Foreign language ban in a Tyrolean kindergarten: A mayor ordered a "German duty". But it doesn't only have supporters.
- In a kindergarten in the Tyrolean town of Reutte there is currently a note that calls to speak German.
- The local mayor has thus ordered a " German requirement ".
- A municipal council of the Greens is very critical of the action.
Reutte - “ Dear parents, from here GERMAN is spoken !! “, Says the notice that has been decorating the windows of the kindergarten in the Tyrolean town of Reutte since the end of January. Clear words, without a decorative request or thank you, not to mention an informative parents' evening - the Reutten Mayor Alois Oberer is probably a fan of the uncomplicated messages.
Tyrol: Green Community Council criticizes "German obligation" in local kindergarten
The background to this note, which some people sometimes see as an affront : In the kindergarten in the local Tauschergasse , 65 percent of the small visitors have a non-German mother tongue . That is why the Mayor Oberer introduced the current "German language law" and, according to the Tyrolean daily newspaper , appeals to the role model function of the parents . Kindergarten teachers themselves who are still learning the German language are not addressed with the notice.
Nevertheless, Oberer's push has led to criticism from the local Greens . “The pedagogues should get more support in the most important educational institution after their own home,” demands Green Party councilor Ahmed Demir. "There is no help with an indirect ban on other languages ." This shows Demir quite clearly how sensibly he keeps the "German language law" of the Reuttener community leader. By the way: The FPÖ tried to prescribe German at a school during the break.
Video: FPÖ wants to force children to speak German during school break
Tirol: The “Green Community Council” does not consider “compulsory German” in kindergarten to be the right approach
The Green Community Council told the Tyrolean daily newspaper that the group sizes in kindergartens are not kept small due to financial reasons , even if there were difficulties such as language deficits . This could lead to frustration and excessive demands on staff . Demir's request to Mayor Oberer: he should work more for the kindergarten staff in various ways. Smaller group sizes, better salaries and more free time for kindergarten teachers are some starting points that he names.
"Of course, none of this relieves the parents of the obligation to teach the children the German language alongside their mother tongue , " emphasizes the man from Landeck. The green councilor Barbara Brejla, also from Reutten, sees the “German speaking command” more relaxed than her colleague Demir. “My son is currently on a semester abroad in Oslo. He was recently enthusiastic when a professor asked all students to speak English during the break so that everyone could participate, ”she says in the Tyrolean daily newspaper.
Tirol: Another Greens politician thinks that “compulsory German” makes sense
This is also the case with the German language for parents in our kindergartens. Brejla is certain that it is this language that the community creates so that everyone can participate. It therefore has nothing against Oberer's “German obligation”.
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