Dutch School Pupils on Strike

[Ertial]

Last week the Dutch secondary school students went on strike because they didn't agree with the 1040 hours they have to have each year. LAKS, Landelijk Actie Komitee Scholieren(National Action Comity Students) said to also strike today last week, but because they made an agreement with the Dutch government they said to wait till Friday because they're talking now. The scholars, who don't watch the news (:P) did strike this morning. Also more than half my class. A report from the Frisian broadcasting company "After half an hour the crowd seems to be disappeared, but at twelve 'o clock they all return from the McDonalds."
The things they know where: 'Free' 'No school!' 'Less school!' At the end the threw with eggs(mainly at themselves) and smashed the window of a toy store.
They were just so pathetic, I had to tell you. ;)

[ArcticWolf]

Oooook, if they want less school hours let them have less than 1040 hours per year, but also make sure they get twice the educational level. School is the base for any country.

Think of those people who can't go to school... Then think about us that can post in the breaks or during IT classes and still get high marks on the exams xD

[misaccc]

Man almost every school in serbia strike and i have to be in 1 of the few that dont:(

[Ertial]

But the fact is that the most pupils even didn't know what the were striking for and that there is being talked about the problems and listened to LAKS.
The were talking just before 11 'o clock when it began about buying a hotdog and how glad they were to be free.
From what I heard the strike looked very much like the way the targets in the WZ are decided. It was a dumb mass not knowing what to do, until someone stepped a bit to the left and everyone followed him or her. When it started to rain they tried to seek shelter in the parking garage underneath the square(Het Zaailand), and they did after they demolished the red white beams that ensure no one gets in without card, but the police wiped them out.

[ArcticWolf]

This just proves that MMOG's are a good social indicator: the same way Syrtis behave, the same way a group of uncoordinated students do. No one was able to take the responsibility or lead the group, they just moved along like a lamb pack.

Maybe the educational system is getting way too old and there's a need to "update" the teachers. You know, you can't just throw a book and pretend the students will read it, you need to keep them interested on the subject and THEN throw them any lecture. School needs to be dynamic, so those 1040 will seem to be less because you enjoy it.

In fact, my school is carrying out an experiment (guess on who?), and bilingual classes are way too much enjoyable because of a very active and dynamic environment. Another example would be using some sort of high tech tools like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQVf0-OXFU) [youtube.com], or real-life examples for History lessons: we watched adds and fragments of tv programmes to aid the explanation about society on a given year.

I think that teachers fail to see the "big picture", their subject and them are just one piece on a complete educational system that should be useful for students on the future, and what we expect from future has changed since the last 5 years.


I hope you could understand me... I know I'm not so good at writing long and interesting posts xD

[brammie2118]

Think of those people who can't go to school...

well, this friday there is another strike, called They no school, we no school :biggrin:
and the teachers were also on a strike (or wanted to...) because of the more hours. they make more hours, but get same money as before.

[Ertial]

They'r going to strike again at fridays if there won't be listened enough to LAKS. Than it will be official.

[mann2411]

yay i finished school today /me plays air guitar

[ArcticWolf]

yay i finished school today /me plays air guitar

I'm having a mass today ~_~

Damn catholic school...

[DkySven]

Next year I'll choose a N&T profile(Natuur en Techniek(eeh, Natuurkunde, etc)) The I'll got 1080 hour(poor me :p). The problem for me is not the to many hours, but the high penalties schools ahve to pay if they give less hours then they need.

Xeph, you are right of that they don't make learning very interesting. They should do something about that to make people like a subject.

[ArcticWolf]

Xeph, you are right of that they don't make learning very interesting. They should do something about that to make people like a subject.


Did you watch this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQVf0-OXFU) video? That makes education far more interesting :biggrin:

[Godofsilver]

1040 hours? That's it?

Mine is 1230 hours (muahaha...:ohill:)
It's a public school too :P

12 min Homeroom
40 min X 7 Main classes
90 min Lunch/classes
4 min X 7 in between classes
___________
410 min to a day.
Divided by 60 (to convert to hours)

6.8333333 of school to a day.
180 school days in a year.
___________
1230 hours of school to a year :looking:

[DkySven]

I didn't counted time for Homework with it. They expect us to spend 1 hour and 30 minutes to spend on homework every day.

[ArcticWolf]

Mine was:

40' per block, in groups of two, with two brakes of 10' and one of 20', and 4 blocks per day. Now add the gym hours, lab hours and bilingual hours to get a normal schoolday for me.

That's 5:20, then add the brakes: 6:00 hours. Finally, add the bilingual hours: 8:20 per day.

That's 1500 hours a year.

[e30G]

My schooldays were 8 hours a day (with 1.5 hours in total for both recess and lunch). We have a total of 2 months per year on break (combined summer, christmas and semestral break). That would give me roughly 1600 hours in school. :P