Portrait of a Soviet School Under Glasnost Book

What is it like inside a Soviet school? James Muckle spent the Autumn of 1988 teaching in Moscow and Leningrad schools, and this book is about the pupils and teachers he met in the Russian capital during that revealing and sometimes surprising experience. What goes on in lessons, the children's ability at English, the values of Soviet education, out-of-school activities, political discussions are described; the teachers, headmistress, trade union - even the school building are considered for what can be learned from them. The book will be of value as an introduction for students of comparative education to Soviet schooling, especially in view of the reforms envisaged under the present regime. Teachers and parents will find it intriguing to read this account of how education is carried on in a society very different from our own.Read More