose mathematics.
Name three to five adjectives that you can use to describe yourself. Sociable, talkative, careful, kind, quick-tempered, quick-witted.
Have you ever had failed lessons? Tell us about the worst one. Were. I felt very bad, but I had to explain a new complex topic. Confused. She apologized. Started all over again. I believe that those who do not work are not mistaken.
How many years did you devote to college? Do you regret it? Would you like to work somewhere else besides college? I've been working in college for 15 years, and I don't regret it. I wouldn’t work anywhere else, because there are always new sensations and a lot of work, work is always great! And with our students I always feel almost their same age.
Your life credo . Always for it!
Ilyukhin Valery Nikolaevich, teacher of pre-conscription training
All the guys, and this is no secret, strive to be the best, but not everyone succeeds. Who is he, the best of the students? How to define it? Give a verbal portrait of such a young man or girl.
The best is most often determined by skill, knowledge and desire. You can't, but you want to.
What are three to five adjectives that you would use to describe yourself? The adjective is a board to the door because attached. I can’t give myself an assessment. My assessment is the performance of my students.
What is the most original “excuse” you have heard from your students? Delayed!
What is your life credo? My credo is respect for family.
A student of group 117-PS Alexander Kamashinsky and a student of group 113-BT Yulia Streykish communicated with the college teachers.
Teacher is a long-range profession .
Interview: student - teacher
Tamara Mikhailovna Inyakina is a labor veteran, a teacher of the highest category, for whom the upbringing and education of children has become her life’s work.
For more than 40 years she has been teaching Russian language and literature at our school, which is located in the village of Malinovka, and does not regret it at all. Her lessons are always easy and interesting. And we are grateful to her for helping us discover miracles in every lesson.
For her conscientious many years of work, Tamara Mikhailovna Inyakina was awardedbadge “Honorary Worker of General Education of the Russian Federation”; anniversary medal “75 years of the Tambov Region”, Letter of Gratitude from the Governor and certificates of honor from the Department of Education and Science of the Tambov Region.
But her greatest reward is yet to come...
Tamara Mikhailovna, you have so many awards. And what is the most important of them?
This is the gratitude of my former graduates, with whom I maintain warm, friendly relations. Their support in difficult times.
Are there any of your followers among them?
Of course have. Many of them work with me at their home school. This is Kudelina N.V., the head of our school; Chetyrina Z.V., teacher of physics and mathematics; Protasov A.V., computer science teacher; Popov N.V., physical education teacher; Pershina G.V., physical education teacher; Smolyakova M.V., senior counselor of a children's organization.
Who do you most often feel like: a teacher of your exes or a colleague?
Of course, more often with a colleague. I won’t hide the fact that sometimes I play the role of an obedient student. If problems arise with the computer, then A.V. Protasov comes to my aid. or Krivobokova S.P., our head teacher. I am not ashamed to learn, but, on the contrary, I ask, find out and have great gratitude to the one who answers me, and no one is deprived of this gratitude. There is no other way. Our team is very friendly. These are teachers who have vast experience behind them, and each of them has their own pedagogical style that deserves attention. We are all working together to create the necessary conditions to ensure access to education for all students.
Do you think all children are capable of mastering the curriculum?
Basically everything, if not only teachers are interested in this, but also parents, who should become reliable assistants to their teachers. But, alas, this does not always happen as we would like.
What is the most difficult thing in your profession?
Teach children to think, make the right decision, and be responsible for their actions. I believe that children should be taught not what is easy - they can handle it themselves - but what is difficult. It is not necessary to teach thoughts, but to teach how to think.
Why?
Because a student is not a vessel that needs to be filled, but a torch that needs to be lit. And for this torch to burn without going out, it must be ignited with the novelty of methodological discoveries.
And how often do you succeed?
I'm trying to keep up with time. We must not forget that a teacher’s actions are based equally on calculation and inspiration. He not only surprises the class with the novelty and freshness of the material, but also organizes work to develop the creative abilities of students in class and outside of class.
At our school, the lesson does not end after the bell rings. Elective courses, subject weeks with competitions, olympiads, projects - all this accustoms schoolchildren to independent thinking, introduces them to the names of outstanding figures, writers, poets who remain outside the scope of the school curriculum. My students have more than once become winners and prize-winners of municipal and regional children's competitions in the “Literary Creativity” category.
