Lehrermangel in Belgien: Wie schlimm ist es?

>What can be done?

>”The teacher shortage is the number one problem. It is the root of all other issues,” Koen Pelleriaux, head of the Flemish Community’s education network (GO!), confirms to The Brussels Times. He acknowledges the slipping standards, highlighted in the most recent OECD assessment (PISA).

>Pelleriaux believes that teacher training should improve, with specific teaching degrees for educators. Specialised training would also make new recruits more invested in the job, hopefully reducing the “exodus” of teachers who quit after just a few years. “And it isn’t just about teacher training in the general sense, we need to make sure that they are fit for their subject,” Pelleriaux stresses, giving the example of maths classes being taught by a chemistry teacher – a situation many schools will be familiar with.

>Likewise in the French system, there is a lack of expertise. One in five primary schools has teachers who don’t hold a Bachelor’s degree in elementary teaching. Glatigny has already proposed a four-year teaching degree, with larger salaries for staff who are more qualified. The better trained the teachers, the better the level of education they can provide.

Stable job. Real salaries paid since the first month. Stop administrative bullshits. Reduce size of class ( most parents cannot stand their kids for 2 hours. Teachers manage 24 kids for 8h each day). More than 2 days of training a year. Realistic budget for lesson ( cooking lessons … without food !?).

And

Kill that ” nominated teacher”cast. A nominate teacher can stop to teach on the spot to do something else in the administration. And it works heavily on nepotism. The temp sub does the work for which the nominated is paid .