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While many on the German left send their children to private schools or simply live in upscale neighborhoods, the overall German school system is growing increasingly chaotic and unmanagble due to mass immigration.
Teachers have been reporting across the country about the “absolute hell” they have to go through in many of these heavily migrant schools. Now, another teacher has added her voice to the growing chorus. The anonymous woman, Nadine M., currently teaches at the “collective learning” school in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the student body has a 98 percent migration population.
She describes to Welt newspaper how lessons are nearly impossible, where many students do not speak a word of German, and where teachers are insulted and even spat on.
Nadine M. has been in the school for 15 years, and during that time, she has seen the school descend into chaos.
She told Welt that many students enter the school with no knowledge of German. Furthermore, the students have no desire to integrate, and the parents, in many cases, are openly hostile to the teachers and even the entire education system.
The school features “inclusive learning,” which means older children are often paired with younger children in the same class, which can, in theory, allow older students to help mentor younger students. Nadine M. entered the school with high hopes, with Welt writing: “We are publishing this text because a dedicated teacher authentically describes how all good intentions and all beautiful concepts are in danger of failing because the reality of school has changed dramatically in recent years.”
She told the paper: “I consciously chose all of this because I had a certain idealism. I didn’t just want to teach, but to give every child the feeling that it’s important, that they have abilities, that it’s worth always giving their best. I wanted the children to learn with all their senses and that each one would receive as much learning stimulation as possible. Everyone should be able to learn at their own pace, but above all with and from each other.”
She describes some of the common problems seen in the German education system, including overflowing classes and rundown classrooms. She says she started with 18 students, which was manageable, but this has ballooned to 26 to 30 children.
“Have you ever made lanterns with 30 children, where more than half of them can’t even cut anything properly with scissors? Or don’t even understand the simplest instructions, even though you’ve explained it, made it, and shown it step by step with pictures? Learning obstacles that once affected a few children now affect a large portion of the class,” she stated.
In a school with nearly 100 percent foreigners, these issues are compounded immensely.
“Many children enter class without any knowledge of German, without basic skills, and without social skills. The smallest learning steps must always be repeated and vividly illustrated so that even a minimum amount of knowledge is retained,” she warns.
What may be even more worrying for Germany’s future is that standards are continuously being lowered to respond to the poor academic ability of foreign children.
“It is especially worrying that fewer and fewer children are achieving the required competencies at the end of primary school. Requirements are continually being lowered because they no longer seem realistic for many,” she reported.
It is so bad that she says students can no longer formulate sentences, and even beyond that, she says they “do not have the imagination or creativity to do so.”
She is not receiving any help from many parents either.
“Furthermore, parental support is often lacking. Homework isn’t done, reading isn’t practiced, and necessary materials are often unavailable,” she stated.
She notes that much of the costs for basic materials come out of her own pocket, such as glue sticks, pencils, erasers, and scissors. However, it goes even further, with teachers having to bring their own toilet paper to school, repair shelves, and refurbish classrooms, all with their own money.
“It’s perfectly normal that you have to bring toilet paper because the state budget needs to save money. How sad!” she stated.
Throughout the piece, the entire “call for help” from this teacher comes across like a report from a Third World country. It may be hard for many to fathom, especially on the affluent left, that such a school is actually in Germany.
“I often wonder if our politicians would enjoy going into such offices every day. But our children are expected to do it,” she noted.
She also reports on just how deplorable the support from the students’ parents truly is, to the point that they openly undermine her.
“If I teach my child that the rules in school aren’t important anyway, what kind of adults are we raising who are no longer subject to any rules? A boy constantly comes to class with his smartwatch, even though we have a rule that watches must stay in their school bags during class. This apparently doesn’t apply to him. He likes to call his dad when he’s not being watched, for example, to pick him up from a sports festival so he doesn’t have to walk back to school with his class. Or families simply stay longer in their home countries after the holidays. Any fines imposed are paid by the state itself anyway,” she wrote.
“Teachers’ ability to assess their child’s abilities is increasingly being questioned. I was once severely cursed and insulted by a father during such a conversation. This attitude often transfers to the children. Some react disrespectfully toward teachers, even cursing or spitting on them,” she added.
She even takes a shot at Angela Merkel and her famous phrase, “We can do it,” which preceded Merkel’s decision to open the door to millions of illegal migrants.
“Regarding ‘We can do it,’ I would like to say that integration always requires two sides. One side that supports people, and one side that wants integration. I’ve met many great people as a teacher. Many parents who manage to get their children integrated without losing their own culture. But there must be a place for everything—including our St. Martin, St. Nicholas, and Christmas. It must be possible for children on school trips to sleep in rooms in a Christian home where Christian crosses may hang, without feeling persecuted or threatened,” she notes.
“Time and again, children come to school without knowing a single word of German. And these are no longer exceptions or isolated cases; it’s almost the rule,” she laments.
