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