Every other gymnasielev is unjustified – Swedish Dagbladet

Erica Green, 18, Noah Hedman, 18, and Olivia Gyllenhammar, 17 years. Photo: Yvonne Åsell

It is four years since the reform in the GY-11 came into force. The reform which was passed by the Alliance meant a clearer distinction between the theoretical and the vocational programs. A direction that the Red-Green criticized and threatened to unravel because students attending a vocational program does not automatically get higher education.

– The change had a good purpose, but have instead led to twelve percent opted out vocational programs of particular reason, says Bo Jansson, Chairman of the Teachers’ Association.

The National Union of Teachers is rather the same line as the Government: – We suggest that rather than choosing the courses that give permission, make all programs pre-university and leave instead students opt topics later in the program.

According to the National Union of Teachers and Swedish student bodies that are now presenting the survey: “From dropout to graduation – a survey of high school students and teachers about the factors that affect throughput in secondary schools “has no upper secondary school reform had the intended effect. Every fourth student is considered to cancel his secondary education and fewer are looking into some of the professional programs.

– It requires concrete measures to reduce the high school teachers’ administrative workload so that they can focus on their core mission – teaching. We show that these opportunities are very limited as it looks today, says Bo Jansson. He also stresses the importance of effective educational and vocational guidance to students to choose the right direction. & Gt; 40 percent of the surveyed students reported that they received too little help before their upper secondary school.

While dropout rates are many and the motivation to study low – the most common reason to exit their education prematurely is lack of motivation and the students found it difficult to complete their studies – as also the study that half of the professional students feel that they have a small or very small workload. Numbers that does not surprise Emil Gustavsson, President of the Swedish student bodies: – We have seen in other studies that motivation waned from grade five to eight, and suspected that it followed all the way up to high school. It is bitter numbers, but it must dare to make demands on the students. High school students are basically no other incentives to go to school than to learn and feel motivated.

The teaching staff answered when asked what they think dropout rates and increased program changes depends on . They indicate, among other things, that the information from the primary school on what the various study orientations means are too narrow and that students have a lack of knowledge. This suggests investigators including increased resources for special support, strengthening guidance and counseling and more teacher-led instruction.

While vocational students feels over-stimulated, enter a quarter of students (mostly girls ) at the pre-university programs that stress is a common reason why they considered the jump to high school. Stress, which among other things created by the school live now receive course grades, where the result of each part is counted, instead of as previously the subject grade was a balanced assessment of student performance.

What does the increased interest for the school of politicians? Emil Gustavsson believes that there is a risk that the school becomes a political weapon, while Bo Jansson hit his fist on the table: – Everyone is agreed that teachers need higher salaries, we must have educated school teachers and the politicians in power. Stop talking, do it!