Позитивные изменения. Том 2, № 2 (2022). Positive changes. Volume 2, Issue 2 (2022) - Редакция журнала «Позитивные изменения» Страница 15

He believes the educational approach does not focus enough on reflection and the possibility of making mistakes. Therefore, there is a risk that each class will become a pioneer squad and there will be a single work plan for all. In addition, a special role in the children’s movement is given to the educator, but the problem is that no one trains them. An educator who works with children must know the history of the children’s movement, understand what project management is, how the public opinion is formed, and be able to work with parents.

"There’s going to be an event plan, and every event will be completed "without a hitch". This is what ruined both the Pioneer Organization and Komsomol in their time, because formally everything was great, but no one paid attention to any shortcomings or problems, and this is the road to nowhere," Dmitry Sergeyev says.

Boris Podolny, deputy head of the executive committee for regional work of the All-Russia People’s Front, notes that schools are increasingly losing their educational function for a variety of reasons. At the same time, it is the school that must ensure the harmonious development of the individual (as a person and as a member of society), if any youth movement is established by the state. For the new movement to take off, three conditions must be met: the will to finance, a clear academic framework (methodological and pedagogical), and the absence of coercion. In addition, it is worth considering the regional specifics.

"We have a very big country, and it’s very diverse. We often forget that. The logic of managing large systems suggests taking one model and applying it to the entire country. In reality, this doesn’t really work very well. The regions are too different, both in terms of living conditions and in terms of geography and scale. In my opinion, the «one-size-fit-all» practice would not work for the whole country, instead there should be a practice tied to different region types," Boris Podolny says.

Olga Zubkova, President of the Friendship Notebook National Association for the Development of Education and author of her own project, the LAMPA International Film Festival of Socially Oriented Short Films, believes that the new movement must take into account the needs of children, so that every child and teenager could find something to their liking.

"There should definitely be counter-vectors. We need to understand what we, the adults — professionals, family, school — can give children in terms of moral education, relevant experience, knowledge and skills. What can we give from what is in demand, taking into account different ages and different needs? We need to understand what children, teenagers, and young people care about in order to find the common ground that would become a starting point or form the conditions for viable technologies," she says.

Boris Podolny adds that in addition to considering the children’s opinions, the views of teachers, psychologists, people with great professional competence and experience are equally important.

"Absolutely, there should be a broad enough discussion not only at the level of collecting feedback from schoolchildren. We now have a tendency of chasing the consumer feedback. A schoolchild is also a consumer in a sense. However, if we endlessly shift responsibility to consumers who have no special competences, we risk getting our results wrong," says Boris Podolny.

THE PAST, THE FUTURE, AND THE FAMILY

What can you take from the past, and what can you positively take from the future? Before answering this question, experts suggest looking at the role of the customer. It is the customer, represented by the state, who must define the parameters of what the output should be.

"Today’s senior school students will be the main productive force of the country 10 years from now. The strategy and ideology of the movement related to the education of the individual and a member of society should be based exactly on the image of the future which the state sees for itself. We need to start with a discussion of what we want our country to be in 20 years, and define the goals we will set for the movement based on that vision," says Boris Podolny.

Also, according to the expert, it is not quite right to rely on models that demonstrated their success in the last century. These models will not necessarily be successful today, because the society is changing too much and too quickly.

According to Olga Zubkova, another customer is the family.

"We keep forgetting about the family. When speaking about counter-vectors, I meant that it would be a good idea to conduct sociological studies involving parents, grandparents, and the children themselves. The family is the main customer. Therefore, what we are going to do with this movement must necessarily take into account the requests of parents," says Olga Zubkova.

Moral values remain the same at all times. "They can be reformulated and presented in any guise, using any wording. Conventionally, "follow your conscience", "help your neighbor", and "strive for the best" are moral guidelines and pillars for life. We cannot call this obsolete, a thing of the past", Olga Zubkova says.

According to the expert, culture plays a significant role here. At present, the children’s film industry in the country is practically undeveloped. "If we do not raise a new generation today with basic cultural values, there is a risk that we will lose it," she believes.

MOVEMENT KPI AND WAYS TO CALCULATE THEM

How will the effectiveness and prospects of the movement be evaluated? How do we know if the Big Break has achieved its goals? Like any government program or social project, the movement must have KPIs. We asked the experts what these indicators could be and how