The German Teachers’ Association warns of the effects of the acute shortage of teachers. President Stefan Düll is particularly critical of the planned reduction in compulsory hours.
Stefan Düll, who has been President of the German Teachers’ Association since July 1, describes the shortage of teachers as “serious”. He concedes that the shortage cannot be remedied in the short term, not even with career changers. There will be a dry spell. At the same time, he warns that some federal states are considering reducing the number of compulsory hours due to the shortage of teachers. This puts you in a downward spiral in the quality of teaching. “You can’t let it go like that under any circumstances,” said Düll.
He also calls for the educators to be relieved of tasks that are not directly related to teaching. “These are things like data protection klimbim, it’s about risk assessments – lots of stuff that only keeps us from what we are actually there for, namely from teaching,” said Düll in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”.
Dürr also warns against cutbacks in training and legal clerkship as well as cuts in education spending. It is to be feared that the federal states will follow the federal government’s path to cuts. At the same time he appealed to young people to become teachers. It’s a nice job. “Nothing is more sustainable than good education,” emphasized Düll.
Source: Stern
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