For almost three weeks are closed due to Corona schools nationwide. But the teaching continues in most States, because teacher supply, by Mail, via online platforms or via video lessons your students with teaching material and learning material. Heinz-Peter Meidinger, Chairman of the German teachers ‘ Association, draws a positive balance. In an interview with FOCUS Online, the teacher said: “The Homeschooling works in very many cases, very good.” Exciting, but just no time?
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However, there would also be losers in All of this: “The correct classroom teaching can not be easily replaced,” he explains. Especially for younger students who can’t master the Material on their own yet, or for weaker students who need more support, whether the current Situation is difficult: “you can currently not be funded individually and not by the absence of teaching is also the opportunity to improve.”
“Homeschooling includes just some”
this is also many students that do not receive parental support and do not have the digital equipment in the home to the respective opportunities are affected – be it socially weaker families and/or those with a migrant background. “Homeschooling excludes some,” says the teacher.
There is currently anything other than clear is whether the schools on may 20. April re-open, increase the risk of deterioration in the case of many students. “Each week is questionable,” says Meidinger. Corona-office hours: here you can Set your question to Covid-19
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In the case of an even longer school failures, low instructed Saxony Ministry of education of the teacher, for example, in mid-April, the prepare End-of-year certificates. Since this displacement is taken of vulnerable children the Chance to improve themselves, must be with the grace and Forbearance to proceed, says Meidinger. “Especially in Federal States, where the holidays begin in June, students have no Chance due to the tests bad grades to compensate for and to improve.”
students with large gaps in knowledge should be voluntary
repeat However, he advises just weak students with large gaps in knowledge, to think about it, in the next grade level progress. Clear could look forward to students now that they are mixed because of the special location and the experienced indulgence. But this shifts the Problem into the next school year.
“I advise students whose previous achievements were very bad, to repeat the school year to volunteer,” says Meidinger. Because that was a lot better than with huge gaps in knowledge in the next grade level to advance and to reinforce the difficulties as a result. This recommendation applies however only for the students, which even before Corona’s questionable whether they reach the class goal.
Voluntary Repeat has advantages
A voluntary Repeat have also advantages: “It is not classified as a compulsory repetition that can be carried out in accordance with the regulations of most Federal States, a maximum of twice and not in successive stages,” says Meidinger. A decisive advantage for all those who have already repeated once. More to the Coronavirus
If and when the lessons go further, can not also estimate Meidinger. Central to this is the 14. April, when the Chancellor with the Prime Minister again about the current situation and possible relaxations advises. “If by that time the situation developed so that relaxations would be possible, there are various scenarios, such as the school step wise operation could be resumed,” said Meidinger.
This range of shift school operating in half classes, once in the morning and in the afternoon up to the possibility, for the first time only older grades to teach. Also, the hygienic requirements in a resume the operation of the School would then have to be yet to be determined.
“It is unfair, if not all, of the GPA”
For the graduates not to affect the Corona-crisis a disadvantage. “According to the current condition of all graduation audits to be carried out,” says Meidinger. If this is not the case, it is unfair. Because of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, for example, be spite of the school closing almost with the tests done. A uniform regulation of the educator thinks is important. Doctor warns of rubber gloves: “Hygienic mess on a large scale” FOCUS Online/Wochit doctor warns of rubber gloves: “Hygienic mess of major proportions”
