Saturday, July 30, 2016

Schools in Germany

The school system in Germany differs greatly from that in the United States. We have had the privilege of visiting three schools: two outside of Munich and one in Nurnberg.  One school was an all girls school gymnasium geared towards preparing the young ladies for university. The other two schools were vocational schools: a berufuschule and a realschule. The German system encourages students to pick their track by about the age of 12 or 13.  In the vocational track, by the time students leave school at the age of 18, they will have had an internship experience spanning three years with one company and a job waiting for that person in the same company upon graduation. Studying the German school system makes me question whether or not we are doing right by our students who would be happier NOT going to university. Are we truly preparing our students for the future?


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