Village's Last Hope Symbolized: First Grader Featured in "Komsomolka" Following the Preserved School Bell Ringing
In the heart of the Mordovian village of Staroye Sindrovo, a dramatic turn of events has brought hope to its residents and the school community. The correspondent of "Komsomolskaya Pravda," Vladimir Vorsobin, returned to the village where he had previously helped save the local school from closure.
This time, the saviour was none other than Arina Kozlova, a dedicated teacher who joined the school under the "Zemsky Teacher" program. Arina, a graduate of the Saransk Pedagogical Institute, teaches Russian and Literature in the school and has become deeply attached to the children and the institution.
The school was sentenced to closure three months ago due to having only 25 students, a number deemed too small by officials to justify spending resources. However, during the New Year holidays, Arina Kozlova managed to save the school from this fate.
The head of the district personally visited the village to persuade the rebellious parents to give in to the school's closure. The local women were upset by the question, and the school director, Vladimir Markin, chose to disappear when a similar question was asked in a previous report.
The low number of students was attributed to a question posed by Pavel Fedoseev, deputy head of the Krasnoslobodsk district for agriculture, to a young literature teacher about why there aren't more babies being born in the village.
The applause after Vorsobin's announcement included children, parents, and officials. However, the school now faces a strict austerity regime, reducing teachers' monthly income to 20,000 rubles. The school believes this is a provocation for teachers to resign.
Nikolai Makhnev, the executive director of the "Encyclopedia of Rural Schools in Russia" project, believes the current education system encourages students to go to university and move to the city. He thinks Russia needs a special programme for rural youth who want to work in their villages, instilling love for agricultural labour in their homeland.
The Russian Ministry of Education now faces a decision: whether to shut down or support small schools like Staroye Sindrovo. The fate of the school and its students hangs in the balance, but the spirit of Arina Kozlova and the community remains unbroken.
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