Challenges and Opportunities by Teacher Academy

Veronica, Belgium

2017-05-02 13:51:35 UTC

I totally agree with Prof. Pant.
School needs to be innovated according to the new situation of the last years concerning refugees.
Currently school has a lack of innovative approaches and I believe that tanks to the contribution of newly arrived migrants/refugees it will be possible to rethink the way we teach.

Cinzia, Italy

2017-05-02 14:37:31 UTC

I completely share Prof. Pant point of view. Welcoming and integrating newly arrived immigrants is an important chance for the school system in Italy and this should be taken as the opportunity to improve and modernise how we teach and how the students learn. Migrants are an important source of diversity and innovation.

ROSA MEDEIROS

rosa_medeiros1 — 2017-05-02 14:51:04 UTC

I totally agree. In fact, we have learned a lot from the difference. The difference by itself and the way we stand before this difference. As already mentioned, these children and young people come with a lot of desire to learn and full of dreams, this creates a dynamic of entrepreneurship in our students. We must be very careful and prepared to integrate these new students, we must not forget that they will be and will be part of the future of each country. And they will question us about what we have done for them. Apart from that we have the opportunity to defend and apply the humanist values that founded the European project. Diversity and tolerance are incalculable values for Europe.

Chiara, Rome

carusochiara — 2017-05-02 14:57:53 UTC

The two videos provide a brief but effective reflection on how to get closer to our students especially if they come from other countries or if they have experienced particular situations. It is important to understand their differences, difficulties but also their possibilities.
It is also necessary to create a relaxed but motivating learning environment.

Grazy. Italy

2017-05-02 16:00:01 UTC

I agree with Prof Pant. School system need to improve the integration of newly arrived migrants/refugees. Regarding these two videos I'm sure that migrants are an important source of innovation for us.

Francesca, Italy

2017-05-02 17:02:46 UTC

I totally agree. Sometimes the school system does not consider that each individual has his/her own story that only need to be told, to be listened in appropiate spaces.

Pina Italy

cristianpina — 2017-05-02 17:08:33 UTC

The arrival of migrants is a great opportunity for the Italian school of cultural exchanges, educating pupils about citizenship, integration, solidarity, love for one another, helping those who are in difficulty and learning from them.

Rosa L. - Italy

2017-05-02 17:22:27 UTC

I agree with Prof.Dr. Hans Anand Pant: the arrive of new immigrants in schools provides a good opportunity to develop an inclusive environment but, as stressed in previous video, the problem is that too often inclusion relies on singular teachers and there’s a lack of school system organisation about this topic.

Andreea, Sweden

2017-05-02 18:03:17 UTC

I agree that the integration of new refugees in our schools represent a good opportunity for schools to improve their management so the newly arrived can integrate better and faster but I think that the request to integrate the newly arrived can represent a driver for innovation that unfortunately takes time, sometimes too much time.

Carmela, Sicily.

mrscarmela — 2017-05-02 18:41:40 UTC

I loved watching the videos, and I think that involving experts from inside and outside helps a lot in the integration of newly arrived migrants. The idea of welcome culture spaces , or welcome classrooms is really cool. Of course, this requires a completly different kind of school management and as they say in the video, the whole school has to be rethought.
I totally agree with Andreea, from Sweden: that sort of innovation takes too much time.
Considering the school where I work, that is in southern Sicily, I wonder if such an investment of sources, -human and economic- is worthwhile. Actually newly arrived migrants from Africa are not willing to settle down here; their journey has not ended here, since they are headed to Germay, or France, or elswhere in nothern middle Europe. They are not interested in integrating in Sicily, so they come to school with very low motivation. Getting them involved in any sort of activity is a really tough job. We have groups of teachers working with these students to help them with the language, but most of them are far from being interested.

Miriam Scafati, Italy

ospedale — 2017-05-03 01:12:18 UTC

The idea of welcome cultural spaces and welcome classoom is very interesting.

Vanesa, Croatia

2017-05-03 06:34:27 UTC

I agree with Prof.Dr.Pant.

Costanza

costanzaboresi — 2017-05-03 07:15:25 UTC

I totally agree with Prof. Dr. Pant. Diversity is always a synonym of richness, from many different points of view.

Rosanna B, Italy

ros_basso — 2017-05-03 07:48:19 UTC

Integration of newly arrived migrant students is a huge challenge. I often feel alone in similar situations and I agree with Prof.Dr. Pant this difficult challenge is a richness opportunity for rethinking our schools. The idea of welcome classroom is not hard to realize. In the past when I offered newly arrived students to talk about their cultural situation and experiences, they became more motivate to learn our language to integrate and the other students more available. So, I think a cultural space could be a great opportunity to better relationships.

