Schools - State Parents' Council: Woidke should make education a top priority
In view of the problems at schools, the State Parents' Council has called on Minister President Dietmar Woidke (SPD) to make education a top priority. In an open letter to the head of government, the committee refers to the poor performance in the Pisa study, but also to the difficult situation in the classroom.
In the letter to Woidke, which was published late on Tuesday evening, the state parents' council wrote that there were reports from school parents describing massive absences from lessons, lessons taught by teachers from other subjects for long periods of time, overcrowded classrooms and increasing violence in schools. "There can be no 'business as usual' and no resting on the laurels of the measures taken so far - which we do not believe are sufficient."
From the point of view of the state parents' council, there should be a new teacher model calculation to realistically determine the need for teachers. The parents' council also believes that changes to teacher training courses, more positions for school psychologists and state-wide equipment of schools with digital devices are necessary.
When asked, the state chancellery said that the state had responded to the issues that had already been identified, for example by offering attractive opportunities to become a civil servant, including for lateral entrants. In addition, since the start of the school year, there has been the "Leseband" project, the compensation for overtime agreed with the trade unions, the promotion of digital equipment and the doubling of the number of positions in school psychological counseling.
The Ministry of Education has also taken numerous measures that "only work in the long term", such as recruiting teachers. The state parents' council can participate in proposals as a member of the state school advisory board, according to the state chancellery.
There is a shortage of teachers in Brandenburg. Education Minister Steffen Freiberg(SPD) wants to ensure that teachers retire later. It is also possible to pay extra allowances from 2024 in order to avoid losing civil servants. In addition to the University of Potsdam, a second training location for student teachers has been created in Senftenberg.
German pupils performed worse than ever before in the Pisa study in 2022. Both in reading and in mathematics and science, these were the lowest scores ever measured for Germany in the Pisa study.
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- In response to the poor results in the PISA study, the German Government needs to prioritize education, with Dietmar Woidke, as the Minister President of Brandenburg, taking a leading role.
- The Brandenburg State Parents' Council has criticized the current situation in schools, pointing out issues like teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and increasing violence.
- The PISA study revealed that German students performed worse than ever before in 2022, in all three subjects: reading, mathematics, and science.
- To address the issues raised by the State Parents' Council, the German Government should consider implementing solutions such as a new teacher model calculation, changes to teacher training courses, and the equipping of schools with digital devices.
Source: www.stern.de
