Our topic in May: Where to school?
There are a thousand small questions about school - and a few really big ones: How does teaching work in the age of artificial intelligence? Has the integrative school failed? What role do parents play in educational success?
Author Sandra Markert has presented 21 of the most renowned experts from the school and education sector with the 20 most pressing questions. And she spoke to parents, teachers and young people. Their answers and assessments are sometimes surprisingly simple, but often also uncomfortably complex. At one point in the text «Rethinking school», the passionate teacher Dani Burg says: «The freedom is there, you just have to dare to use it.» By «you», Burg means teachers, parents and learners alike. A challenge that, in my opinion, makes me feel confident, even hopeful.
Three more reading recommendations from the May issue:
- The kick from the pouch: snus is anything but a healthy alternative to smoking. What parents should know.
- Goodbye piggy bank: How parents invest money for their child in a low-risk and profitable way.
- «I don't know what to do - it's escalating every day at home.» A mother seeks advice from the ADHD organisation elpos. The transcript of the conversation.
Our Foundation Board President Ellen Ringier passed away on 19 March. In the obituary entitled «The clever, radiant woman from Lucerne», Karl Lüönd writes: «The impatience that drove Ellen had a reason: she saw how much there was still to do and how little time was left». We commemorate our wonderful president and founder of Fritz+Fränzi on 21 pages.
I wish you sun-drenched May days, stay confident.
Yours sincerely,
Yours, Nik Niethammer
PS: What should a mum do if her junior points a toy gun at the shop assistant in the supermarket: «Bang - I'll shoot you dead.» This was the first question in our «One question - three opinions» advice column in August 2015 . After 99 episodes with small and large concerns from readers on how to deal with mouthy children, unruly grandmothers and over-motivated teachers, we bid farewell to our column and our family trio in the May issue. And also to Peter Schneider, who has been with us from the very beginning. Dear Peter, thank you for your often quirky, always surprising, always clever views and insights. It has been an honour.
