Russian students:
- jump to attention and the class stands every time we entered a room.
- stand up next to their desk when answering questions
- are so eager to learn and truly seem to love being in school (much like how I know all of you (my own students) live and breathe my science classes ;) ok, maybe not but one can dream right?
- from kindergarten to high school seniors, students dress business professional with suits, sweaters even ties
- most if not all spoke English and were eager to say hello to you in the hallway and smile
- were actively engaged in lessons, discussing with the teachers who were leading
- in between classes there are no students in hallways, it seems like an empty building unlike our schools where students are strolling around with hall passes
- are super tall! I'm not used to being that much shorter than my students...usually I'm the tall one.
Like in US schools I noticed the following:
- both American and Russian students wear ear buds stashed up their shirts to trail to one ear (However, only during hall exchanges in Russia NEVER in the classroom)
- the science academy had many boys but not many girls. What is it ladies? Science rocks!
- little kids are freaking adorable :)
- certain students participate more than others with some being very shy and quiet and others very outgoing
So below our some photos from our visits. More to come later as multiple Moscow city photographers were documenting our entire visit.