What is waiting for our children in Russian schools today, we are still aware. Interestingly, what is the difference between study in other countries? We asked mom-emigrant to share their impressions.
Czech Republic
No form. It is not so much that students can go to school in shorts, leggings and in general in any way - everyone on the drum, just to carefully.
First class - transitional, very similar to kindergarten. 9 classes "Primary School" mandatory.
In elementary school, every year every year leaves for two weeks in the so-called "school in nature." That is, in some pension, where at the same time they go hiking and arrange different shares. This usually occurs in the spring.
Emplications at school depend on school. Somewhere there is no completely (three conditional pennies on the notebook, four on hiking to the theater, at the end of the year the report and refund of the unproved kopecks). Somewhere constantly want "voluntary donations."
Very seriously refer to the manifestations of aggression and, in principle, to non-compliance with the rules. But it is the manifestation of aggression that is really a taboo.
Estimates from 1 to 5, but on the contrary. 1 - excellent. 4 - passed, but everyone understands that everything is bad. 5 - Naud.
In elementary school (remind, these are as many as 9 years) give very little homework. In the middle immediately give a lot.
There is no common electronic diary system. Each school all this organizes in the measure of its capabilities.
Latvia
Bilingual school for national minorities, a state language from grade 1, but taught sluggish if it were not for Latvian kindergarten in the asset, my children would not soon be at school. Native Russian is also taught as so-so. Children write later illiterately.
There are no estimates in the first grade. No form.
Schools are trying to provide everything necessary, it does not have to throw off on paper in the toilet.
There are strong teachers, soon the Latvian school will go to a competence approach in teaching, and not subject. More on the Finnish model will seem to be.
United States, California
Schools are free, but sly homeowners raise the price of housing in areas with good schools. Sometimes you need to pass any money for school at the beginning of the year - but just once at the beginning of the year. These are not overgrown. The school is really safe. I explain this as "classes are stirred so that the flocks are not formed."
The lessons are very funny, so that the eldest school is attached, ready for the enhanced program. And here it falls on the real load. And for the most part, they are ready for her.
Students are not called "schoolchildren", and "students" behave very freely - sit on the floor, lay down textbooks on asphalt, do not go and dress up mostly as they want. Sometimes on the walls hangs every moralization like "do not eat drugs, they are stupid and dying."
In general, something is rarely forbidden, but in our area it has long been forbidden to wear red and blue at the school at the same time, as it is a type of a symbol of some gang. (Not otherwise, the Tsetagandan invasion was passed).
The people are divided, as elsewhere, on the band - for example, the meters are bumbered with each other and make lessons with us at home, hooligans hang out on change and tell each other, as the secret of parents went to walk at midnight. Younger Schools require the active participation of parents in all sorts of sudden holidays (bring Kilo's own baked cookie to the breakage), so I am glad that we went immediately into the middle. At the time of the move of the task of the type "Sudden 30 stars for the whole class", it would be great for the brain, and indeed the parent of the youngest schoolboy - a very busy man, and his home is fully just in case of some kind of mysterious junk. I do not quite understand how they still work. In high school, sudden holidays and volunteering happen less often.
When they happen, you can safely gather yourself or not to participate - but it is very cool to come to school in pajamas and bring a pillow with you, for example. So mostly participate. You can skip a few days without a certificate from the doctor, but the parent must call and say that the child will not come. If the parent does not participate in this or a person dumped from lessons himself, not warning, it is believed that he strives, and it is recorded. So calling parents to school can also.
Everyone is very serious about the fact that children can be lost. There was a case when the daughter did not respond to scattered on physical investment, and Poliorod rose to the ears - a foreign child was lost. Hearing that she was found, the officer waved his hand and said "Oh, yes I myself was." No morals for parents did not follow this. To fight at all, for this, you will be deprived of something, like a trip to interesting places, so we, for example, in high school fought by mutual agreement: find a quiet corner, quickly give each other in the eye and come out with Finghal. This is somehow splitting. Thenas frightened what they would follow us, do not beat the children on the head of the Iron. But it seems that no one was worried.
Israel
Very cool textbooks, lack of form, the ability to sit on the floor and tables, yoga and chess, trips to the greenhouse - as objects of the school program, the world around the street, mathematics and other tasks in the form of a video game (the child sobbed that the password lost and cannot do Homemade), emotional coaching, lack of parental assemblies and canteens.
Lithuania
Ratings do not put up to fourth grade inclusive. To the teacher, even in the Russian school, simply addressed the "teacher", not by name-patronymic. Easily listen to the opinion of students - even "president" is in school, from high school students (for some reason, more often than girls are such posts). To parents, too, listen.
Teachers have a big competition, so they are laid out on the whole coil.
The program is easier. Younger classes are resting very much - they also have an additional vacation.
Every month - be sure to day excursions.
Studying lasts twelve years, so five days in all schools, Saturday and Sunday are free (two senior, gymnasic, class - already optional, instead you can get seconded special education, or even go to work, it's like in Russia). Mandatory study of a foreign language from grade 2, and for nonline schools from the first class also the state language. In high school languages more.
The form is, but not in all schools. In our, alas, exist - but in high school there is no longer a form, but a dresser: dark trousers, a dark blue jacket. For girls, in addition to the trousers, options are provided with blue or black skirt, sundress, or dress. You can wear jeans, but only classic - without rhinestones and without holes, it is advisable not to crap. Dark.
Belgium
Children by 10 years speak three languages, the rest are optional, but everyone knows that they do not get a good job without at least four.
Much attention to socialization and ability to live and work in a team. Pretty emptying attitude to health - small temperature, lice, snot and cough, not yet occasion not to attend classes.
Required winter ski exit teachings in the Alps as physical education. Pool. On vacation, children are organized in various countries to zkurstia on museums and attractions with the subsequent obligatory test for discussion.
