Teach First Deutschland

Teach First Germany ( engl. " Teach First") is a nonprofit educational initiative with the aim of developing a program to improve the equality of opportunity in education. But are graduates from all fields of study for two years at schools in " deprived areas " in the classroom and außerunterrichtlich active. Carrier is the Teach First Germany GmbH nonprofit based in Berlin. The idea came from the U.S. organization Teach For America.

Concept

In Baden- Württemberg, Berlin, Hamburg, North Rhine -Westphalia and Thuringia are over 100 graduates from all fields of study for two years as teachers on time (called Fellows ) on the main, real and comprehensive schools in " deprived areas " worked. As additional staff they should help strengthen the ability of schools to improving opportunities for students.

Interested schools apply for Teach First Germany to a program participation. They also decide on the exact use of the Fellows. The participating states come up with about 1700, - € per month for the compensation of each Fellows on. Before use, the Fellows complete a preparation program, during use in the schools they are accompanied and trained.

The medium-term goal is to improve the educational performance of students. The Fellows strengthen the capacity of schools and allow through their use in the classroom, for example, that classes can be taught by a teacher and a Fellow or division groups are possible. Outside of teaching fellows offer learning and support programs of student companies about learning to clubs to student -run sports AGs. In the long term from former Fellows " education ambassadors" are in different positions in society who are committed to continue to educational justice and the concerns of schools.

Teach First Germany refers, according to self- consciously no position concerning the educational structure debate, but sees itself as " attorney for the students who are given the opportunity to do well in our school system ." The organization is expressly committed that "education is a public good is that governs provide by the public sector. "

Program impact

The participating states evaluate the use of the Fellows positive. The same is true for school principals: 82 percent give the Fellows the best grade of official judgment.

An independent scientific report assesses the impact of the program also positive:

" Fellows are a great help for schools. The results are impressive in their positivity for the Teach First Germany project. Fellows are accepted on all sides and are evaluated positively in terms of all relevant criteria of the school administrators, the College and the students. Their use is also for the learning progress of students in the positive assessments of all. They do not compete with instructors, but relieve these because they take on tasks to which the schools lack the time. "

History

Teach First Germany is a sister initiative of the British and American Teach First Teach For America. Along with these Teach First Germany is a member of the network Teach For All, except the Teach First Germany belonging to 26 independent national organizations.

2011 began in the United States approximately 5,200 teachers ( selected from over 48,000 applicants ) to work in 38 regions for Teach For America - a total for 2011 to 9,300 teachers working in the U.S., reaching over 600,000 students. In the UK, about 650 teachers working in five regions for Teach First. Meanwhile, independent studies have documented the success of the concept in the United States and Great Britain.

Teach First Germany was founded in 2007 as an association in Berlin. An initial funding base provided the Bosch, Hertie, Vodafone and time - Stiftung. Furthermore, the program of German Post DHL, Franz Haniel & Cie.. , Lanxess, Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation, Lufthansa, Robert Bosch Foundation, Siemens, McKinsey & Company and other companies is supported.

Today profit company has about 20 employees, about 20 volunteers are active primarily as a campus Captains at universities.

Criticism

Representatives of the National Federation of Hesse the teachers' union GEW criticize the project: Jens Wernicke stated that " it is therefore not a matter [ go ] to provide the three -tier school system in question, but, on the contrary ," to make this supposedly chance just " ... ". He further asserts that " selectivity and discrimination [ ... ] not eliminated by this project, but more than compensated for in the individual case " would. Next accuses Wernicke Teach First Germany, that it related to a " greater marketization of education ".

Christoph Baumann ( also GEW Hessen ) indicates that the Fellows are to be paid from the budget of the school. Only the three -month training will be paid by Teach First Germany. This means that on regular jobs would be reduced, as the Fellows 1700 € gross earnings are cheaper than normal paid teachers. Baumann also points to criticism in the U.S., where John Wilson ( Union of Teachers National Education Association ) says Teach For America " has done a marvelous job of marketing Their program and branding Their program -. You can not take away From Their business model But what they're doing to poor children is malpractice. "