Education in Germany
In Germany, you can't see the advertisements of education companies and cram schools. However, Germany's education level is the top in the world, especially vocational education and quality education.
I find it strange that there is a provision here: Article 7, paragraph 6, of the German Basic Law clearly stipulates that it is forbidden to set up preparatory schools. In other words, before children go to primary school, no one can give them so-called pre-school education, such as dance, gymnastics, reading, painting, piano, foreign languages, Olympics and so on.
So what do preschool children learn in kindergarten? According to the summary of German economic policy research expert Yang Peichang, there are roughly the following points: First, basic social common sense, such as not allowing violence, not talking loudly; Second, children's hands-on ability enables them to take the initiative to do specific things from an early age; Third, cultivate children's emotional intelligence, especially leadership.
German pupils have little homework burden. Children only attend classes for half a day, in the morning and afternoon, mainly according to their hobbies. Piano, painting, handicrafts and physical education are not compulsory. The general view in German educational circles is that if the so-called knowledge is forcibly taught too early, children will be immature in all aspects and have no critical thinking ability, and eventually become endorsement and reading machines.
Germany has a population of 88 million (6 million of whom are permanent foreigners), but there are more than 300 public universities. Anyone can go to university in Germany, because there is no college entrance examination in Germany, only the application and recommendation system (recommended by teachers). After passing the application, you can go to university, and you don't need to pay tuition fees to go to university in Germany. Such benefits also benefit foreign students. In Germany, neither teachers nor parents keep an eye on famous universities.
In the third and senior high schools, schools, parents and students will pursue further studies according to their own development needs, so that some students can enter technical training schools and vocational and technical colleges. There is a key point here: the treatment of technical school graduates will not be lower than that of famous schools, at least there will be no discriminatory employment system. Therefore, children can find a good job and get a good income without going to a good university, which is the foundation of the best vocational education in Germany.
Other students may go to prestigious schools for further study. However, being able to enter a university does not mean that anyone can successfully get a university diploma. It is absolutely impossible to mix diplomas in Germany. I can only graduate honestly and diligently. There used to be people who were engaged in publishing who wanted to introduce German university textbooks. Later, when they inquired, they learned that there was no unified university textbook in German universities.
The university teacher who teaches you will publish a lot of reference books in this field in the first class, and the exam content is also among them. As for what the professor teaches, it is the freedom and power of the professor, and the professor only needs to do it according to his professional background and ethics. You really can't finish the exam without reading those reference books carefully. Don't expect to have a review outline before the exam.
The teacher not only tells you reference books, but also teaches you the way of thinking in your study. Independent thinking is an important way to acquire knowledge. The German nation has always been famous for its rationality, pragmatism and strong logic. I think it is probably cultivated through such an educational concept and system.