She knew nothing about it: Nuremberg teacher awarded the German Teacher Prize 

The Nuremberg teacher Lena Büttner receives the German Teacher Award.

Her class had secretly suggested her - so the award was all the more surprising.  

Nuremberg - The German Association of Philologists (DPhV) and the Vodafone Foundation Germany have awarded three Bavarian teachers with the German Teacher Award for their innovative teaching. In a press release from the Bavarian Ministry of Culture it now says: “The German Teacher Award goes to particularly committed teachers every year. This year three Bavarian teachers were able to look forward to the award. " 

For Education Minister Michael Piazolo, the teachers “represent the many teachers in the Free State who fulfill their task in the education and upbringing of young people with professionalism, a high level of commitment and innovative ideas and methods.

The corona pandemic shows us once again that teachers play a key role in the educational success of children and young adults as learning managers, knowledge mediators and caregivers. "

Nuremberg teacher receives German teacher award: She teaches at Dürer-Gymnasium

One of the three teachers comes from Nuremberg *.

The teacher Lena Büttner, who teaches German and Latin at the Dürer-Gymnasium in Nuremberg, is, according to the Ministry of Culture, in addition to her teaching activities, a liaison teacher for the lower grades and a member of the competence team for the promotion of talented students in Middle Franconia.

In addition to her, two teachers from Weilheim and Pfaffenhofen were honored. 

German teacher award for Lena Büttner from Nuremberg: She was surprised about the award

In an interview with

, the 34-year-old teacher was surprised: "I didn't even know that my German class last year had registered me for the competition." 

In order to register for the “German Teacher Award”, students must give a detailed and well-founded explanation for their proposal.

One student commented on the commitment and work of his teacher: “No matter what you say, it is always taken seriously, it is embedded in the lesson, and there are actually no wrong answers.

That's why people like to work with them. ” 

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