It is in the news now that politicians are discussing whether refugee’s children should be integrated in schools right from the beginning.
And it seems that there are threee ways to handle it:
1. Well, some cities solved the problem right away by themselves – just saying: ‘We don’t want these children in our schools at all.’
2. Others say that they have to wait until their Asylantrag is accepted.
3. And some just do it: ‘Yes, we want them in the classes right from the beginning – let’s go.’
Teachers point out that they are just not prepared for children who do not know a single word in German. As a techer I would also I little bit frightened about the new task. Not knowing what happend to these children before, not knowing the culture, etc. Hard work. And the salary! So low.. now wonder that integration teachers just quit the job here and start to build up schools on their own (but: what about the salary there?).
Anyway – may be it would be a solution to support teachers here with people who are already integrated? They for sure can give good advice – not only in teaching ‘normal’ subjects but also in showing the essential life style things.