German teachers complain about the escalation of violence among students

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, newspaper ” Tagus Spiegel wrote in an article: The results of a survey show that almost one out of every two German teachers observes physical or psychological violence in their school. That’s especially high in schools in socially disadvantaged areas, raising the risk of stress for teachers, according to a study published by the Robert Bush Foundation on Wednesday.

Philology Association About The results of this survey are worrying. “It is surprising that so many teachers have to experience different forms of violence in their daily lives, but this is a problem for the whole society, not just one person in some schools,” Susanne Lynn Klitzing, president of the association, told Tagus Spiegel.

Lin Klitzing said in this regard: The increasing level of violence in schools, the shortage of teachers and the dilapidated condition of many schools brings additional stress for everyone. Schools should be invested. The current study urges policymakers to finally live up to their responsibility for good teaching. Here, the German education system simply lags behind in international comparisons, as well as in comparison to the local economy. This situation is intolerable for Germany as an educational place.

Schröder, the education policy spokesman of the Liberal Democratic Party faction in the German Parliament, also emphasized the shared responsibility of parents with regard to A disturbing study by the Robert Bush Foundation has pointed out. In this regard, he told Tagus Spiegel: “Teachers are often not able to fight violence alone.” They are not trained for this, nor is it their job. We need multi-professional teams and good psychological support for students, but teachers and, ultimately, parents should not be absolved of their responsibility to combat the agents of violence. A day-to-day school life without violence is a prerequisite for many other processes.

The representative of the Liberal Democratic Party in the German Parliament said: “If violence increases, other forces such as the police Social welfare and youth welfare departments should cooperate with school management and parents. Strengthening the prevention of violence is very important, but also young people who commit violence should experience immediate consequences. are very worrying. According to a survey by the Robert Bosch Foundation, for which teachers across Germany were surveyed, 47 percent of teachers surveyed said they had witnessed violence among their students. Only 57% of teachers consider the current psychosocial support in their school to be sufficient.

Betina Stark-Watzinger, the German Federal Minister of Education, said: The review makes clear once again how great the pressure is for action in education. The fact that almost one in two teachers witness violence should be of concern to everyone. Schools should be safe places for students and teachers. This is a basic requirement for proper learning and teaching.

Stark Watzinger asks above all the federal states that they should better fight the teacher shortage: Our teachers are very important for good teaching. We need to support them better and show them more appreciation as a society.

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