
What is the difference between a university and a vocational school? Good question. Given the current higher education development one might almost say, is this is indeed not a "test-related" question, so they should not care more ...
An astonishingly broad protest movement that in recent months throughout Germany but formed an international, thinks otherwise and shall also address which relate to the education policy as a whole, on the agenda of resistance. The simple title of "student strike" suggests to many (Augsburg) students hard to imagine something of the extent of the movement. In Italy, 100,000 students recently organized together with a contract or temporary workers to march on Rome, in France to block teachers and students join the local high school reforms the formation of commodification, in Leipzig are over 40 days and university buildings occupied for days on strike, the nurseries of the educators. The reason for all this: An increasing commodification of education.
The word "strike" was primarily political symbolism and evokes associations, such as the legendary strike of the Solidarity trade union in Poland in 1980; education "boycott", says the current project while accurate moves, but the impartiality and solidarity the protesters in the background. When education strike is a huge alliance of students, teachers, unions and many other groups in 54 German cities nationwide are closely linked and coordinated actions and demonstrations in the week of 15 to 19 June plan. Overall, the student strike supported by over 200 groups of various persuasions (including all the university groups and AStA, church groups, party and trade unionists, Attac, ...). The "Augsburger Education Alliance, composed of local student representatives and students organized a protest here on the ground and is also calling on you to get involved. Opportunity is provided under the nationwide demonstrations on 17 June, in Augsburg, is this beginning to 13.30Uhr on City Hall Square with a rally. As early as 9 am to striking students will gather there. It is above all against a policy that education increasingly economized and so were shaped makes. Public funds for education expenses can be saved with the argument of the empty coffers, while be applied to the bank rescue 720 billion €. The competitive pressure is increasing not only in the eight-year high school, but already shifted in the last years of primary school. Private tutoring services are booming, psychological counseling staff of the Student Union and has schools economy. Tight schedules and high demands in Bachelor of Science often a result of the full internalization of motivation and conformity.
other hand we want to protest. An updated overview of the student strike, and a complete overview of all claims and supporters can be viewed on www.bildungsstreik2009.de .