Yulia Kulyaeva received first place in the regional competition “Glorious is the man of labor” and participated in the final stageVAll-Russian competition of creative works “My Small Motherland”, and Dmitry Redkozubov became the winner of the regional epistolary competition “Letter to the Governor”.
Baranova Ekaterina and Barybina Masha became prize-winners of the municipal competition “Living Classics”, and Kutukova Vasilisa took 2nd place in the competition “One Actor Theater”.
This school year, 7th grade students participated in the municipal folklore competition “Living Tradition.” Maria Barybina became the winner of this competition, and Vasilisa Kutukova became a prize-winner. Barybina Maria took second place in the regional stage of the All-Russian folklore competition “Living Tradition”. She defended the project “Legends and Traditions of the Tambov Region.”
Our kids also distinguished themselves: Sasha Belyakin, a 4th grade student, and Andrey Nosov, a 5th grade student. They took part in the municipal scientific and practical conference “First Steps into Science”. Belyakin Sasha, who defended his project “Streets of Tambov”, took first place. And Andrey Nosov received third place for his scientific research “My Motherland – Trinity Dubrava”.
Are there any traditions in your school?
Our small school has its own traditions: we hold matinees for kids, themed evenings for older children and take part in all village holidays.
History teacher Krivobokova S.P. constantly organizes various excursions for students. Our children attended a whole series of concerts by soloists of the ensemble of Russian folk instruments “Russians for Children”, visited a local history museum, an art gallery, and got acquainted with the sights of the regional center
Why do you love your profession?
Why else do I love my profession? For sleepless nights? For endless worries? For endless notebooks? Probably for both this and that. But most of all, for the fact that every new meeting with my students brings life-giving moisture into my life, and I forget about fatigue.
I love my small school, where I came to work when I was only 23 years old. And from then on it became a second home for me. Here every classroom, every floorboard is all painfully familiar and familiar.
What would you like to wish your students?
So that in each of them the desire to learn and do good does not fade away.
Interviewed
Olga Smolyakova, young journalist, 9th grade student of the branch
MBOU "Gorelskaya Secondary School" in the village of Malinovka, Tambov district
Tambov region
#hedgehog primary school teacher Anastasia Bondareva (Predeina)
— Is teaching a calling or a profession?
— Teaching, of course, is a vocation that is based on enormous professionalism.
And I sincerely don’t understand those teachers who work at school and can’t stand it. This is, first of all, a mockery of oneself. Why then stay in school? For money? Hardly. For the most part, such teachers are not liked.
We are released from the university as teachers who are not entirely knowledgeable, sincere, who believe in the happiness and joy of the teaching profession, who think that everything is very easy. And at school there comes an understanding that professionalism takes years to develop. I still can’t say that I’m a professional teacher ( Anastasia has been working at the school for 8 years - approx. ed.).
I sincerely do not understand those teachers who work at school and cannot stand it.
— You come from a dynasty of teachers. Why did you decide to continue it?
— Our pedagogical dynasty is large. My mother is a primary school teacher, but the dynasty itself is from my father’s side. My great-grandfather was a physical education and primary school teacher in Saratov, but practically did not have time to work because the Great Patriotic War began. And my great-grandmother, a history teacher, worked for a very long time, almost from her youth, as the director of a Saratov school. She always spoke with pleasure about her profession and was very proud that I also became a teacher.
My mother has been working as a primary school teacher for many years, and I always knew what I was doing, what awaited me, and what it was like to be a teacher. However, already in elementary school I knew that I wanted to become a teacher. There was only one rebellious period when I was 13-14 years old - I wanted to become a makeup artist and cosmetologist and make everyone beautiful and well-groomed. But when I found out that I needed to go to medical university, all desire was discouraged. After all, once I attended an exam at a medical school (my grandmother-medicine took five-year-old me to work) and saw a mannequin with internal organs, I realized that medicine was not for me.
— What other professions did you consider when entering university?
- Except for “primary school teacher”, none. I applied to only 1 faculty at the Vladimir Pedagogical University, and, as a last resort, I considered entering a pedagogical college.
— Do many of your classmates work at school?
— At the time of graduation, out of 40 people, 85 percent went to work at the school. This is just a fantastic flow, the teachers and the dean were incredibly delighted. Over time, some dropped out, but from our group, 15 out of 20 people now work in schools in Vladimir, the region and nearby cities. We communicate periodically and ask each other something.
