Education Top teacher calls for clear guidelines for political education
With regard to the crises and wars in the world, Switzerland's top teacher has called for clear guidelines for schools. Dagmar Rösler said that schools have a duty to classify global political events. However, this requires the support of politicians.
21.07.2024, 03:21
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Although Curriculum 21 provides guidelines, it must be more clearly defined what is and is not the responsibility of schools, said Rösler, President of the Swiss Teachers' Association (LCH), in an interview with the SonntagsZeitung newspaper.
She called for a strong commitment from politicians to enable schools to address such issues with pupils. "And that schools, including teachers, are supported and protected in this," said Rösler.
Schools run the risk of no longer addressing sensitive topics because they are accused of indoctrination. Political education in the broadest sense must be taught as early as elementary school and kindergarten, said the head teacher.
