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Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]
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The so-called educational reform is not actually about education or children, explained a representative of the Parents' Rights Association. The government simply wants to push kids into the work force earlier so they can start paying their ZUS contributions sooner. So it's actually about trying to shore up the collapsing pension system. But it is all couched in fancy PR-style rhetoric as if the government were concerned with the educational welfare of Poland's chidren.
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PiS plan major educational reformPiS have announced plans to carry out a major reform of today's largely neglected educational system. This year an alarmingly low percentage of pupils passed their secondary-school-leaving exam, and many vocaitomnal schools have been closed. A National Curriculum Council will revamp existing curricula and draw up new reading lists for pupils. The current set-up will be radically modified: junior secondary school (middle school = gimnazjum) will be abolished and the traditonal 8 + 4 scheme will be restored.Youngsters will begin their education at agre 7. The reforms will bring the educational system more into line with the expectations and needs of the Polish nation and take parents' demand into greater account. The fact that schools in their present form have become hotbeds of social pathologies was among the reasons behind the reform.
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