I was in Germany for five days and saw the school system and the school traditions.
In Germany school starts at 7.55. Before the lessons the students wait in the hall. There is no wardrobe in the school, so pupils wear outdoor shoes and they put their overcoats on the backs of their chairs in the classroom. Also, the students do not have to wear a uniform.
They have few lessons a day because one lesson lasts for seventy minutes. Earlier the lessons lasted for forty five minutes but it was changed because the schoolbags were too heavy.
When lessons begin students do not stand up but they greet their teachers by saying „Good morning“ in German. The difference from our school is that pupils talk a lot and when the noise becomes too loud the teacher asks the pupils to be quiet. In Germany the grading system starts with 1 which is the best and 6 is the lowest.When they have a language lesson everybody speaks in this language. When a student wants to answer he raises his finger instead of a hand.
There is no canteen because they do not get free food from school. If they are hungry, they can buy something at the cafe´.Some students have lunchboxes with them which they have packed at home. Students and teachers eat also during the lessons.
In music lessons students can play different musical instruments.
It was very interesting to see the differences between Estonian and German school system.
Ave-Ly Toom
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