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STARK-WATZINGER Interview: We want a holistic idea for digital training

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com July 28, 2024

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28.07.2024FDPSchooling

Federal vp of the FDP and Federal Minister of Schooling and Analysis Bettina Stark-Watzinger MdB gave the next interview to the “Schweriner Volkszeitung” and “nordkurier.de”. Andreas Becker requested the questions:

Ask: Ms Stark-Watzinger introduced the draft finances for 2025 to her cupboard and get together colleague, Finance Minister Christian Lindner, final week. How a lot cash is obtainable for the brand new Digital Pact 2.0?

Stark-Watzinger: The Digital Pact 2.0 should come. What we want is a holistic idea for digital training. This additionally requires specifying what coaching lecturers obtain on this space, how we plan digital training and the way we pace up and simplify the procedures. Because the federal authorities, we’re ready to undertake half of the funding.

Ask: What does that imply particularly in numbers?

Stark-Watzinger: It would now not be the case that the federal authorities gives 90 % and the states the remaining ten %. We negotiate on a 50:50 funding foundation. However cash is one factor, content material is one other.

Ask: Once more: What does the federal authorities wish to put money into the digital settlement?

Stark-Watzinger: Now we have not but mentioned a selected complete quantity with the states, however as a federal authorities now we have ready for the 2025 finances and the years to come back.

Ask: However the states have been complaining for months that the federal authorities is treating them like advocates. Is that so?

Stark-Watzinger: No. The states are answerable for training. And training is crucial factor. The way forward for our nation will likely be determined within the colleges. We want sensible minds. That is why we assist the international locations with billions. I’m assured that we will attain a great settlement with the international locations and that the Digital Pact 2.0 will begin at first of 2025.

Ask: Regardless of the digital deal: German college students’ abilities in numeracy, writing and studying have been declining for years. Germany all the time performs poorly in comparative assessments. What goes incorrect in German colleges?

Stark-Watzinger: For a very long time, the rule in Germany was: you are able to do it if you happen to strive exhausting. We have to renew this promise of progress, for instance with the Beginning Alternatives programme. I see a giant drawback with early childhood training. The foundations are laid primarily on the age of two or three – however we aren’t doing sufficient right here. An important factor is language abilities.

Ask: So is there an excessive amount of craftsmanship in German day care facilities?

Stark-Watzinger: I do not wish to say that. However obligatory language assessments have to be executed throughout the board and at an early stage. And if assist is required, it must be supported usually. Along with language abilities, it is very important develop social conduct early in daycare, elevating curiosity and inspiring motor abilities.

Ask: However day care facilities are below the duty of the social ministers….

Stark-Watzinger: This makes it all of the extra essential to see day care facilities as locations of training and to carry science on board with academic ideas. Instructing supplies must be extra proof primarily based. The “write by ear” technique definitely did not assist us. Colleges at present face many challenges – as a consequence of immigration and different social developments. On the identical time, there’s a scarcity of lecturers. That does not add up.

Ask: On the finish of the varsity day, the instructing of the fabric you talked about is primarily within the arms of the lecturers. However there are far too few of them for the time being. How does the German training panorama get out of this valley?

Stark-Watzinger: Lecturers are the important thing to academic success. You want extra time for classes, particularly making ready and following them. So we have to relieve them from bureaucratic duties. On the identical time, we have to strengthen the instructing career particularly, which is a difficult but additionally wonderful career, and make it extra enticing.

Ask: What does that imply particularly?

Stark-Watzinger: The federal states should higher put together lecturers for the career throughout their coaching. The pedagogical element of instructor coaching must be elevated. And we have to familiarize potential lecturers with apply, ie colleges and classes, earlier. The instructing career additionally deserves extra respect.

Ask: Whatever the high quality of the lecturers – is not federalism in training additionally a giant drawback in Germany? Would not it’s higher if the Abitur in Bremen and Bavaria have been fully an identical, for instance? Do now we have to have 16 totally different Abis?

