Many high school graduates even struggle with Word or Excel
Margaretha Erbers graduated from high school six years ago, but the computer science student and spokeswoman for the Landesastenkonferenz also wishes the G-9 students a better transition to university. "School does not prepare for universities, scientific work is not taught at all," says Erber, 24. The W seminars are only a first step. Literature research, correct citation or transfer knowledge would have to be addressed much more.
What is worse for the aspiring computer scientist is that too many high school graduates have hardly any digital skills and even struggle with Word or Excel it is easy to use Free Pdf Creator. Computer science lessons have to do more than drawing with Word and robot games. "That was really nice, but high school graduates have to be able to use computers to study and work and know how to build presentations or operate projectors," says Erber.
"We can analyze poems in four languages, but we cannot sign a lease"
Matthias Weingärtner does not generally go far enough with the new G 9. This is striking with digital media, says the current state student spokesman. Instead of textbooks in PDF format or googling on the smartboard - a board with an internet connection - the LSR demands interactive lessons. Equipped with virtual reality glasses, young people could, for example, relive a senate meeting in ancient Rome, take a look at geography in the Russian taiga, or let the paintings of the Louvre in Paris take their toll - without leaving the classroom in Abensberg or Aschaffenburg. This would open up new worlds to all children regardless of their parents' wallet and educational level. "That would be educational justice, but we do not see that the state government dares to take advantage of these opportunities," says Weingärtner.
He also calls for more practical relevance. "We can analyze poems in four languages, but we can't sign a lease. That has to be in the curriculum." School has to let mature citizens into life. He is aware that all subjects want more time, but none want to give anything away. Weingärtner sees the solution in comprehensive teaching. He would link history, social studies and German to gain hours for "life studies". For "free development" he uses elective courses, for example to "strengthen the green thumb or learn ecological behavior".
School Minister Sibler would also like to fill the additional school year with education in values and democracy. He trains students to become ambassadors for values, praises committed children on an ongoing basis, and presents class speaker election packages. The state student council, however, would like more respect from the minister. During the inaugural visit to the state parliament, Sibler was more concerned with passing MPs than with the students, says Weingärtner. The LSR felt demonstrated. It was not well received that the pupils then petitioned the state parliament for requests for their own room and more hours for the LSR liaison in the ministry, says Weingärtner. Since then, the LSR has felt pestered, poorly informed, and has recently had to pre-register trips to be reimbursed. The Ministry says that the first LSR student congress was not originally planned in the budget and therefore the expenditure had to be considered. There were no restrictions for the LSR, and the students were also given a room use tools to create assignments in short time Free word to pdf tool .
For the first G-9 students, nice bank neighbors and new teachers are more pressing issues than the Abitur. But maybe in the future they will benefit from the demands of their predecessors. Then the era of calm desired by Spaenle can begin.