Her calling is pedagogy and only pedagogy!

      Graduates of A.V. Koroleva choose the profession of a teacher and technical specialties

       In the field of education, random people do not stay for long. This path is chosen once and for all only by the chosen ones – those who nurture and teach and persistently continue to learn themselves, unafraid to be part of great changes, applying everything new and advanced in their work with children. Such a person in the Education Department of our district is called the educator of the highest qualification category, Alexandra Vladimirovna KOROLEVA, whose labor biography has been inextricably linked to Ardatov Secondary School No. 1 for 31 years. Her students have been showing high results in the Unified State Exam (USE) in physics for several years and choose pedagogical and technical universities. Today's graduates of the school also confirm their solid knowledge of the subject with phenomenal scores for the district: Nikolai Golikov and Sergey Shchukin are perfect scorers, and Ivan Golyskov (90 points) and Yaroslav Baranov (88) also achieved high results! – PERHAPS, my professional path could have been different, because there were no educators in our family, – says Alexandra Vladimirovna. – I grew up in a large family, being the fifth and youngest child. I finished the first grade in my small homeland at Zhureleyskaya School. But I lost my parents early. My older sister Maria took me in for upbringing. In the following years, I studied at Ardatov Secondary School No. 2. I really liked the mathematics lessons of Natalia Vladimirovna Lenina (Kuzina). She became a role model for me and other classmates. During my school years, the dream of becoming a teacher was born. And after some time, the cherished desire came true: I graduated from the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of the Arzamas Pedagogical Institute named after Gaidar and got a job as a mathematics teacher at Ardatov Secondary School No. 1. But later I started teaching physics. I fondly remember teachers Nadezhda Stepanovna Chernikova, Natalia Nikolaevna and Nikolai Alexeyevich Pankratov, Nina Petrovna Filina, Valentina Vladimirovna Belova, who became good mentors for me, helped me believe in myself and firmly pursue my goals. Today, the youth consider me a mentor as well. And I increasingly catch myself thinking that my calling is pedagogy and only pedagogy! I rejoice when children show interest in my subject and later choose the profession of a teacher. Currently, many of my graduates teach physics and mathematics, are specialists at RFYATS-VNIIEF and beyond. They are currently pursuing technical specialties at the best universities in the country: Bauman Moscow State Technical University, SarFTI NIAU MEPhI, NNGASU, NGTU named after Alekseev, SPbGETU "LETI", MEI. I really hope that today's graduates of the school will enroll in their desired universities. I am truly proud of them and believe in them! IN TURN, colleagues of the experienced teacher A.V. Koroleva call her a modern specialist who actively uses digital tools in her work and implements new approaches to teaching. – Alexandra Vladimirovna is a very responsible, knowledgeable, and creative teacher. Mastering the subject and the methodology of its teaching perfectly, she sees the prospects, enhances the cognitive motivation and personal initiative of the students, – says the deputy director of the school N.P. Simanova. – And, as a rule, the USE results in physics at our school are higher than the district and even regional level. This year, the average score in the discipline is 80%! It is also significant that Alexandra Vladimirovna shares her master classes on performing experimental tasks of the OGE at district methodological meetings for the pedagogical community. The second deputy director of the school E.V. Sheshotova adds: – Alexandra Vladimirovna is not afraid of innovations, strives to understand everything, and does not stop at what has been achieved. She pays great attention to self-education and improving professional competencies. She participates in professional skill competitions and involves students in subject competitions and olympiads, thus giving them the opportunity to reveal abilities they themselves did not suspect. As a class teacher, she is a guiding educator of the early career guidance project "Ticket to the Future." Physics teacher A.V. Koroleva enjoys unquestionable authority among colleagues, students, and the parent community. For many years of conscientious work in the field of education, she has received well-deserved awards at the local level, from the Legislative Assembly and the Ministry of Education of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, including numerous certificates and letters of gratitude, diplomas, and certificates confirming her professionalism and competence. BUT THE MOST significant life award for Alexandra Vladimirovna is her family, which supports her in everything. She is proud of her children's successes: her son Alexey, a graduate of Nizhny Novgorod Lobachevsky University, works as the deputy prosecutor of the Diveevo district, and her daughter Anna is pursuing a legal education at the Volga branch of the Russian State University of Justice. The kids speak gratefully of their parents, who gave them a good start in life. Vera TOLSTOVA, photo by the author ON THE SUBJECT Today, pedagogy is a profession for those who want not only to impart knowledge but also to be part of great changes. Under the national project "Youth and Children," conditions are being created across the country for the comfortable work and professional development of teachers: a modern educational environment is being formed, schools are being built and renovated, measures to support teachers are being expanded, monthly payments for class teachers and directors' advisors on upbringing are being implemented, and a system for improving qualifications is being developed. In the photo: For physics teacher Alexandra Vladimirovna Koroleva of Ardatov Secondary School No. 1, the successful completion of the USE in physics by high school students is a huge joy! Her students Nikolai Golikov and Sergey Shchukin demonstrated solid knowledge of the subject and earned the highest score – 100 points each! The young men studied together for all 11 years and are good friends. They even chose the same university for admission and wish to connect their future with engineering. "The university we decided to apply to is very prestigious. Therefore, we tried to prepare thoroughly for the USE to score the required number of points, including in other subjects," notes Nikolai Golikov. "We thank Alexandra Vladimirovna for igniting in us the desire to study the laws of physics as early as the 7th grade, and in the senior classes, she became a good friend. We wish her many curious students with sparkling eyes! And simple human happiness!" – adds Sergey Shchukin.