“On Tuesday, February 16, Lisa will finally go to school. Longfellow Middle School – one of the best schools in our district. Rated 10 out of 10. Today, they explained to us in great detail what to expect at school. The education system is very different from ours. Starting with the fact that this school only has 7th and 8th grades. Over thirteen hundred kids!
The first thing that was shocking is the bell schedule. Classes start at 7:30 AM. The school bus will pick up Lisa at 6:51 AM at the stop. They told us to be there a few minutes early. If she misses the bus, parents must drive her to school. There is no bus for latecomers. It takes 15-20 minutes by car. By public transport, it takes an hour: 30 minutes by bus and 30 minutes on foot.
The length of the lessons at school varies. It could be 45 minutes, 46, 48, or 52. There are half-lessons of 26 minutes. How can a Russian child remember that the third lesson starts at 10:02 and ends at 10:48???? Breaks are 4 minutes! FOUR. With Lisa’s speed, it’s unreal to get from one classroom to another in that time. Moreover, you can’t take your backpack to lessons. When you come to school in the morning, you have to store it in a special locker and take only what’s necessary for the class. They explained that the school is too crowded with students carrying backpacks. So, in four minutes, you need to sprint to the locker, grab what you need for the next class, somehow stuff the unnecessary things back, close the locker so everything doesn’t fall out, and then run to the classroom. Who complained about breaks of 10-15 minutes in Russia? 🙂
In short, welcome! :)”
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 