So. Private, relatively young, rather expensive school. Full board available. The team of children gathered is motley, of different ages and difficult. This is understandable: who can, sends children to municipal schools, which are traditionally considered good in the city. In Russian private schools, especially young ones, especially those with a boarding house, as a rule, there are children who, somewhere, something with education has not worked out. Sometimes, more than once. Well, or the family has some special considerations regarding the education of the child, which, of course, also affects the child.
In addition to various additional educational services, the school has very specific sports, which were organized and run by a young teacher who is passionate about this sport and is a good athlete himself (let’s call him Vladislav). Vladislav’s pedagogical achievements lie in the fact that in just a few months he created a team from among the children of the school and trained them so that they confidently won city competitions in this sport and performed quite worthily at international competitions. The principal of the school liked it very, very much, the children and parents too: we are the best, cheers, the children’s self-esteem rises, they quit smoking, drinking energy drinks and playing computer games all day long, go in for sports and improve their health, the school has prestige , there is something to show as advertising. The discipline at school has improved on average, the director feels the «reliable shoulder» of the new employee.
Some teachers notice that the methods by which our athlete trains his wards are not very democratic. “Democracy in nature does not exist in principle,” the director’s favorite jokes complacently. “And sport is, whatever one may say, close to nature.”
Some children also frankly do not like the new teacher. Others argue fiercely with them. “Just think, it doesn’t allow you to sit on the Internet all the time! Vladislav’s supporters say. — And for those who are caught with cigarettes, he gives out an unopened pack, leaves them on the veranda, and then demands to show the bill of exchange … So it’s even useful: and no, he makes everyone morons, and consider yourself — we already have three after such exercises in general quit smoking…”
In general, some are for, some are against. And suddenly a terrible scandal erupted.
One of the senior students accused Vladislav of hitting young athletes during training. And, very skillfully referring to the rights of the child, the inviolability of the person and other international protocols, he demanded an investigation and a public apology. The piquancy of the situation lay in the fact that Vladislav did not touch the accuser (let’s call him Sasha) personally. He stood up for the honor of a classmate — the leader of those very competitions, who himself did not make any complaints.
Vladislav, summoned to the carpet to the director, immediately confessed everything: yes, indeed, he gave a couple of cracks, but it was very much for the cause, but you yourself ask him.
“It’s all right,” the young champion muttered gloomily (let him be Vasya).
— Yes, you tell him! You are human! You can’t let yourself be let down like this! Sasha yelled.
— Yes, you understand how these disassemblies of yours can end for the school ?! The director raised his hands.
“We’ll see,” Vladislav shrugged philosophically. — In the meantime, in order to avoid removing both from training.
— But the competition is on the nose! howled Vasya (actually a very difficult young man who was sent to this school after being suspected of using drugs. Everyone saw that sports victories literally transformed him).
“Learn to choose intercessors,” Vladislav reacted harshly.
— I didn’t ask you! — almost with his fists rushed at Sasha Vasya.
Since then, school life has been seething like a cauldron of porridge. Children and parents were divided into two camps. Some ask: do you know what kind of children are here? They are angels, right? Have you ever been driven yourself? The educator corrects our mistakes, distracts us from the bad, teaches us to do the good, and thanks to him! Others say that in a civilized society, assault (especially by an adult on a child!) Is categorically unacceptable and the educator should be fired immediately. If not, we leave this school. The instigator Sasha, oddly enough, does not want to leave the school, but still demands that Vladislav publicly apologize to Vasya. Vasya, excommunicated from his favorite sport, stopped talking at all and is clearly about to go all out. Vladislav continues to fulfill his duties as an educator plus train young athletes, successfully preparing them for the next international competitions. I am ready to return Vasya (but not Sasha) to the section in case of a favorable end to all the showdowns.
The principal of the school (as you probably already understood, it was he who turned to me) is in complete panic and does not see any safe way out of the situation. As they say, «both are worse.» None of the participants in the events categorically wants to go to a psychologist, everyone requires immediate action.
The director needs specific advice: what to do? — but I don’t have it, which I honestly told him about. And so, I ask for «the help of the audience.» Suddenly something sensible will be born in the collective snobbish mind? After all, at stake is the fate of, if not the school as a whole, then at least two or three young people.
What do you think?