Stark-Watzinger: A transparent majority of residents imagine {that a} highschool diploma is an effective uniform. As I mentioned, the states are answerable for training, with lots of people concerned – federal, state, district, native college authorities. The duties should not all the time clearly and sensibly distributed. It’s true that the every day lifetime of the varsity is organized and deliberate regionally. However we additionally want extra requirements that apply to everybody. The purpose have to be: good training for all the kids of our nation.

Ask: Talking of requirements and good training: the scenario on the college of Berlin is – let’s put it fastidiously – very tense due to demonstrations which might be considerably anti-Israel. Within the meantime, her secretary of state needed to go away her publish, and there are protests and tense discussions. As a minister, you have got been below political hearth for weeks. Did you do one thing incorrect personally? What went incorrect in communication?

Stark-Watzinger: Initially, it’s stunning how a lot anti-Semitism has elevated once more in our nation since October 7. Criticizing Israel is one factor, however pro-Palestinian protests on faculty campuses have crossed borders. We can’t settle for this and it’s our job as a society to talk out towards hatred of Israel and Jews. Essential: tutorial freedom have to be clearly separated from freedom of expression.

Ask: What does the second imply?

Stark-Watzinger: After all, universities are locations of biggest debate, however not lawless locations. This implies that you may change arguments peacefully, however with out shouting, dangerously and utilizing terrorist symbols. And it implies that tutorial freedom is a valuable factor that should not be questioned.

Ask: Do now we have a elementary drawback with anti-Semitism at German universities?

Stark-Watzinger: Sadly, anti-Israel and anti-Jewish actions have additionally taken place there.

Ask: The usage of synthetic intelligence (AI) can also be controversially debated world wide. What’s AI doing for us?

Stark-Watzinger: AI is right here and it is right here to remain. So AI will not be a toaster, however principally like electrical energy. Now we have to take care of it and perceive it. AI is a good problem, however above all an important alternative – for instance in medication or robotics. A lot is going on and so quick on this space, which is why we because the Federal Ministry of Analysis have developed an AI motion plan.

Ask: Are we at first of a revolution in AI?

Stark-Watzinger: AI has this functionality and that is why we assist it. AI may even be a vital aggressive issue for Germany.

2024-07-28 12:08:35
#STARKWATZINGER #Interview #holistic #idea #digital #training

July 28, 2024 0 comments

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Prices for social goods in Kazakhstan will be allowed to float freely

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com December 25, 2023

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Kazakhstan will abandon state regulation of prices for socially important food products. The Ministry of Trade and Integration said LSthe cost of which products will be released into free floating first.

According to the department, this process will take place in two stages. It is planned that the mechanism for establishing maximum and threshold prices for NWPT will be legislatively abolished from the first half of 2024 for nine goods, and for the remaining 10 – from the first half of 2025.

It is noted that one of the main conditions for abandoning state regulation is 100% meeting the needs of the domestic market with domestic products. In particular, they first want to cancel the introduction of maximum permissible retail prices for salt, eggs, milk, wheat flour, potatoes, rice, buckwheat, and bread.

“And in the future, for all goods from the NWPT list: table carrots, onions, white cabbage, sunflower oil, beef (scapular-thoracic part with bones), chicken meat (femur and tibia with adjacent pulp), kefir 2 .5% fat in soft packaging, butter (unsalted, at least 72.5% fat, without fillers and vegetable fats), cottage cheese (5-9% fat), granulated white sugar,” the department said.

The ministry assured that for the availability of these products, control over compliance with the 15% trade markup will be maintained. In addition, as part of the new amendments, local authorities will no longer have the right to approve retail and maximum prices for NWPT and advise on these issues.

December 25, 2023 0 comments

Business

Integration of Sagunt Municipal Conservatory into Generalitat Network Expected Soon

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com December 21, 2023

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The integration of the Sagunt municipal conservatory into the Generalitat network, which the city council has long demanded and was expected in the city for this year, can still become a reality without having to wait a long time.

The Department of Education, Universities and Employment It is studying the processing of this and other centers to correct errors since those of Alcoi, Almoradí, Xàtiva and Riba-roja are also in this case.

