In Yekaterinburg, a teacher made first graders write the word “butt”
Someone wrote “butt” on a desk. Since there were no witnesses or no one was willing to snitch, the teacher conducted an investigation. In order to establish the handwriting …
Category: Education
There is a school somewhere in Moscow…
In many neighbourhoods of Moscow, schools were merged. As a result, there are many school buildings with different addresses, and the same names.
Russian Student Challenged Himself to Live on a Scholarship of 1,572 rubles ( $27.46 ) a Month
A student of St. Petersburg State University, Aleksei Zyryanov, decided to hold an experiment and see, if he could survive on his scholarship. He started the experiment by purchasing …
Statements of St. Petersburg State University teachers
March 8, 2018 Education
To celebrate International Women’s Day, student of St. Petersburg State University decorated her classroom, with the sexist statements of her teachers.
“English for women”
January 13, 2018 Education
When it comes to gender inequality, English language text book is the last think you think of. Yet, there is an actual English language text book, which is discriminating …
“Where does the capitalist have his breakfast?”: How Soviet students learnt English in 1959
Steve Rosenberg, a BBC Moscow correspondent, recently unearthed a Soviet English language textbook. In order, to make the book more relatable to communist students, authors included a lot of …
The Online Community That Teaches Kids How To Get Sick And Skip School
February 2, 2016 Education, Online Communities
Social network VKontakte, known as Russia’s answer to Facebook, has a lot of weird communities. One of them, “How to skip school by being sick”, seems to be popular …
Moscow school teacher was banned from wearing jeans to work
October 7, 2013 Education
Moscow school district’s ordered one of it’s geography teachers to change his dress code and advised to purchase a suit. The devoted teacher complained a bit about such strict …