— Why did you stay to work at Vladimir’s school and not go to the capital?
— I can’t say that I immediately wanted to go to Moscow or St. Petersburg. Firstly, I had a target contract and I had to work in Vladimir for 5 years. But, unfortunately or fortunately, no one reminded me of him even once in my life.
I was invited to work in Moscow, and the desire to leave somewhere crept in. But in fact, I’m afraid to change something dramatically, to move to a foreign city far from family and friends, to work it all out again, form and organize... My friend and I went to work at a school in Vladimir. And after 3-4 years of work, I realized that I would not want to leave the city. I am satisfied with the work; here it is possible to somehow develop the teaching profession. I don’t promise that I will never have a desire to leave, but now all my plans are in Vladimir.
— Five years ago, in September 2013, Dmitry Medvedev came to Vladimir. He visited your school and your lesson, right?
- Oh, this is a very funny story. August 2013. I work in a camp and don’t even suspect that in a couple of days I will have to go to work. Suddenly a call comes from the director, and they tell me that tomorrow at 7 am I have to be at school, because on September 1, Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is coming to my open lesson ( Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation - approx. ed.). I answer: “Yes, of course, good.” I’m hanging up and crying because I’m not mentally ready to leave the group of children. But in the end, at 5 am the next day I returned to the city, and at 7:00 I arrived at school.
It turned out that Dmitry Anatolyevich was going to come to the city to attend lessons related to the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, and he wanted to trace the development of this topic from elementary to high school. Let's skip the moment of unimaginable school preparations...
Then I was in 3rd grade, we had not yet touched on the topic of the Constitution, so I decided to do a crossword puzzle on the interactive board. It contained questions about state symbols, thematic terms and the key word - “constitution”. It was assumed that Dmitry Anatolyevich would come precisely at the moment when we would have fun solving riddles.
The children did not react at all to the appearance of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation; for them it was just a guy from TV.
He said hello, asked what day it was and said: “Are you doing a crossword puzzle? I will help you". I stood at the board and began to reveal the words as the children guessed. And now we get to the part of the word CONS, and he says: “Children, you don’t have to guess anymore, you probably know this word.”
I answer him through clenched teeth: “No, Dmitry Anatolyevich, we are still small, we don’t know yet.” He: “No, what are you talking about! You know". 4 people are actively raising their hand. He: “Let’s get together.” And the children: “Construction.” He laughed, congratulated us on September 1, and shook my hand. And went to high school.
What was the wake-up call for the administration to choose me for this event? I wasn't afraid. I internally understood that something couldn’t be very wrong, so it’s not scary. And the director also says that I constantly smile.
Very often, young teachers, after working for a year, pack up and leave.
— Are there a shortage of teachers today?
— Yes, even despite the fact that a huge number of teachers graduate every year. There are always not enough of them, because very often young teachers, after working for a year, pack up and leave. In addition, 70 percent of the teaching staff at the school are older teachers (over 60 years old). Working with small children is quite difficult for them, especially in elementary school, where they have to jump and run. The huge shortage in schools leads to the fact that primary school teachers have to take 2 classes in different shifts, and subject teachers have to combine several subjects. There's no getting around this.
The biggest shortage of English teachers today. They know they can find better paying jobs. It's a shame that young teachers don't stick around, and students don't really come. This year, only 1 graduate of my department came to work at the school...
- What is school like today?
— Modern school is very individual for me. And this is not about an individual approach. And that each school has “its own face.” She is trying to be better at something, to stand out, to give something new. Now the educational institution is 80 percent automated - there are many interactive whiteboards, web cameras, netbooks, and voting systems.
The modern school is more lively. Everyone has their own opinion and position on any issue. Ask our mothers if they had the right to say something, to change something in their education. Of course not. And modern children gladly take part in the educational process and sometimes correct it. And it’s incredibly interesting when you realize that your child is pushing you to a completely different solution to the issue, a different position that you had not even considered. And over time, having thought it all over, you realize that his version is much more interesting and unusual than what you yourself had in mind.
— In general, what are children like today?
