Copywriter for Palme school. I write about child-rearing and education.
At a friend's party. Someone brought a Russian-speaking friend. She's laughing, speaking with an accent, and tucking her hair behind her ear. You want to go over and say something...
I'm sorry and forgive me in Russian: how to apologize correctly A child accidentally bumps into a classmate. The classmate looks. The child says «sorry.» The teacher waits. Waits in Russian...
In March 2025, the US Cybersecurity Center published a report that is still being discussed in the educational community. In a year and a half...
Grandmother says happily via video call: «Come visit in the summer, I'll take you to the banya.» The seven-year-old grandson watches, nodding. Mom in the background is already...
In April 2026, EdWeek published an analysis of what American governors discussed in their annual speeches. It turned out to be interesting...
The cursor blinks in an empty field. At the top of the screen is a message from someone who just wrote «I love you.» I need to reply...
Mom asks at dinner, «Do you want seconds?» The child looks up. Says «yeah.» Mom smiles. But she was expecting a different word. This isn't...
Months in Russian: table, pronunciation, and memory hacks In kindergarten they ask: «When is your birthday?» Child: «April.» In the evening, mom asks:…
How to say goodbye in Russian: do svidaniya, poka, and all the variations The call with Grandma is ending. They talked, they laughed. At the end, the child says «bye»...
When a child lives abroad, Russian almost always becomes the «second language»: at kindergarten and school, everyone around speaks in...