The reduction in teaching hours for some subjects in Russian schools has not been confirmed

On social networks, citing RIA Novosti material, they write that teaching hours in mathematics, physics and chemistry will be reduced in Russia. This statement was allegedly made by the head of the Human Rights Council Valery Fadeev.

In the material, Fadeev argues that some courses in the school curriculum should be reduced by 20-30 percent. He expressed confidence that it is necessary to conduct audits of school curricula in the education system. The reduction of a number of training courses, the head of the HRC indicated, will increase the efficiency of teaching schoolchildren, as well as reduce the paperwork load on teachers.

At the same time, in reality, no one plans to reduce the hours of studying subjects at the official level. Issues of filling the school curriculum are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, which did not make or discuss such decisions. The HRC, whose head is Fadeev, is an advisory body.

So, Fadeev just wanted to convey the idea that now many courses are filled with unnecessary information, which is why we should try to relieve both children and teachers, and not completely remove subjects from the program.

Meanwhile, the country continues to update and make the entire educational infrastructure more comfortable for students and teachers, notes the head of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.

Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov, in turn, stated that from September 1, Russian schoolchildren will be trained according to a standard according to which they will be able to study all subjects at a basic level, while retaining the right to choose a profile. Schools will be able to flexibly form narrowly focused groups, he added.

In addition, in 2024, the government set a goal to annually increase by at least 10 percent the number of students studying mathematics and natural sciences in depth or at a specialized level. The plan is valid until 2030.

Starting next year, the minimum number of lessons for high school students (students in grades 10-11) will also be increased to 2,312 hours, which is approximately 140 hours more than now.

Thus, we can conclude that the Russian education system does not plan to reduce the study of any subjects.

As for teachers, they are provided with a whole range of benefits and support measures, including free legal assistance and early insurance pension.

Data that Russia has proposed reducing the study of mathematics, physics and chemistry in schools has spread in the Russian media. NSN, Moscow 24, NTV and others wrote about this. However, major media outlets did not claim that this was an initiative already adopted at the official level.