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Should the teacher talk about politics and express his opinion at school? The teacher, school principal, mother of fifth graders and student of grade are answered “to such matters”

A lesson in the Bryansk school, at which the director and teacher are trying to discuss with schoolchildren the activities of Alexei Navalny and the policy of the current government, collected several hundred thousand views. Can a teacher impose his political views on schoolchildren? And what if the views of the teacher and students do not coincide?

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Artem Novichenkov

Literature teacher at school number 2009; Lecturer NIU HSE, lecturer of the cultural platform "Synchronization", Moscow

Artem Novichenkov photo: from personal archive

Our society is very politicized, and we evaluate any event from a political point of view. A school is a space where a teacher should do his own thing: to teach children, to create comfortable conditions for obtaining education. Only the student himself can provoke a discussion on a political topic, the teacher must remain an impartial moderator. Do not express their opinion and not talk about their views until the students ask him. The essence of the discussion is not to find out who is right, but to be constructive and led somewhere.

In the lessons of social studies or history, where these issues naturally arise, the teacher can catalyze them or not. Modern schoolchildren are more advanced than my generation, which studied at two thousandths, and is more interested in politics. The teacher should be honest, sincere and as unbearable as possible. The child himself understands where the good is and where is evil. It is enough to show the picture, you do not need to give it your assessment.

Pavel Shmakov

The director of the Sun, Kazan school

Pavel Shmakov Photo: From Personal Archive

We have a multinational and multi -confessional country, we are not very politically literate - our democracy is very young. We can and should talk about politics, only you need to consider that this is a very subtle topic. The school principal cannot be rushed to one position and protect one point of view. No matter how correct it may be, you need to give people of different views.

It is wrong to force children to take their point of view. It is necessary to listen to children and take it into a general discussion with the participation of parents. It is necessary to educate a political culture, and partly this happens in the lessons of social studies.

An imposition is always scary. From compulsory school uniform to its own political views. This inhibits development. In politics, as in science, one cannot only be discussed on someone else's side.

Artem Tarasov

Pupil of the 11th grade, Nizhny Novgorod region

Artem Tarasov, photo: from personal archive

I am completely for discussing politics at school. Thanks to constant discussions, we can better understand the pros and cons of power, its true motives and choose some kind of political course for ourselves. There should be no restrictions.

When everyone has the Internet at hand, students can no longer be surprised by violence or statements against the authorities. Some, on the contrary, believe that the discussion of politics will bring hatred and bitterness to the team. But students should get used to various opinions. I never noticed this in our school.

It will be great if they will teach us from an early age that the future is behind us, and only we will choose what it will be. Politics is the most suitable area to apply the school course of social studies, economics and culture.

If the problem of discussing politics in schools will be raised to the state level, then everything will come to the fact that we will listen to the school bench from the school, which Russia is great and powerful, and the whole world has taken up against it. Like on TV. So all hope for the mind and impartiality of the teachers themselves.

Inna Gerasimova

Mom of the fifth grade student, Moscow

Inna Gerasimova photo: from personal archive

Everyone should have the right to choose. When the teacher intervenes in the choice of a child and does not allow him to decide on his own, this is wrong. We fought with the religion and the book “The origins” in our school at the parent meeting, and it was canceled. Parents must unanimously make a decision. The same thing can be with the propaganda of their political views from teachers.

My son said that he would answer the same way as children from Bryansk if this happened in our school. We discuss different topics and watch different sources of information, but we do not turn on the TV at all. So I'm on the side of the children, not teachers.

At this age, it is difficult to explain to children what patriotism is. It is not manifested in the fact that you wear a St. George ribbon and marching in the parade around the school. This should be explained both in school and in the family. But your views cannot be imposed.

And what do you think: should the teacher talk about politics lessons and express your opinion?

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