The Hungarian education system - Nils Holgerssons

Outline

Thesis: The main problem is the amount of material, because it leads to numerous other problems.

I.                   Disadvantageous

1.      Pupils cannot catch up

2.      Teachers have no time to explain

II.                The lack of freetime

1.      Spending too much time indoors

2.      Motivation is lost

Conclusion: The Board of Education should reduce the amount of material.

  If you could change just one thing about the Hungarian education system, what would it be and why?

The education system became a highly debated topic among people in Hungary.  The main problem in schools is the amount of material, because it leads to a plenty of negative effects. Nowadays, children and adolescents must face a lot of pressure and stress, caused by the numerous classes, subjects, tests and exams.  While the older generations had to attend to nearly the same classes and deal with the struggles as well, even the parents can sense the change by just looking at their kids’ timetables and schedules.

Even in the first few grades of primary school, children have at least five lessons a day, which was unimaginable a few decades ago. The Board of Education raised the material so much, that it not only effects the students’ but the teachers’ lives too. For example, teachers must stick to the curriculum, but it is nearly impossible, because one cannot explain this much of new information clearly during a lesson, which has only 45 minutes. Not to mention the need of revising, which could improve pupils’ performance at tests.  Due to this fact, children are unable to comprehend the material properly, which means that they will not be able to get good grades, just acceptable ones. There are a few lucky students among them, whose parents can afford a private tutor or teacher, but the others are in a bad and unfortunate situation.

In addition, by staying this much in the school and spending most of their free time in their room studying, children and teenagers have no time for themselves. They cannot do any sports, hang out with their friends and classmates or simply just relax a bit. They are under a lot of pressure, people say too much pressure, no wonder they are so deeply frustrated. In high school it is even worse, because it is not uncommon for teenagers to have 8 classes a day, which understandably makes them exhausted, tired, stressed and moody. The amount of expectations results in resistance and anger against school and everything connected to learning or studying.

Clear to see that the Board of Education should reduce the amount of material and change the curriculum because if they do, it will result in better performance of the students in education. 

Laura Tajti and Gréta Móricz