Tag: primary school
School: When should children start English lessons? – Knowledge
Children learn a foreign language in primary school from the third grade onwards at the latest. Parents, teachers and school politicians argue about whether this makes sense. What experts say.…
When should children start English lessons? – Knowledge
Children learn a foreign language in primary school from the third grade onwards at the latest. Parents, teachers and school politicians argue about whether this makes sense. What experts say.…
Religion in Bavaria’s primary schools is spared from cuts – Bavaria
According to Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), there will definitely be no cuts in religious education at Bavarian primary schools – but rather in English. There was a “very good…
Winner of the Blattmacher competition: primary school reporter at work – Bavaria
The Pea newspaper the Bergtheim elementary school in the Würzburg district is a little different than many other school newspapers: instead of an entire school, the editorial team consisted of…
Winner of the Blattmacher competition: primary school reporter at work – Bavaria
The Pea newspaper The Bergtheim elementary school in the Würzburg district is a little different than many school newspapers: Instead of an entire school, the editorial team consisted of “only”…
An ongoing investigation into sexist and homophobic insults at the Stanislas school
The Stanislas private school has been at the center of attention since the controversy triggered by the comments of the Minister of Education Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. But an investigation was opened…
More math and German in Bavaria’s primary schools – Bavaria
As a consequence of the poor PISA results, not only more German but also more mathematics will be taught in Bavaria’s primary schools in the future. Culture Minister Anna Stolz…
School Christmas dinner ends in food poisoning
The Christmas cake. An elementary school’s end-of-year meal turned into food poisoning on Thursday in Paris. Around twenty children from Cherbourg school, in the 15th arrondissement, suffered stomach aches and…
What is the “Singapore method”, chosen to raise the level of students?
Zero + zero = head to Toto. The level of French students is declining, particularly in mathematics. The observation is the same year after year and the government is trying…
Repetition, programs, baccalaureate, certificate… Attal’s first measures to raise academic standards
His announcements to “raise the general level” of education were eagerly awaited, particularly since the publication of an international Pisa ranking that was not very encouraging for France. The Minister…