{"id":6001,"date":"2015-01-27T18:55:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T18:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=6001"},"modified":"2015-09-26T19:43:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T19:43:58","slug":"german-parents-want-to-kick-out-their-childrens-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-parents-want-to-kick-out-their-childrens-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"German parents want to kick out their children\u2019s teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 15 S\u00f6nke Wortmann\u2019s movie <span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong><em>Frau M\u00fcller muss weg!<\/em><\/strong><\/span> (lit. Frau M\u00fcller has to go!) was released at German movie theaters. The critical comedy depicts the difficult relationship between parents and their children\u2019s teachers in Germany. The story behind the film is certainly not far-fetched but reflects the situation of German teachers and parents alike.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frau M\u00fcller muss weg - Offizieller Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PCtmZwCMI00?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Frau M\u00fcller (Gabriela Maria Schmeide) is a cordial <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Grundschullehrerin<\/em><\/span> (elementary teacher) in Dresden. Even after 20 years of <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Berufserfahrung<\/em><\/span> (professional experience) she still loves her job. She cheerfully bids her student\u2019s parents welcome on an unscheduled <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Elternversammlung<\/em><\/span> (parent meeting) on a Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>In three months, the <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Halbjahreszeugnisse<\/em><\/span> (intermediate report cards) will be handed out, which worries the paternal minds. The parents are dissatisfied with the <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>schlechten schulischen Leistungen<\/em><\/span> (poor school performances) of their children and put the blame on Frau M\u00fcller. Allegedly, Frau M\u00fcller\u2019s grading is too strict and she assigns too much homework.<\/p>\n<p>Worried mother Jessica H\u00f6fel (Anke Engelke) has recognized herself that her daughter isn\u2019t <span style=\"color: #993366\">\u201c<em>die hellste Kerze im Leuchter\u201d<\/em><\/span> (the brightest bulb in the box) but wants to send her to a <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Gymnasium<\/em><\/span> (academic high-school) anyway, just as the other parents, too. But the intermediate report cards are decisive for an appropriate secondary school. If the report cards will turn out badly, the chances of entering a <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Gymnasium<\/em><\/span> would diminish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>The pressure of the job market<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The movie <span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong><em>Frau M\u00fcller muss weg! <\/em><\/strong><\/span>addresses the current fear of many German parents who are concerned with the professional prospects of their children, which also implies their future financial conditions. In conversation with the German weekly newspaper <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Die<\/em> <em>Zeit<\/em><\/span>, the Swiss pediatrician Remo Largo declares: \u201cThe economic crisis, Hartz IV (A\/N, German unemployment benefit), and the rise of China lead up to enormous fears with regard to their offspring.\u201d<br \/>\nBut teachers are also put under pressure. On the one hand, they have to grade the school performance of their students and on the other hand, they are also aware of the current economic situation. The requirements on students have gradually been lowered over the last decades. According to the FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) the final grade 1.0 of the <span style=\"color: #993366\">Abitur<\/span> (high-school diploma) increased by 40 percent between 2006 and 2012. These days, there are more students who achieve better results, but most of them aren\u2019t wiser than past <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Abiturienten<\/em><\/span> (high-school graduates).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Frau M\u00fcller, it\u2019s not ADHS, it\u2019s intellectual giftedness!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Frau M\u00fcller informs the couple Marina and Patrick Jeskow (Mina Tander and Ken Duken) that their son displays behavioral problems. He disrupts the class and beats classmates. Marina Jeskow is unsympathetic to the fact that her son could suffer from <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivit\u00e4tsst\u00f6rung<\/em><\/span> (ADHS, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). She is convinced that her son is <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>hochbegabt<\/em><\/span> (highly talented) and that he only disrupts the class because he is <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>unterfordert<\/em><\/span> (unchallenged).<br \/>\nIndeed, many German parents tend to think that their children are highly talented when they are confronted with the contingency that their child could suffer from ADHS. It must be noted that the<span style=\"color: #993366\"> <em>medikament\u00f6se Behandlung<\/em><\/span> (medical treatment)\u00a0of ADHS isn\u2019t that advanced in Germany because the majority of physicians still refuse to give Ritalin to young children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>What the movie <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Frau M\u00fcller muss weg!<\/em><\/span> wants to tell us<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The lesson to learn is clear: Parents have to learn again that teachers aren\u2019t enemies, who want to score off their children. It\u2019s a pedagog\u2019s task to teach students in a particular field and to evaluate their <span style=\"color: #993366\"><em>Lernfortschritte<\/em><\/span> (learning progresses). Unfortunately, most Germans hold the opinion that they can foist parental education off on the teachers of their children.<br \/>\nMoreover, parents have to learn that it\u2019s better not to push their children but to confide in them. It is not necessary to pass the <em><span style=\"color: #993366\">Abitur<\/span><\/em> or to complete an <em><span style=\"color: #993366\">akademische Ausbildung<\/span><\/em> (academic training) in order to find one\u2019s place in the world of employment and to live a happy life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary:<\/strong><br \/>\ndie Grundschullehrerin &#8211; female elementary teacher<br \/>\nder Grundschullehrer &#8211; male elementary teacher<br \/>\ndie Berufserfahrung &#8211; professional experience<br \/>\ndie Elternversammlung &#8211; parental meeting<br \/>\ndas Halbjahreszeugnis &#8211; intermediate report card<br \/>\ndie schlechten schulischen Leistungen &#8211; poor school performance<br \/>\ndas Abitur &#8211; high-school diploma<br \/>\nder Abiturient &#8211; male high-school graduate<br \/>\ndie Abiturientin &#8211; female high-school graduate<br \/>\ndie Abiturienten &#8211; high-school graduates<br \/>\ndie Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivit\u00e4tsst\u00f6rung &#8211;\u00a0attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHS)<br \/>\nhochbegabt &#8211; highly talented<br \/>\nunterfordert &#8211; unchallenged<br \/>\ndie medikament\u00f6se Behandlung &#8211; medical treatment<br \/>\nder Lernfortschritt &#8211; learning progress<br \/>\ndie Lernfortschritte &#8211; learning progresses<br \/>\ndie akademische Ausbildung &#8211; academic training<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 15 S\u00f6nke Wortmann\u2019s movie Frau M\u00fcller muss weg! (lit. Frau M\u00fcller has to go!) was released at German movie theaters. The critical comedy depicts the difficult relationship between parents and their children\u2019s teachers in Germany. 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