— Children are very free, and this freedom makes them both incredibly interesting, very knowledgeable, and not always kind. They are trying to prove themselves, to realize themselves, to be leaders. But due to the fact that they don’t talk about how to be a Human on TV, and parents can’t always devote enough time to this, children become more aggressive. And I know that this makes it very difficult for teachers of the old school to cope with them. After all, they no longer keep up with their thoughts, and even more so do not accept the freedom of their thoughts and opinions.
But I really like modern children. It’s easier for us, young teachers, in this regard. We don’t know those children who were there before, we don’t need to rebuild.
Modern government and laws have made school a service industry.
Interview with a teacher
—Has your attitude towards the teacher changed today? It seems that in our school years we treated teachers differently, more respectfully or something...
— Yes, unfortunately, the overall attitude towards teaching has changed for the worse.
Nowadays, for the most part, school teachers are perceived... as a service sector. The modern government and laws have made it so that the school has truly turned into a service sector - we provide educational services, and the parent is a client for us. And as everyone knows, the customer is always right. It works the same way at school. A parent can come and start stomping, calling names, being rude, and writing complaints. The most important and offensive thing is that at such moments almost no one can protect the teacher. He finds himself in a hopeless situation. I know wonderful teachers who were forced to resign because of this attitude.
Now every parent thinks that they can come and teach us how to educate their children.
And only the lazy don’t criticize the school. Although, rather, it is not the school that should be criticized, but the laws and innovations that they are trying to introduce into it.
— Speaking of innovation. Is the school curriculum getting more difficult? Don't you think that children today are overloaded, that too much is demanded of them?
— The workload at school is a pressing issue. Since the school is now a service sector, it tries to indulge those desires and trends that “form” around the child even in the preschool period. Talk to any mommy in the yard. Where does she send her child? The poor kid goes to the pool, and to dance, and to study English and Chinese, and to mental mathematics, and to embroidery, and to the theater studio, and takes care of a hamster, and rides a scooter. And more often, not in order to become a well-rounded person, but so that the mother could tell her friend: “My child began to read earlier, he can count within a million, he can calculate the square root...” And so on.
These requests from parents even before school shape what the educational institution provides. The program is at the same level as the children. They basically know more now than they knew 5-10-20 years ago. And they can no longer be given the level that they gave us.
There are always alternative programs. For example, there are now a huge number of educational programs. The most common one is “School of Russia”. I don't think it's bad or easy. It is designed for all children, every child can cope with it, and then everything depends on the teacher. If the child is weaker, he is given some cards, additional material, and auxiliary teaching aids. If the child is more diligent, work with him is of increased complexity. I can’t say that the program is very voluminous. There are just a lot of different subjects, extracurricular activities, extracurricular work that keep the child busy. But to some extent, this relieves parents, because a large number of electives take place at the school.
— Real case: inWhatsA pp parents of children from the same class create a common chat to jointly solve problems/exercises for their children. What is this? Are children unable to cope or are parents overprotective?
- Yes, I believe in the reality of the case. In my class, one of the children did not have time to read the books assigned for the summer. And mothers retold them to each other. My children are small, they don’t hide anything. And when they brought reading diaries to hand in, someone said: “Oh, I didn’t read that. Mom asked in a general conversation, and I wrote down what she said.”
Of course, this is a disservice to your children. A normal, adequate teacher will never “eat” or humiliate a child if he comes up and says that he did not cope with the task. Otherwise, parents just want to make their work easier (and being a parent is a lot of work). After all, it’s one thing to help a child, and another to do it for him. But the parents are simply too lazy to explain to the child again, or it’s already evening, or there are other things to do, or the child is just annoying (I hear this too). Therefore, this is, rather, not excessive parental care, but an excessive desire to take a simpler path.
My example from life. Despite the fact that my mother is a primary school teacher, I am not an excellent student. I always had two B's: in Russian and mathematics. In grade 2, we were given a task in which we poured vegetable matter into three-liter jars. I couldn't solve it at all. Mom explained it verbally, and in a drawing, and on some circles, and in some other way. Dad joined in, but I still didn’t understand anything. As a result, mom and dad talked, dad went to the store and brought 9 liters of vegetable oil (this was 1996-97, you understand how much money this is for a young family). My parents put 3 cans, poured something somewhere, and I immediately understood how this problem was solved. It took us three hours to solve it, but my parents didn’t give up, they helped, and I solved the problem myself.
