The author was one of the most famous Russian scout-masters of the beginning of the XXth century. Though this article was written about one hundred years ago, the suggestions of the author, concerning reorganization of the school are still actual.
Teenager's school
In the issue the greater part of the publications of the subdivision "School for the teen-ager" is dedicated to the phenomena of the specialized physical and mathematical school. What's the phenomena? What are the pedagogical grounds, how do the teen-agers exist in such a school -- that are the questions the graduaters and the teachers of the schools of St.-Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev and Odessa reflect on.
An interview with Michail Georgievich Ivanov, the former pupil and teacher of the famous physical and mathematical school N 239 (Leningrad), the nowadays director of the physical and technical school of the Physic and Technical Institute named after A.Ioffe.
The director of the school N_57 (Moscow) believes, that the main task of the teachers of the school - to make the pupil ready to the professional intellectual activity, i.e. to make them learn "the puritain codex of labour." "We are teaching and we are not concerned with socialization, aesthetic development and dance".
The famous physical-mathematical school N 116 (Odessa) is not exist in Ukraine already. Nothing but the memories remain of those who have participated in the life of that unique community. Michail Kordonsky, our permanent author - the graduate of the school.
What is the optimal structure of physical education? What place does it have in studies of natural sciences? What is the necessary uniformity and variety? The author, the famous Kiev teacher, died in September 2001.
What is the sense of teen-ager's eccentricity? How should we bring up the adolescent that the demonstration of independance won't become uncontrolled self-confirmation? What should we do to make their growing up full of beauty and lack of pain? - the fragments from the book by priest A. Garmaev.
Should we respond earnestly to defiant attempts of teen-agers to change their appearance? Or even in this case the mutual understanding is possible? Let's think together.
These 2 articles by I. Zhukov can't but strike. In 1918 in Chita he invented and played with the children a remarkable and entertaining play. All the children of Chita aged 10-14 participated in it. In 1922 in his fantastic project I.Zhukov insisted on permanent appointment of Robinson Kruzo in Narkompros.
The article deals with the Archaeologic circle of the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers (1970-1990) from the teen-agers pedagogics point of view. Many of its pupils often recall their studies and practical work.
On the 6th lesson the pupils are very tired. Only a play can save the situation. And if a play can help to study a new term or to repeate, it seems very strange: why we play on the lesson so little? May be the teachers do not know such plays? We offer you some plays for you to travel in Teen-agers' Land successfully.
This is the new subdivision in our journal!
A guide over the pedagogical Internet will help you to find your way in the network of out-of-school units of post kommunar type. The chief of subdivision is Michail Kordonsky.