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Germany has three “tiers” of secondary education, of which only finishing the highest will qualify you for university admission. The rationale is that not every
by Bromeo 5y ago
Germany has three “tiers” of secondary education, of which only finishing the highest will qualify you for university admission. The rationale is that not everybody benefits from learning latin or higher mathematics, when instead a focus on more trade-related skills might benefit you much more in your further career.
For late-bloomers, which might suffer under this system, it is still possible to progress from Hauptschule to Realschule and finally Gymnasium and university, without significant financial means necessary (besides cost of living).
Also, the average attendance for Hauptschule is <10% [1]. Wouldn’t you agree that at least 10% of kids would benefit from having an education experience more tailored to their needs instead of building resentment for education by being forced to sit through terribly boring lessons with the nerds knowing the answer for everything?
[1]: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulsystem_in_Deutschland#Sch%C3%BClerzahlen https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulsystem_in_Deutschland#Sch...
- walkhour 5y ago> For late-bloomers, which might suffer under this system, it is still possible to progress from Hauptschule to Realschule and finally Gymnasium and university Do you know how many people in Hauptschule make it to university? > Also, the average attendance for Hauptschule is <10% [1]. I must acknowledge I thought it was 25%, it must've changed in recent years. > Wouldn’t you agree that at least 10% ... Thank you for the question. I buy the thesis of the Case against education by which university is a waste of time for most people, nevertheless it's hard for me to stigmatize a percentage of the population by not allowing them to waste their time there as well with their former ten year old smarter classmates.
- Tretiotrr 5y agoEveryone can go to FOS or the BOS to get further educated. I went to Realschule, made a 3 year apprenticeship as a software engineer and went for 2 further years to bos. I'm now able to study.