by Carl Bossard*
(17 November 2022) “Was there something?”, many ask. A teacher shortage? An emergency situation? Those responsible for education act as if nothing had happened – and take refuge in visions. Some are amazed angrily.
written by the town council
Esteemed Federal Chancellor Scholz,
Esteemed Ministers
As an organ of local self-government, our entire attention is focused on the living conditions of our citizens, on the provision of social, economic and cultural infrastructure.
The challenges of the past years, whether as a result of the so-called refugee crisis or the pandemic policy, have already overextended the personnel and financial capacity of the municipalities several times.
(7 November 2022) For months, our daily lives have been dominated by war and the way it is reported. The coverage is marked by war rhetoric that only adds to our alarm.
(7 November 2022) mb. Pfizer manager Janine Small admitted in the EU Parliament, when questioned by Dutch MEP Robert Roos, that the Pfizer vaccine was never tested for its effect on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
by Margrit Brügger*
(31 October 2022) Rebellious children, demanding parents threatening to sue, excessive administrative tasks, the curricula and official inspectors who often aren’t helpful at all to pedagogy – class teachers are confronted with all this and on top of that often massively hindered in their work. Alain Pichard has described the diverse, sometimes trying tasks of a class teacher.1 So, how can you speak of the joy of being a class teacher?
by Ueli Gubler*
(18 October 2022) The skyrocketing energy prices leave no doubt, we are in an energy crisis, even if electricity is (still) flowing. It is rare that the trigger of a crisis is also its cause. If snowfall brings down a roof top, it is usually a material or calculation error that is the cause, not the snow.