As of: January 30, 2024, 4:11 p.m
By: Dirk Walter
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The fact that one in three (!) religious lessons in Bavaria may be canceled is not the end of the world.
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More German and math, less religion – that’s what Bavaria’s Minister of Education is planning.
But the CSU is not enthusiastic.
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Munich – It is an exciting path that Bavaria's new Minister of Education, Anna Stolz, is embarking on.
As a result of the Pisa shock, she wants to teach more German and math in primary school - and save hours elsewhere.
The schools should decide for themselves which ones, only sport is taboo, not religion.
Deleting religion must be allowed
The CSU is already starting to gasp.
Come on, she should leave the church in the village.
That possibly one of three (!) religion lessons in the 3rd/4th grade.
Dropping a grade isn't the end of the world.
There is a lot to be said for Stolz's chosen method of giving the much-vaunted “school family” freedom.
If teachers and parents think three hours of religion makes sense and would rather cut down on English or work, then so be it.
But the other way should also be allowed.
In primary school, values are not only taught in religion or ethics.
Basic problem of the CSU
The CSU's overreaching intervention shows a basic problem: in 2018, it no longer considered the Ministry of Culture to be so important and left it to the Free Voters.
Now she has the salad.
Permanently ruling from the State Chancellery into Salvatorplatz will not work.
Recently, even the Prime Minister himself lovingly looked after the primary school's timetable.
Why is a Ministry of Culture needed if Markus Söder does everything himself?
(Dirk Walter)