"Masha will go his own way"

I took the child from school. Now my daughter Maria is studying in absentia online already for 5 thousand rubles a month. And I'm in Nirvana. More precisely, in Nirvan we are both.

I didn't even think that it happens. It seemed to me that for another four years we would be difficult to pour around the field of Russian education and at the end both will die. And otherwise, because the grandfathers werequeathed: Jesus endured and ordered us. And I have no money for a private school.

I even began to pretend to be where Masha could go after the ninth grade to pick up at least a two -legged. It used to be ashamed, such as "going into vocational schools." Now, on the contrary, you are going to act immediately ...

And I suddenly realized: in my time there was a system of education, where ideology was built. Now it is just a certain system through which all city children should go without fail. Knowledge is not the main thing there

It all started with the fact that all last year I was madly ashamed of the child. Against the backdrop of a 14-year-old daughter, I lived a carefree life. Masha left at eight in the morning and came at three, and then four hungry, angry and tired. She had exactly 15 minutes to eat and go to the artist for another three hours. If there was no art, there was a sport. A couple of years ago, everything was good - she had time for everything, and she went to sports and drawing with pleasure. Then the seventh lessons went. Even on Friday! And well, something necessary. So no, additional lessons began, supposedly at the choice - "Elective". Although by choice, but you can’t refuse. This, they say, requires a class specialization. But if, for example, somewhere in the school of humanities they choose between linguistics and archeology, then our humanitarian class was offered "to choose" drawing, physics and mathematics. They reinforced only from drawing. And the humanities received the seventh lessons in -depth physics and solving complex problems.

Because of this, the sport fell off at first, then the artist came to a minimum. At the same time, I had to take the tutors: in English and on September 7th - mathematics. Every evening in the area of ten in the evening I waited for tears: a house in five objects plus on the artist. Yes, it was possible to abandon this unfortunate painting. This exit suggested. But - this is the last year. I had to grip my teeth.

On average, it turned out to be a 10-hour working day. I helped where I could. She wrote reports, searched for video tutorials to explain something herself, made the second option for the Time of Troubles-and that was. What a dream, walks, girlfriends! Her whole life from 8 to 12 in the morning was dedicated to the school, and nothing pleased her there. Moreover, this year the fear of objects began: Masha said that she hates history (Middle Ages! It must be able to teach this!) And a couple of other subjects. At her age, I also had 6 lessons in the second shift and elective. But I did not walk like a squeezed lemon. Why did chemistry and algebra suddenly become more complicated that tutors are needed? Have you discovered new laws?

And I suddenly realized: in my time there was a system of education, where ideology was built. Now it is just a certain system through which all city children should go without fail. The main thing is to register them on the public services portal. All. Knowledge there is not the main thing. There was a familiar set of objects that someone convulsively grinds, hoping to achieve unknown results.

I have long suggested Masha to go to another school. She rested for two reasons: firstly, school friends. Secondly, she believed that in any other "good" school she would be stupid than everyone.
And then the car, the girlfriend switched to absentee. Maria went to her house to listen to how history was taught. She returned home and immediately demanded to transfer her there. It turned out that history is not such an impassable rottenak as she had already thought for two years. I will omit my experiences, as I was looking for and phoned other parents who study at this school. How she stood in a humiliating pen, which is now fragmented in every school for parents, and waited for the documents to be issued to me.

And that’s what I have at the moment.

Having drunk and eating normally, Masha in pajamas with hares and a cup of cocoa sits down to the laptop. I work at this moment in the kitchen and I hear Masha giggling. So Algebra. If it giggles especially harmful, it is chemistry. The teachers are the plague. MFTI, tower, the best lyceums in Moscow. Unexpected creative people.

Here, children have sincere sympathy for teachers, a geographer, a chemist and a biology - a bunch of fans. They are all there, like from Krapivin's books.
And in parallel, in PM they tell me how in the Department of Education they talk with school principals, who then fly to schools on the wings of hatred and also talk with the pedagogical staff. Like with rags. After listening to the description of one meeting, I asked: "How can you go and teach children later, 90 percent of which still do not want to study? And do not beat them?" No way.

The lesson in the online school takes place in silence. On the screen-the teacher in the headphone himself says something and writes on the board (and he washed with a rag with chalk! That is, the level of education does not depend on whether you have a meganar-based board there for a million or not). Sometimes it includes good videos on the topic. You can ask questions in the chat. The teacher answers questions. It is clear that he is calm, as a boaver, respectful to students and friendly, because no one needs to reassure.

Children in the class are also ok. There is Savely, Savvatiy, Joseph and Akim. Clever, show off, charm! In a regular class, they would be nailed with a chair. Then they talk about democracy. They have their own chat, of course, where Masha brings to show me memes. At the level, believe me. And in her former school, one boy the other day proudly refused to do geography a task related to America. Heathed everyone, and Obama, and a mask. But the iPhone, however, did not pass.

The lesson in the online school goes 45 minutes, in pairs, and it is not spent on roll call and calls to the board. Initially, the analysis of the difficulties in the family. No difficulties? Forward. 45 minutes of deep explanation and discussion, survey and instant analysis. There is simply no time in a regular school. And this is not a university program, an ordinary school. But the children listen (and ask) with pleasure - about the square roots, and about Mitrofanushka, and about valency of the sulfur, because they are not waiting for stress that they will call them to the board now, and you do not understand, and get its five minutes of shame, and the whole class knows that you have a troy again.

... Here I am sitting now, Masha is listening to physics. Suddenly: "Mom, come here. Look, what a cool presentation !!! She even makes an animation!" Five minutes later: "They sent a notification that there would be an additional English about Indians and Pilgrims. I would listen, I would not understand where to go ...". After two Russians and two physicists in a row, she completely complains about a link to an additional lesson.

The homework is the same peaceful attitude. These are tests that are checked automatically and give points. They are summarized, and the rating of the child is growing. That is, making homemade profitable. Have you ever seen a child who, at 11 pm, voluntarily and with interest, reviews a lecture on chemistry?! NO! I see regularly. I say: "Maria, let's sleep, twelfth hour!" And she is in a completely calm tone: "No, I make a homework in Russian for September ..."

Now imagine a public school and a child who at the twelfth in the morning understands that he has a “debt” and he must urgently do ...

Of course, everyone is interested in: "But what about the exam, this holy result of training?!". It gives up in person, but I already don’t give a damn. I see how my daughter returns interest in knowledge, how deep they have. She will hand over this exam if the system is only necessary. But then Masha will go his own way.

Anastasia Kuzina - journalist

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