Luxembourg is said to have coped better with the pandemic than other countries thanks to a high level of face-to-face teaching, but a certain number of gaps in the curriculum have been noted among children. To address this, additional tutoring hours would be needed, but not everything could be left to the teachers, the SNE representatives stressed.
The Union continues to be highly sceptical of the Ministry of Education’s focus on allowing people with bachelor’s degrees from related fields to enter the teaching profession more easily. The SNE describes the Ministry’s latest proposals in that regard as “a slap in the face” for anyone who decides to pursue a bachelor in educational science.
The SNE also reiterated its demand for a type of task force to intervene in classrooms in more complicated situations. Medical or psychological needs could then be better taken care of. Such a prevention and intervention structure should include health personnel as well as educators and social workers. Of course, the problems would not solve themselves, according to the Union’s president, Patrick Remakel, who added that while teachers would like to “provide an answer for every child”, this is not possible under the current conditions.
