Class teacher principle
The term class teacher principle describes the concept that a school class is taught by the same teacher in almost all subjects, but at least in the main subjects. It is mainly used in elementary and secondary schools . Examples of the use of the class teacher principle are the Hessian secondary schools and the Bavarian secondary schools.
Benefits for the students
- As a rule, the student has a fixed reference person over a period of several school years.
- The teacher gets to know the students better and can thus better deal with their difficulties (in and out of school).
- The class community is strengthened.
- The curriculum in elementary and secondary schools provides for topics that are to be implemented in several subjects at the same time (epochal lessons).
- The class teacher can better respond to interdisciplinary working methods.
- Project- oriented lessons can be implemented relatively easily.
Disadvantages for the students
- The teacher also teaches subjects in which she has not been specifically trained.
- Disruptions in the teacher-student relationship can affect the overall learning success (not just individual subjects).
- Less variety in everyday school life, which can reduce attention and social skills.
- If the teacher is absent, there will be a new appointment ( mobile reserve ) in all subjects and thus to problems with the students, while if the teacher changes in only one subject, continuity in the other subjects will be maintained.
literature
- Björn Fehrenbacher: The class teacher principle - history, advantages and disadvantages and presentation of modern forms of teaching cooperation ; GRIN Verlag; 2007; ISBN 978-3-638-72429-6 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Hessischer Bildungsserver: Hauptschulen in Hessen , accessed on December 10, 2019
- ↑ State Institute for School Quality and Educational Research (ISB) - Middle School: Education and Upbringing Mission for Middle Schools , accessed on December 10, 2019