From the department directed by José Antonio Rovira they state that «The previous Department team had unfavorable asset reports and incomplete Infrastructure reports. –with aspects to be corrected without being corrected– and that presented financial reports that did not contemplate additional personnel expenses to complement the staff, without detailing the number of positions to be created in each school year.

So, The Ministry claims to be reviewing the status of these conservatories and the documentation to be provided. “The processing was not completed and due to the significant lack of key documents, the process had to be reviewed,” they say from the general management.

Increase in aid

Education also explains that The next call for subsidies for conservatories has increased by more than 5 million euros, which will mean that the aid for all non-integrated conservatories will represent an increase of more than 200% compared to what they had been receiving. which will help pay salaries and maintenance.

The amount of the nominative lines destined for the town councils of Sagunt, Riba-roja, Alcoi, Almoradí and Xàtiva, as explained by Education, “has been saved by relocating it in the line of subsidies for municipal conservatories and authorized music and dance centers, which has gone from €3,974,019.04 in the 2023 budgets to €10,470,000 in the 2024 budgets.

2023-12-21 17:48:47
#Education #studies #integration #Sagunt #conservatory #Generalitat

December 21, 2023 0 comments

Entertainment

Integrative Music and Theater Project for Youth by “einsmehr” Initiative Continues Thanks to Sternstunden Funding

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com December 15, 2023

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A large room, a few chairs, a CD recorder, two trainers: that’s all you need for the rehearsal of the integrative music and theater project of the “einsmehr” initiative. 14 young people lie on the floor and pretend to be asleep. Theater teacher Kathrin Jung-Can gives the impetus for the next scene and explains: “If someone comes by and grabs your shoulder, then you get up.”

Work together – without fixed text

One by one, they stretch and stretch, one kicks their feet, the other hums along quietly with their eyes closed and a smile on their face. This is exactly what the theater teacher was hoping for, because the plays by the “einsmehr” group do not have a fixed text – the focus is on working together.

“At the beginning we specified several subject areas – everyday life, love, work – and now we got stuck on the dreams. Because there are so many ideas lying dormant in everyone, so much creativity. If you were to stand there and just memorize one text, then it would work “I’ve lost a lot. It enriches me when I see what ideas come from the young people,” enthuses Kathrin Jung-Can.

Theater rehearsal as a weekly highlight

How expressively the 14 to 17 year olds act can be seen in the next scene, which is introduced by acting coach Christian Peters. “Let’s get angry, is that okay with you?” he shouts. “Angry noises, wait a minute, you’re a toad now!” 14-year-old Serafina quickly improvises a magician firing lightning strikes, stomping both legs angrily on the ground and shaking her whole body with a wild look – this earns spontaneous applause from the other actors. For her, the theater rehearsal is something like the highlight of the week, says Serafina. They are like a big family here. Bastian, who was initially only on board for a student job, no longer wants to miss the integrative theater project and comes to every rehearsal.

Star Hours enable the theater project to continue

In 2010, parents with Down syndrome children founded the association “einsmehr – Initiative Down Syndrome eV” in Augsburg in order to reduce prejudices against the affected children and to create acceptance and tolerance in society. The association has been offering the integrative music theater project for children with and without disabilities for several years. 15 children and young people between the ages of 14 and 25 are taking part. In addition to the promotion within the musical area – singing, speaking, playing instruments – concentration, breathing, articulation and body language should also be further developed. Thanks to Sternstunden, the Augsburg theater project for young people with Down syndrome can be continued. Around 18,000 euros go towards room rental, equipment and trainers.

New play will be performed in summer

Astrid Schur, herself the mother of a boy in the group, is happy that things can continue. “It gives him self-confidence. I’m so happy because he had so much fun,” she says. There will also be performances of the new piece in summer 2024. On Friday evening, some actors from the group will also be at the fundraising gala on BR television.

Down syndrome – a genetic disorder

Down syndrome is not a disease, but a genetic change that cannot be changed. It arises accidentally during embryonic cell division through an additional chromosome 21 and is therefore also called trisomy 21. In Germany, around 1,200 children with Down syndrome are born every year.

