German Education
The education system in Germany, has improved tremendously
over the years. German public education makes it possible for qualified
kids to study up to university level, regardless of their families'
financial status. The German education system is different in many
ways from the ones in other countries, but it produces high-performing
students. The education system varies from state to state but it is
mostly uniform from grades K-12/13. In some cases, most states will
require a grade 13 as an additional year added to the high school
system. The way most of these education systems are put together is
by decision-making and discussion by each individual state. Compared
to the United States, the German primary and secondary school
system is a rather complicated one in which there are sometimes as
many as five different kinds of secondary schools. The three most
important priorities for every school system is to put every child in
school, improve the quality of earning, and foster global citizenship.
Putting children in school is definitely an important part of our
education, but it is more important keeping them in the education
system. Children aged three to six, may attend kindergarten. After
that, school is mandatory for nine or ten years. From grades 1 through
4, children attend elementary school (Grundschule), where the
subjects taught are the same for all. Then, after the 4th grade, they are
separated according to their academic ability and the wishes of their
families, and attend one of three different kinds of
schools: Hauptschule, Realschule or Gymnasium. (Franco, J). Germany
makes it easy for children to attend public schools because they do not
put the financial stress on families as most countries do. Poverty
shouldnt be a factor why education is denied in to certain families who
cannot meet the requirements for their children.
In addition to being able to provide an education for the
students, the kind of education that is being offered to students should
be of the upmost quality. Starting with good education, these students
need to be provided with qualified teachers that are able to do their
job. There is a shortage of teachers who are underpaid and lack the
respect of students who just dont feel the need to teach anymore.
With the amount of students that are missing school, it is difficult to
maintain a teacher because this teacher has no progress to show of
students that dont go to class. Germany has a compulsory school
attendance law, which requires school attendance, not just instruction,
from age 6 until age 15. This helps explain why homeschooling is
illegal in Germany. More students are now being pushed into the
education world, but it is for their own benefit.
The world is creating challenges that in turn require solutions to
these problems. Now it is not enough to produce a child that can
simply read and write, but now we require students that can use these
teachings and make them into values for life. Schools have always
stuck to a curriculum that has to be taught by law then assessed at the
end of the course by the instructor. Now, the content is evolving into
methods that will help the student prepare for the actual real world.
Young people learn much from schools, but what they learn is not only
in their lessons. Teachers and administrators must learn to model the
skills we want students to develop, such as good environmental
practices, participatory practices, decision-making, and the control and
prevention of violence through reporting policies and clear codes of
conduct. (Uni, K.).
In conclusion, the schools in Germany provide adequate
education for their students because they implicate these three
priorities. To prioritize three main concepts as opposed to simply laying
down a rubric of standards, the student receives so much more value
from the education world. No child wants to go to a school where they
wont be able to have a voice and school content is the only things that
they are receiving. Germany makes it possible for the student to be
involved with their classwork and be able to enjoy being in school. Also
being that home schooling is illegal in Germany helps with attendance
rates throughout the classrooms from every different state.
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