Nine years long primary school in Hungary
The Hungarian education system has
numerous reforms under the current government Fidesz; however, there is an
essential plan in connection with some news from recent articles. As INDEX.hu
said, on 5th of February 2015 Antal Rogan, the floor leader of
Fidesz made a serious statement: they will discuss the possibility of the nine
years long primary school in Hungary
The education system can
increase the time of learning by different ways, for example, with increase of
the number of daily lessons or shortening of the mid-year and the summer
breaks. We know for sure that these two possibilities will not be too popular
in the circle of students and parents.
According to education
researchers, the direction is absolutely positive because in Western Europe this is the top school structure
including the most successful ones. So, most of the surveys show that the
instructions of nine years long primary schools mean the most efficient
knowledge. Actually, this idea was already suggested by Zoltan Pokorni four
years ago, as EDULINE.hu wrote. Now he still claims that it would be easier and
more advantageous to teach the basic skills over nine years.
As a supporter of the
plan, Gabor Halasz – professor at ELTE – draws
people’s attention to the situation of Poland: they installed the 6+3 years
long basic training and after that three years long comprehensive school in
2000. Since then we could perceive spectacular results in the surveys. HVG.hu
claims that the Polish structure is not the only one which means a possibility
for developing the Hungarian school: there is another example from Slovakia
The nine years long
primary school is definitely a good idea but the installation should not be
precipitous. It is not an ideal solution to take away one year from the high
school because the level would not develop; rather it would be harmful. INDEX.hu
and HVG.hu gave a detailed analysis of the Polish model. According to the
Polish structure, the most essential point is the expansion of competencies;
the emphasis should be placed on reading, writing and counting in the first
three years. After that in the second three years, the other subjects come and
the necessary language teaching. Finally, an extensive and organic syllabus
prepares the students in the last three years of traditional primary school. It
also could help them to find the answer to the question of what to do next. It
is always problematic to decide whether high schools or vocational schools fit someone’s
abilities.
The plan would be a
radical change but it could mean a high improvement of achievement. However, some
problems have to be taken into consideration. First
of all, the recently rewritten curriculum should be completely rewritten again.
Secondly, the qualification of teachers should be rethought, more overall knowledge
would be necessary to teach especially in the last three years from the nine.
To sum up, the idea is a
good beginning to cultivate the Hungarian education system. However, the
government has to consider the suggestion carefully; a number of related issues
need to be examined, such as the availability of infrastructure and educators –
claimed Czunyiné Bertalan Judit, Secretary of Public Education. The effects of
such a major decision are not for three or five years, but for generations to
define the structure of the school system.
References
hvg.hu, (9 March 2011) Kilenc
évfolyamos iskola: sokba kerülne Pokorni terve, hvg.hu,
Retrieved from http://hvg.hu/karrier/20110309_kilencosztalyos_iskola_pokorni_zoltan
Balla István, (5 February 2015) 9
osztályos általános: saját „sikersztoriját” radírozza le a kormány, hvg.hu, Retrieved from http://hvg.hu/itthon/20150205_ujra_felforgatott_iskolarendszer
index.hu, (5 February 2015) Óriási
reformot jelentene a kilencosztályos iskola, index, Retrieved from http://index.hu/belfold/2015/02/05/mindent_atrendezne_a_kilencosztalyos_altalanos_iskola
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