The CDU top candidate in Baden-Württemberg, Susanne Eisenmann, has defended her demands for comprehensive school openings. “There is simply no substitute for face-to-face teaching,” Eisenmann told Tagesspiegel. If the schools are closed, it is fatal for the social, psychological and motor development of children. School is not just about imparting knowledge. “The point is that children need other children, that young people need other young people. School is also personal development. ”
Many young people find it extremely difficult to learn from a distance, said Eisenmann, who is Baden-Württemberg’s minister of education. “Studies show that the learning success in distance learning is significantly lower – even if the technical equipment is good.”
“Where is the big digital leap in healthcare?”
Eisenmann also admitted that school openings would have to go hand in hand with a complete change in the test strategy. You have to test without cause, low-threshold and close to home. “In pharmacies, at the doctor’s, in municipal test centers. It must be possible to simply drop by without an appointment and get the test free of charge. “The tests should be easily available not only for teachers, but also for parents and students, said Eisenmann.
Eisenmann responded to the criticism of the culture ministers because of the lack of digitization of schools in Germany with a counterattack. “I would like to see everyone as closely as you look at the ministers of education. Where is the big digital leap in healthcare? Where is he in the administration overall? ”She asked. From what has happened in the schools in the meantime, “other slices can cut off.” This is how Eisenmann criticized the Corona app – “so far not an effective construct”. And when you look at how digitally the health authorities are equipped – “I can only say: Greetings from Nigeria!”
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