Other Opinions about the Reform for Upper Forms in Secondary Schools

GEW: declaration of bankruptcy

teachers and principals: does not help to improve the quality in upper forms

parents: no need to change anything

Rainer Haase, GEW Hesse: the reform for upper forms in 1972 is buried

Kolja Möller, student council: students are told what to do, way to the Zentralabitur

Thomas Lange: back to the main subjects, it´s like the curriculums in Prussia

Contradiction: no early specialization « possibility of choosing priorities individually

Questions

Try to find the differences between the reform and the situation right now!

Do you think this reform will guarantee studying independently and reaching a higher level of education?

Do you think the reform will improve the system?

How do you feel? / What do you think?

right now

what to enroll in:

2 proficiency classes: one must be a language, German, math, or a science

basic classes: 4 semesters German, one foreign language, history, politics and economics, religious education, maths, one science, and physical education

2 semesters music or art

what to bring in:

4 semesters German, one foreign language, history or politics and economics, maths, and one science

2 semesters music or art, 13/1 and 13/2 history or politics and economics

at least 8 semesters of the 2nd field