In any family where children grow up, sooner or later discussions begin, where exactly they will have to study - at school or gymnasium. And in order to understand the question of how a gymnasium differs from a school, it is necessary to consider their program, teaching staff and learning conditions. This is what we will do.
School
School is an educational institution where the learning process is divided into several stages. During the training, children receive:
- primary education - grades 1 to 4;
- basic - grades 5 to 9;
- middle - grades 10 to 11.
The learning process in this institution is the same for all students.
Gymnasium
The gymnasium is somewhat outside the specified standards. The stages of study here are divided in the same way as in a regular school:
- primary - 4 years;
- main - 5 years;
- medium - 2 years.
Many gymnasiums have kindergartens. That is, preschool education is being carried out.
This is how they raise their children for their institution. After all, the development program in kindergarten takes into account the further direction of education, as well as the development of the child at school. In addition, children will be psychologically more ready to go to school, as they are constantly in contact with her students and participate in her life.
Differences in training programs
The school program meets the standard of education. But in many institutions they enter it only at the end of training. This is because the educational system is adapted to the abilities and needs of the students. Although, in most cases, schools have a program and curriculum that has been verified over the years.
The requirements here are clearly formulated, everything is subject to a cool lesson system, etc. True, some believe that the system is outdated and needs to be changed, but many, on the contrary, are horrified that they want to replace the system and add innovations.
The gymnasium has the same program as the school. But, in addition, it introduces electives that will allow the child to develop comprehensively. For example, philosophy, art history, etc. Such subjects broaden the child's horizons and allow them to learn to reason and draw conclusions on a variety of topics.
The program of the gymnasium was originally designed for those children who are able to cope with a heavy load. The level of knowledge assessment here is higher than at school. Children are given more material to learn and ask more strict questions.
Foreign languages
One more questionwhich interests all parents is the level and number of languages taught in the institution. The curriculum of the school includes the study of one language. Most often, it is English, starting from the fifth grade. But there are exceptions - a number of schools are now introducing the study of two foreign languages.
In the gymnasium, the study of at least two languages was originally laid down. Moreover, in some of them the first foreign language is introduced from the first classes. For in-depth study of the language, classes are divided into subgroups. And in many gymnasiums, this is also done in specialized subjects.
Teachers
Many secondary schools, like gymnasiums, have their own bias. For example, humanitarian, mathematical, etc. But how children learn the material, whether they are interested in the lessons, depends on the teacher.
And how is a gymnasium different from a school? School teachers, most often, do not stand out for anything outstanding. They conscientiously conduct lessons and ask children exclusively according to the program. As a result, the lessons are boring and you want to sleep.
Of course, there are innovators and people in schools who care about their subject. They try to ensure that in their lessons children learn to think, draw conclusions, and not just rewrite tasks from the board. Everyone knows about such teachers, and many try to get the child to them. Unfortunately, such ordinary school teachers have to work on sheer enthusiasm. Since these institutions cannot boast of a material base.
And the teachers of the gymnasiummust be of the highest category. In their lessons, children are taught to think independently, to derive mathematical laws. Each lesson for the child becomes a small discovery, his personal achievement. Having a good material base, teachers conduct chemistry and physics lessons not only in the classroom at the blackboard, but also in laboratories, where the child has the opportunity to comprehend science in practice.
The opportunity for the teacher to devote more time to his subject is also provided by the properly constructed structure of the gymnasium, where each teacher teaches only one subject and does not replace a colleague. In these educational institutions, a drawing teacher will never go to teach physics. Unfortunately, this happens in regular schools. To prevent such replacements, the staff of the gymnasium usually has several reserve units of teachers, while the school cannot afford it.
Features of admission
The positive thing about state-run schools is that any children can enter them, with different knowledge, upbringing, religion, skin color. The gymnasium eventually became an institution more for the elite. To enter it, it is necessary to withstand not only the competition of documents, but also pass rather difficult entrance tests.
Special schools
And for children with he alth problems, most often, there is nothing to think about the gymnasium. In this case, a general education school comes first, but not a simple one, but a specialized one.
Children with he alth problems, such as disabilitiesdevelopment, problems of the musculoskeletal system, hearing, vision, undergo a special medical commission and are distributed to schools.
So, for example, the special comprehensive school "Lukomorye" in Moscow specializes in working with children with preserved intelligence, but with chronic pathology in physical development. There are also special facilities for difficult children. For example, special school No. 3, which teaches extraordinary children, helps them find themselves in life.
Recently, such schools are increasingly connected to the Internet so that children who cannot attend them every day can get an education.
In addition, many unusual schools are now appearing, for example, Orthodox, schools for girls and boys, etc.
Work after school
So how is a gymnasium different from a school? To answer the question, you can consider the work of the child after school. In an ordinary educational institution there is a standard set of sections and circles. These include a choir, a theater studio, football, volleyball, a civil-patriotic circle, etc.
In the gymnasium, in addition to the above, much attention is paid to scientific work. Children participate in conferences, listen to lectures of scientists, participate in round tables. For these purposes, the gymnasiums cooperate with teachers from well-known universities.
Such schools include, for example, the Moscow Gymnasium No. 1567. In addition to full-time teachers, professors of Moscow State University, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russian State Humanitarian University, as well as scientists from institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences give lectures.
Gymnasium: pros and cons
Comparing the reviews of parents whose children study in gymnasiums and schools, we can draw some conclusions. So, the pluses should include:
- a richer curriculum;
- excellent material base;
- an interesting and educational extracurricular program.
Cons:
- it's hard to get in here;
- children are in constant stress in the process of learning because of the fear of being expelled for poor progress;
- heavy workload, not always justified.
School: pros and cons
The advantages of the school are known to all:
- accept all children almost without exception (except for those who cannot attend school due to illness);
- training program available to all;
- children in school have no fear of being expelled.
But the cons are not a secret either:
- poor material base;
- poor program;
- a teacher cannot deal with a student individually.
Conclusion
After considering all the features of educational institutions, parents will understand how a gymnasium differs from a school, and what suits their child better. However, before making a decision, you should carefully look at your child and decide whether he is ready for a heavy load in the gymnasium or whether a regular school is better for him.
If a child loves to read, learns mathematics with pleasure, studies everything new with interest, then he is dear to the gymnasium. But if you have an ordinary child who is calm, slowlylearns the world, keeps up with his peers, then, probably, you should not force events and rush to plunge him into the world of knowledge. Think more about children than about yourself when choosing an educational institution.
