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Friday Column: Thoughts on the survey "future through education"

Ursula Prem

is Recently, a new survey from the start has been made: "The great education survey - future through education: Germany wants to know" Initiated it was of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants , the BILD newspaper , the Turkish daily newspaper Hürriyet and the Bertelsmann Foundation . A good initiative, if it leads to putting a comprehensive discussion. to dig into the depth, to the roots of the problem, it is likely to be less suitable, however, there are therefore the answers are fairly standardized, and yet leave out two text boxes at the very end of the survey no room for divergent thinking.

researches After some general questions about the person's first survey on the personal attitude to education. She asks, for example, why you think education is important and provides five possible answers to choose from: a) In order to be professionally successful, b) makes it a better-off than the parents, c) In order to be accepted socially, d) In order to as well deserved and e) In order to satisfy personal is. If all this is too one-sided, does not have the opportunity to select e) other reason to click on, without being able to run more closely.

Noticeable to me personally but a couple of dangerous issues that could use the results of politicians to once again raise taxes or further restrict freedom of choice, and then also still relying on the survey results. Where there is room for the recognition that good education depends not only on money but rather by the unspoiled curiosity of students and teachers promoting the spirit of it?

A later question deals with the issue of when children should branch off from primary school to secondary school different forms. This question implies that the system of carved courses appropriate to lay timbered class composite system in stone. Unfortunately, the option of a course-related instruction, where according to the performance level of the student subjects can be done faster or slower, is not even considered.

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shoots the bird from the question of who decide should consider whether the child should go to high school or another school. Choose from a) parents, b) teachers, c) parents and teachers together and d) The grade point average. Unfortunately, among all these options forgot the most important person: the child affected by the decision. Of course, kids are not really imagine what awaits them in the different types of schools. They, however, to explain exactly get a first taste they may in one way or another school and then to let them decide seems still not to be provided.

answer was easier for me since even the question "What school would you send your child prefer?" My favorite answer: In a school where it is perceived as a person, not just on line to trim the final performers who unfortunately was not provided. The choice was between but: a) on a part-time school, b) on a full time school, in a voluntary afternoon program will be offered or c) on a full time school, in the alternate binding on all day classes, relaxation and leisure phases . For me personally, quite clearly answer a). Since I the general, superficial commitment to reform our education system deeply suspicious, I think the half-day school for perfectly adequate. The afternoon is then the regular frustration reduction in your own four walls.

My conclusion: This poll has its shortcomings, what to bring, given the difficulty of millions of different views on a reasonably solid consensus, not even a miracle. Participate is still worth to the discussion finally really get going. On the other reflects the slight feeling of compulsion that some people may feel in the choice between the given answers that reflect very well what the school system really is suffering: namely, the fact that we have in practice the multiple-choice personality to social preference creative thinkers give.

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Ursula Prem

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PS: Were you in the processing of the survey in some places some discomfort? Or have a look on the contrary the problem reflected comprehensively? Please leave your comments here! I look forward to a stimulating discussion ...

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