Head teacher: “It can’t go on like this”
Published: Sunday, Feb 25th 2024, 06:50
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The Central President of the Swiss Teachers' Association (LCH) believes that inclusive schools have reached their breaking point: "We are feeling the limit that we have always warned about," said Dagmar Rösler. And: "It can't go on like this."
The necessary resources were lacking. "With the wide variety of needs and demands that can be found in a classroom today, there should actually be two specialists in one classroom. Permanently," says Rösler in an interview with "SonntagsBlick".
Today, the failures of the past are being felt. "For example, we have had too few curative educators for 20 years and not even half of those working in curative education are appropriately trained," says Rösler. "We missed the opportunity to make it easier for interested people to take further training at an early stage. This is now taking its toll."
Rösler: Sooner or later the consequences will be visible
In some schools, out of necessity, unqualified school assistants are also responsible for looking after children with behavioral problems. "But as long as school is taking place, people always say it's fine. That doesn't leave the school unscathed," said the LCH Central President. "I am certain that sooner or later the negative effects of the emergency solutions will become apparent, in special education, in the classroom and in the learning success of the pupils."
Rösler wants to stick with the inclusive school. Although the concept, which has been in place for 20 years, presents many challenges, he says: "We are still in favor of as many pupils as possible being taught in mainstream classes, because it has been proven that they can benefit greatly from interacting with others."
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