2023-12-15 11:40:04
#Starry #moments #Integrative #music #theater #children

December 15, 2023 0 comments

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Should Kazakhstanis expect “explosive” food prices, answered the Minister of Trade

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com December 15, 2023

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Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliev responded that Kazakhstanis should expect “explosive” food prices, Tengrinews.kz correspondent reports.

“The last week – zero changes in the price index for NWPT (socially important food products – approx.), 19 positions, you probably know them by heart, there are no changes there. There are certain expectations for the New Year’s basket, for the price index for the New Year’s table. We conditionally, we took about 37 positions, there are certain changes in some positions such as milk in soft packaging, tangerines, champagne, and so on.

We are in the corridor, if our annual inflation is about 10.3 percent, then the change in the New Year’s basket is about 10.7 percent. Yes, there are changes, we always note that there is a New Year, this is a seasonal phenomenon, there is an increase in prices. But beyond those indices of values that we have in general,” the minister said.

According to him, since the beginning of the year in Kazakhstan there has been an increase in prices for socially important food products of about 3.4 percent.

Separately, journalists asked whether Kazakhstanis should expect jumps in egg prices. In neighboring Russia, this product has risen in price by almost 45 percent (since the beginning of the year), which has caused some concerns among Kazakhstanis.

“For eggs, we have concluded a memorandum with producers, with the largest producers and associations, retail chains, so that the trade markup is respected. We see that it works. Today we are fully self-sufficient in eggs. We have a surplus production, our agreements in the memorandum relate to this so that there are no sharp price increases,” the minister assured.

The minister noted that egg prices will remain within reasonable limits, not exceeding the annual inflation index.

“Of course, the structure is changing, but within the limits of the expectations that we, together with the association, have identified, the price of eggs always falls in the summer and rises in winter, but this growth should not be explosive, it should not provoke demand rushes, it should be within those limits annual indices, they are reasonable. This is not state price regulation, this is an absolutely voluntary position of producers, it is aimed at ensuring that there is no explosive nature,” Shakkaliev added.

For products in general, according to the minister, one should not expect an “explosive” rise in prices.

“I think, in general, the trend is that inflation will go from double-digit to single-digit; we have a steady downward trend,” he concluded.

December 15, 2023 0 comments

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Traders banned from using incorrect scales in Kazakhstan

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 25, 2023

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In Kazakhstan, the list of measurements related to state regulation has been supplemented with measurements of the mass of goods during trade and commercial operations, reports Azattyq Grooves with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Trade and Integration.

“In other words, now every retail outlet will have to carry out an annual mandatory verification of scales by certified verifiers in accredited (competency-assessed) verification laboratories, which are available in all regions of the country. If previously the requirement for verification applied only to means of measuring the geometric parameters of goods sold (length, etc.), now scales have also been added,” the message says.

The essence of verification is to confirm the compliance of measuring instruments with mandatory metrological requirements. For this purpose, a certified verification method is used, a number of measures are carried out, as a result of which positive results are certified by a verification stamp, in the negative case, a notice is sent about the unsuitability of the measuring instrument.

The procedure is not expensive; according to experts, the average price on the market rarely exceeds 5,000 tenge and involves the use of special weights.

Thus, when selling products by weight, consumers will be protected by law from unreliable measurement results and will receive the weight for which they paid. According to expert estimates, about 8-10% of measuring instruments submitted for verification do not pass it, and are therefore not suitable.

However, the innovation does not apply to agricultural fairs.

For non-compliance with the requirements of the law, liability is provided under Article 419 of the Code “On Administrative Offenses” in the form of a fine: for individuals in the amount of 30 monthly calculation indices (103,500 tenge), for legal entities – from 230 MCI to 600 MCI (from 793,500 to 2 070,000 tenge).

“The overdue measure, one might say, “fell out”, and control was not carried out for more than 4 years. Every minute across the country in thousands of retail outlets, consumers “without looking” trust scales of various types and conditions, paying their own money for unverified measurement results. Citizen complaints are being received. Verification will ensure the accuracy of scales, protect consumers and reduce deceptive practices,” said Kuanysh Elikbaev, Chairman of the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology of the MIT RK.

September 25, 2023 0 comments

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