1 Give your child the opportunity to choose their own direction

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Subscribe to our Telegram channel to stay up to date with all the news and events of the Runet.Teaching a child to see science as alive, helping them find their calling through experiments, and trying themselves in a variety of fields — these are the key tasks of modern education as Andrey Bogdanov, executive director of the Phystech Schools Development Fund and director of the Kapitsa Phystech Lyceum Technopark, sees it. In the podcast “Future. Children,” he talked about how schoolchildren can realize themselves in engineering, and how parents can support their interest in technology. Interviewed by Polina Sergeeva. The Runet editorial team has collected the key ideas of the episode.

Watch the episode: interview with Andrey Bogdanov , all podcasts: "Future.children"

Key ideas of the issue
Andrey Bogdanov emphasized the importance of motivation:

"A child should try everything: sports, music, engineering creativity. Only honduras whatsapp number list then can you understand what he really likes."
To do this, it is important to offer trial lessons and maintain the child’s interest without pressure.

2. Hard skills are primary, but soft skills are also important
Engineering and natural science creativity is impossible without fundamental knowledge:

"Soft skills are important, but if a person does not understand the essence of his business, he will not be able to be a professional. Start with hard skills, and then teach the child to present his ideas."
The Phystech Lyceum's technopark programs are aimed at mastering the basics - from programming to assembling robots.

3. A teacher is an inspirer, not just a teacher
Andrey identified two key problems in the modern education system:

"The first problem is teachers without a sparkle in their eyes. If a teacher is not passionate about their subject, students feel it.
The second is the simplification of science into a pretty picture. Children need to be shown how real research works."
He adds that real science begins with an honest approach - even in school experiments.