A current study by Agenda Austria paints a dramatic picture: especially in Vienna, but also in other urban areas, there are many ‘exceptional students’ who cannot attend classes.
“The limits of my language are the limits of my world.” A timelessly valid sentence by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Especially now, especially because language is the first step on the road to integration, there are already frightening shortages in this area in schools.
Agenda Austria has provided a current study. It concerns ‘exceptional students’, that is to say those who, according to the directors, are unable to follow the lessons adequately almost exclusively due to language barriers.
Some districts of Vienna stand out
“There is a clear connection: districts where many children live whose daily language is not German also have many exceptional students,” says Carmen Treml of the liberal think tank Agenda. Conclusion: There is a huge gap between urban and rural areas. The inglorious leader is Vienna-Margareten. 35 percent are exceptional students in primary schools. Some neighborhoods of Vienna stand out, but so do cities like Wels.
Parents also have a duty
When it comes to school matters, the German language should prevail, the economist says. There is nothing wrong with communicating in your native language at home or in the evening. But parents should also do their best, even though it is more difficult for adults to learn languages.
“But you must be aware that you are simply denying children opportunities for the future if you do not help them and introduce them to the German language.”
Figures show the big problem
The major problem facing the federal capital is shown here in figures. The “Krone” has reported many times about this problem, about desperate teachers and sometimes intolerable conditions. Just like Susanne Wiesinger, teacher at a hotspot school in Vienna-Favoriten, author and ‘Krone’ columnist. They can sing all kinds of scary, sad songs about it.
Source: Krone
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