Weimar Germany - Education Flashcards
what are the Weimar Government’s series of goals for education
- Integrated system - more working class children in education
- Single type (secular) schools - phasing out of religious schools
- Abolish fee paying schools
The weimar government also wanted a …………… educational system that served all children regardless of ………
common and integrated
background
What were the 2 school levels in Weimar Germany
Elementary (primary - 6-9 years) and Secondary (9-14).
There was also a move towards removing……… control over schools as religious schools tended to ………. some students.
church
privilege
Education was compulsory until ___
14
what were the beliefs behind the Weimar governments ideal education system
moral education, personal development & vocational training
What was the Grandschule (primary level)
the compulsory and free education system (primary school)set up for children aged 6 to 10 years
What were confessional schools (primary level)
- Faith-based schools which could run privately in Weimar Germany
- These were mainly Protestant, Catholic & Jewish
What were common schools (primary level)
a school that took children of all religious faiths & gave them a separate religious education
What were secular schools
A school with no religion at all
What did The school law of 1920 state
- Tried to create a single type of primary school to ensure that all Germans received a standard education for the first 4 years of their lives.
- Schools that selected on ability and religion were phased out.
- This meant the WR met the aim of creating an integrated system
How did the government phase out religious education in primary schools
- Stopped clerical inspections of schools standards (inspections by members of the clergy)
- stopped school prayer
- allowed selected parents to remove their own children from religious education
Characteristics of the Grandschule
- Compulsory and free primary education
- Attended by children aged 6 to 9 years
- Prepared all students for future secondary education, and gave all students the opportunity for higher education at university level
- Education continued to be run by the Lander
What happened with the 1927 education bill proposal
The bill did not pass as its contents could not be agreed
Fee-paying preparatory schools were …..
abolished
In 1927 what bill was put forward to the Reichstag regarding education
- Confessional, common and secular schools be set up on an equal footing
- Allow churches to play a greater role in education
- Children in common schools would have religious education in their own religion, separate from other religions