Learning6 minWhat parents hope for from a public schoolLess than five per cent of Swiss pupils attend a private learning institution. However, the majority of parents can imagine sending their child there.
Learning2 min«Your own progress counts when learning»Headteacher Philippe Villiger explains why his school has done away with school reports for eight years and what experiences it has had with them.
Learning2 minSchool without grades: «We know where our daughter stands»Abandoning school grades in the upper school? Michael Renaudin thinks highly of the new model, but also recognises some stress factors.
Learning5 minSchool grades under the magnifying glassThe topic of school grades is polarising. We asked experts to categorise popular opinions on the subject.
Learning2 minSchool without grades: «Is «good» good enough?»School without grades. Five young people at the Schüpberg comprehensive school in Schüpfen BE take this approach and tell their stories.
Learning6 minAlternatives to the note - an overviewIs it possible to assess performance without grades? What are the alternatives to grades? Voices from educational research categorise.
Learning6 minCareer disadvantage at homeAlthough Switzerland has a permeable education system, children's social background is the main factor that determines their school career.
Learning3 min«We are a high-performance school even without grades»Since 2017, the Lucerne primary school Staffeln has dispensed with grades during term time. The headteacher and two teachers report.
Learning16 minThe crux of the matter with the notesSchool grades, yes or no? This dossier sheds light on the state of the debate, alternative assessment systems and what children need to learn.
Columns2 minSchool grades: Our topic in FebruaryThey do not adequately reflect performance. Nevertheless, the grades persist. Why this is the case and what the alternatives are good for.
Learning6 minHow children enjoy going to schoolMany children start first grade with joy. For this to remain the case, three basic psychological needs must be met.
Learning6 minThe plight of sheet musicSchool grades stress pupils. Teachers also often find them unfair. Nevertheless, they persist. Why is that?
Family5 minAn end to selectionOur columnist believes that selection after primary school is unfair and calls for a radical rethink.
School5 minAn Aargau school breaks new ground without gradesThe Aargau school Rütihof under the then headmistress Lisa Lehner dispenses with grades. With success!
Learning6 minConvey confidence instead of overrating gradesAt some point after starting primary school, a child receives their first grades. Their importance depends not least on the attitude of the parents.
Columns3 min«Help, do I have to reward my daughter for good grades?»Our daughter, 10, is in Year 4. At the last parents' evening, her teacher told us that she recommends rewarding the children for good grades.
Columns2 minHow should parents react to poor grades?In the series "And what do you think?", Stefanie Rietzler and Fabian Grolimund ask young people about school, parents, friendship and the future.
Development3 minGood grades should be rewarded with money. Right?The myths of bringing up children. The Elternsein Foundation, publisher of the Swiss parenting magazine Fritz+Fränzi, gets to the bottom of 15 parenting myths.
Columns7 minStudents need feedback instead of gradesAs a father, our columnist Fabian Grolimund finds himself in the middle of a dispute about the sense and nonsense of grades.
Family5 minThe old song about sheet musicGrades are controversial. It is high time that schools moved towards a modern, fair and child-centred system of assessment.
