Education in danger: Potsdam protests against drastic teachers!

Education in danger: Potsdam protests against drastic teachers!

Potsdam, Deutschland - In Brandenburg, education policy faces a critical turning point. Next Friday, the state parliament will decide on a drastic reduction package that will massively meet the schools in Potsdam. The feared result is fewer teachers, more hourly failure and noticeable effects on the promotion of students, especially disadvantaged and highly gifted children. Walter Schmitt-Knauer, chairman of the district school advisory board, is concerned about the long-term consequences of these savings for education in Potsdam. According to Maz-online.de All school types are affected, and the effects are already felt.

The situation is particularly tense at primary schools. At the primary school on Jungfernsee, all teachers have to work with reduced hourly quotas, and at the Max-Dortu primary school, the staff will shrink from 21 to 19 teachers. The students also bring these developments into a difficult situation, because further kits are expected for the school year 2026/27 and 100 lessons per week at the Rosa-Luxemburg school could be eliminated.

resentment of the teachers

Not only students and parents are affected. The planned changes also have an additional burden for the teachers. From the coming school year, the Brandenburg teachers should teach an hour more, which is sharply criticized by the GEW union. In Potsdam, thousands of teachers took to the streets on Thursday to protest the overtime. Posters with slogans such as "More hours, less papa time" and "Hands away from education" testify to the dissatisfaction with the current education policy rbb24.de .

union representatives like Günther Fuchs are concerned about the reliability of the state government. Despite the initial promise of not introducing working hours for teachers, the planned changes seem to become a reality. Fuchs speaks of "disrespect" and criticizes that hardly any educational experts were consulted during the budget constellation.

personnel bottlenecks in schools

The tense situation is further tightened by the acute lack of teachers. At the Fontane secondary school, five out of 48 teaching positions are missing, while at the Montessori high school 4.25 of 38.6 full-time positions remain vacant. Two teaching positions are dismantled at the Humboldt Gymnasium. This leads to fewer offers in the all -day area and reduced support, especially for foreign language students. daserste.de also reports that a job mining of more than 2,000 jobs at Brandenburg schools can be expected in the next few years.

The concerned parents and children do not make this happen without resistance. In Potsdam, a silent vigil on the Old Market as well as protest measures on the part of the Rosa-Luxemburg school with 100 empty chairs are planned for Friday. These should symbolically stand for the 100 lessons that fail weekly. The image of the empty chairs thus becomes an impressive sign of resistance to the impending cuts in the education sector.

How the plans have an impact and whether a rethink will really take place in education policy remains to be seen. One thing is certain: the coming days will be decisive for the future of schools in Potsdam.