Think like mathematician, act as a football player.

I have loved mathematics since childhood. I loved logic games and non-standard puzzles. And one day, unexpectedly for myself, I took second place in the mathematics Olympics in my city. After that my parents got involved and transferred me to a special class in physics and mathematics, the best in our city.

And a completely different life began for me after that - interesting and exciting. In addition to interesting lessons and good teachers, studying in such a class is an access to a new level of intellectual communication with peers. When you communicate with such people, you want to grow higher and higher, revealing your full potential to the maximum. Of course, not everything has always been easy. There were difficulties, but the feeling of victory was the reward for overcoming them. And hard study helped me get into Moscow State University based on the results of two exams instead of four.

I have three children. What happened to many children happened to my eldest son - he completely lost interest in studying, and at that moment I did not know how to get him back. The two youngest are very different: the son has obvious abilities in mathematics and technology, and the daughter, on the contrary, has difficulties mastering even seemingly simple material (due to her difficult fate, she is adopted). Each of my children taught me a lot. I felt what difficulties children of different levels might have, how they can be overcome, how to support, guide children, and spark interest in activities.

My acquaintance with Matklass happened when there was an internal readiness and a clearly formed desire to become a teacher, as this is one of the most socially significant types of human activity in my opinion. It is very important for me not only to teach children something new, to give them knowledge, but also to maintain their interest in living, developing, self-improvement, creating, and gaining experience of their own discoveries and victories.