Interview with a teacher
— Quite recently in You shared on Instagram: “There are a lot of young, proactive, very competent and interesting teachers, but most often the administration of educational institutions has no idea how to support the flame, how to develop it.” Is there a chance to find a common language with the administration?
“I can’t say that the administration is somehow stopping this.” I call this the word “interfering.” Not only the administration, but also colleagues very often try to impose their point of view on communication with children, holding some extracurricular activities, on your desire to self-realize in the educational team. But it is not the only correct one (and this is not about methodological recommendations). Not every administration views this positively.
Many people need a human teacher who is good at managing.
I personally was lucky with the administration; I don’t remember that they ever banned anything.
To find a common language with the administration, at first there is no need to argue. You need to listen, and in situations you don’t understand, don’t be afraid to ask for help. And the main thing is to take the initiative yourself, because water does not flow under a lying stone. You need to communicate, participate in events, pedagogical and professional competitions. And then a good impression will be formed about you, based not only on the opinion of management, children and parents, but also on the opinion of some third-party people - members of the jury of various competitions and expert commissions.
In general, directors and head teachers love young teachers, because the school is aging, and young teachers bring new life, a sparkle into the lives of children and the institution in general. If you skillfully and carefully guide the teacher and do not disturb him, then this flame will not go out.
— You see the work of the school from the inside. Tell me, what is missing in school today?
— A difficult and compromising question.
First, the school now lacks a single goal that everyone should strive for, which everyone should understand, perceive and work for. Each school may have its own concept or a single state goal. But it seems to me that very often we (education) do not understand who and how we should educate. And so it turns out “we all learned a little something and somehow.”
Secondly, there are not enough interested teachers. Those who were burning and wanted to work.
Third is financing. Trivial from household needs to employee salaries. There is not enough money.
I sincerely believe that the work of a teacher should be paid higher.
After all, we give away not only our knowledge, but also our emotions and inner strength. And the work of a teacher does not end at school. When you come home, you check your notebooks, prepare for class, communicate with your parents, and much more.
In order to earn, for example, 50 thousand rubles at school, I need to take 2.5 bets. But this is an unrealistic load - you won’t have time to live.
— What is the most difficult thing about being a primary school teacher?
— The most difficult thing in the work of any teacher (not just primary school) is finding a common language with parents. Every teacher will say this.
And the most difficult thing in my profession is that I have to be able to do everything, know everything and teach everything. If we do not initially instill in him the desire to learn, the ability to make friends, the ability to sympathize, if we do not give him the opportunity to self-realize, if we do not help him become what he will become many years later, he will never do this. After all, by the age of 7, a personality has been formed, and then we develop skills, abilities, and knowledge.
— In one of Hedgehog’s interviews, our guest psychologist said: “ Today, teachers charge multiple rates to earn a salary to live on. These are the same people who have their own difficulties and are trying to survive. If teachers were better protected, ideologically prepared and did not have such a burden, then they would pay more attention to education«.
What do you think about this? Is the educational function weakened today?
— If we talk about the educational function, I would not say that this is due to the heavy workload in terms of rates. The teacher has a huge workload in terms of paperwork.
Our profession has been turned into paper shuffling.
Be kind, write your notes by hand, in electronic form and upload them to the Internet, put grades in your diary, fill out the journal, don’t forget to fill out the electronic journal (enter topics, homework, etc.). And I have 32 students. Everyone needs to fit it all in. And I understand that I could spend this time talking with the children, playing, and explaining something again. But there is no such time.
Therefore, the educational component does not depend on the amount of workload. The entire school is an educational space. What a child sees around him is what he “brings” home. And we are adjusting this educational space.
Interview with a teacher
— What do you think, should a teacher take an active part in education or is this purely a matter for parents?
- The family lays down 60-70 percent of upbringing - the ability to be friends, sympathize, love, share, help, get angry, show aggression. Teachers can correct this, show the child how it can be done differently. And the school organizes a space that helps the child develop.
— You see the shortcomings of the educational system, the transformation of teaching into paperwork, and schools into a service sector... Why do you stay in school?
“I love children very much and seem to have a certain degree of masochism.” But I really enjoy working at school, apart from the paperwork.
—What is the most important thing in life?
- Family. And many teachers suffer from the fact that they do not understand this and are left with nothing.
— State the principles of Anastasia Maksimovna’s work in three words.
- Smile. Development. Interest.
Photo from the personal archive of Anastasia Bondareva