Some call for more discipline in schools and less emphasis on the needs of the children, while others accuse teachers of not responding well enough to today’s social problems. What task should public schools fulfil?
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Never before has the public school system had to justify its role to such an extent. Schools not only have to deal with parents’ expectations but also with those of politics and the economy.
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Reaping the benefits of multi-age classes
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Grouping children of different ages in the same class is practically the norm in alpine villages and other small remote communities. Sometimes, when there are not even 20 pupils and resources are limited, one teacher ends up teaching them all, from first grade to the last year of primary school. In some cantons of Switzerland, it…
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At the same time, the children learn how to collaborate and benefit from the diverse age group. Launched in 2003-2004, some ten Swiss cantons and Liechtenstein now follow the “Basic Level” learning programme. (Christoph Balsiger and Stefania Summermatter, swissinfo.ch)
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Multi-age learning in primary school
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At the same time, the children learn how to collaborate and benefit from the diverse age group. Launched in 2003-2004, some ten Swiss cantons and Liechtenstein now follow the “Basic Level” learning programme. (Christoph Balsiger and Stefania Summermatter, swissinfo.ch)
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