Bayakhmetova Bibinur /Meanings of photographs /Tues 5-6

     You can see two photographs dedicated to the theme "School". The first and second photographs were taken quite by accident and consequently they have no names and no famous photographers. It can be noted that the photographs are taken with a certain amount of children. Though children are in similar rooms, but they have completely different emotions, which have a deep meaning.

     In the first photograph you can see a class at the village school. The class is small and quite old. On the blackboard pictures are hung on a certain topic of the lesson. The photograph shows that the class has not so many students, but since they are likely to first-graders, I think there are many of students. Because children in this age want to learn a lot and like go to school. Perhaps it is a lesson of the Russian language: we have not seen, but it seems that in front of them on the desks lie ABC books. The class teacher asked them easy question, so they pull hand and eager to answer, because everyone wants to get a good grade. Strangely, but they do not have school uniforms.

     Looking at the second photograph I have a sadness and joy at the same time. Eye is drawn to large amount of children. They all sit in a big, dim and gloomy class. This photograph has the season of spring or early summer so it seems that the class is very stuffy. So the students are dressed in something easy and convenient. Due to the fact that the students have a lot of books and are wearing in different colorful clothes, they are probably high school students. According to the hairstyle, style of clothing and glasses of boys and girls can be assumed that most likely it is the 1980s. If you look at the sleeping boy in the foreground and the behavior of students in the classroom we can say that it is not any interesting lesson.

     You may notice that the children in the two photographs are students studying in the same place, in the school, but the students of the first photograph and the students of the second photograph in appearance and inner feelings are not similar to each other. Children of the first photograph have good contact with the teacher and so the teacher gives students the knowledge and the students fill teacher by energy, strength and joy. Children raising their hands, a good teacher and a bright room are cause of only positive and good emotions. Though the second photo has all open windows and a large class, sleeping students and lifeless atmosphere gives people the sadness and despondency. But they are more mature than those first-graders and they must more understand what is right and what is not.

     Two photographs have meaning which is necessary to reflect. The scene in the first photograph looks very interesting, fun and attractive. They like to learn new things; they like to live and to do everything with interest. On the other hand, the second scene looks very boring, strange and at some extent is frightened. Why is that? Because if all the students in the higher school will be lost interest in their studies and new knowledge, what will be waiting for humanity in the future.