March 22, 2010
Published: 14 Apr 09 08:52 CET
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Sweden's government is preparing a new law that will enable schools to suspend pupils for up to a week, Education Minister Jan Björklund has revealed.
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The swedish education system over here is so messed up these type of changes wont hold any bearing on improvement. If the swedish government really wants to improve the school system they should take a closer look into "skolverkets" rules and how they breach both government laws and guidelines, and breach human rights (article 2 etc).
If any non swedish parents are reading this.
Do NOT enroll your child in a public school in Stockholm.
The list of problems are enormous and can not expressed in a short reply.
Basically the main rule to remember in education over here is to stay away
from any school under skolverket rules as the breach human rights, EU directives .. etc. And unfortunately the only way to circumvent skolverket is to go private.
Also beware that local skolverket laws do not allow bilingual schooling over here. Many parents get caught out (including fully swedish parents) that if they enter the children into a "dual sprak" (2 language school) that there child will get a step up in life with the basis of 2 languages. But the simple fact is that schools over here that offer this are purely designed as a stepping stone of integration and do not have any groundwork to allow "foreign" language education. Quite simply these schools are designed to help immigrants adapt into swedish society and does not offer primary education in mother tongue etc.
Education is a thorny issue in any country I would imagine.
For instance, how does the student make up the lost work? Does the suspension
aggravate an already bad situation? I favor the counseling route.
In addition, parents should be engaged actively at every stage in the process so that
suspensions are not necessary. Some students would benefit from expanded
library services and availability because the home environment cannot be made
conducive to learning. The library has the absolute silence necessary for
students to do productive work quickly. I know from personal experience that the
best place to do complex assignments is the school library or the neighborhood library.
There are other non-school related things to be considered. Upholding strict
environmental standards will help with all kinds of irritating disease processes
that children develop. Removing food additives is another route to better health.
Childhood diabetes is another issue so removing sugar from the school cafeteria
is an absolute necessity. Good substitutes are organic fruit, sugarless candy,
stevia and like kind products devoid of too much sugar.
Broken families are another problematic issue so that affirming child support
is a necessity and not merely a luxury. Lastly, strong peer review programs
are a necessity in schools. I believe in an active student council to help
oversee the students so that unruly students are accountable to their
student council peers.
Joseph S, Maresca
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