Gergana Vladimirova, Bulgaria

usmihnatodestvo — 2017-05-03 09:14:52 UTC

Diversity is good for the development of a person or a nation. In short we are all human. And we must lean and help ourselves in everything.

Anna, Italia I share the thought of prof. Pant. The diversity of language and culture represents a great educational opportunity for everyone.

2017-05-03 12:25:39 UTC

Linda Carlos Ruiz

linda_konsin — 2017-05-03 12:59:38 UTC

I agree that immigrant students are a possibility for the schools to change and develop themselves. In the end, what benefits the immigrant students will benefit everyone. And as said in the third video, I think especially teenage students need the school to be structured place, they need to normalize their lives. It would be very important that also migrants aged 17 to 20 would get the opportunity to go to school, to finish school and get a normally structured life.

Petrina Blushi from Tirana. I agree with Prof. Pant. In our country (Albania), emigrant students enjoy all their rights, giving them many chances of their change and integration into the life of our country.

vilifeliksi — 2017-05-03 13:02:18 UTC

Serena A. - Italy

dolcefollia79 — 2017-05-03 13:21:58 UTC

I agree with Prof. Pant. Tha arrive of migrants is a good opportunity to develop an inclusive environment.

The presence of foreign sts is in a classroom is a positive experience for all the school group. It means integration and brotherhood among people.

2017-05-03 14:32:46 UTC

Giovanna

Valentina - Italy

valebell80 — 2017-05-03 17:10:34 UTC

I'm totally agree! It’s very important to make immediately an inclusive teaching, to help newly arrived migrants and to raise awareness and develop empathy for Italian students.

Lien B. - Belgium

lien_bossuyt — 2017-05-03 19:54:34 UTC

Casper&Hobbes is not an immigrant, but the ethos of respect and taking every student seriously, applies also for him. Moreover, children, students, refugees are so creative and have this 'resilience' that enriches me as a teacher.

Helen

elenistat — 2017-05-03 20:37:36 UTC

I agree with Prof. Dr. Pant, as I beleive that a school setting needs to promote integretion for every student attening. Changing a school in order to include new students and in this case newly arrived migrants will not only be beneficial for the new studdents atteding but also for the rest of the school body (students, teachers, parents).

Kris

segond_kristie — 2017-05-03 20:50:54 UTC

The future of all schools is, in my opinion, one of mixed cultures and experiences. We live in an age of great migration, not only political but economic. By learning to innovate for 'forced migrations' we are also helping ourselves prepare for integration of 'voluntary migrations'.

Rita(Italy)

2017-05-03 20:55:55 UTC

That's fantastic! I'm so agree with the idea to trasform each course for each student and not to transfer our modules or course to the students. Great!
School is really the first step where pupils and teenagers can fine their prospectives.

Ana, Portugal

acfilipe36 — 2017-05-03 22:32:39 UTC

We have witnessed a tremendous growth in the phenomenon of migration, which unfortunately
Brings not only positive but also negative effects, specifically in the case of discrimination.
With regard to this phenomenon in education, the EU is making great efforts to promote and
Measures for the integration of immigrant students.

Nalan,Turkey

eney — 2017-05-04 05:57:44 UTC

mMy school is in a small city and we have not so many refugees or migrants.However, even this little number of them makes it necessary for our schools to innovate themselves and adjust themselves to the inclusive environment of such schools.

Eleni, Switzerland

eleni_mousena — 2017-05-04 08:08:34 UTC

I agree with Prof. Dr. Pant's statement that the integration of refugees in a school is a good opportunity to change all the structures, timetables and space and renovate the whole school. But, a lot of time, money and willingness are required. Not only the school staff and teachers should give their best to achieve renovation but also the refugees should be eager to learn and integrate to the new environment. Welcoming classes and courses for elder students should be included in the school agenda so as to help every newly arrived migrant feel safe and ready to learn new things and become equal to other students.

I agree with Prof. Dr Pants. The newly arrived migrants in schools is a powerful drive for innovation at schools. We must find ways to communicate with them, break the language barrier, involve art education and innovative learning ways. We must also consider adult education for adult immigrants.

2017-05-04 10:06:54 UTC

PATRIZIA ITALY

2017-05-04 14:01:59 UTC

It is very important to make immediate inclusion

Chiara, Italy

chiara_semplicini — 2017-05-04 14:39:50 UTC

I absolutely agree with Prof. Dr. Pant. The current situation about migrants is not only an emergency but also an opportunity for schools. Fostering integration and inclusion is a basic issue in Europe at the moment and schools are the best places to promote these values together with concrete and effective inclusive practices.

Nora, Italy

2017-05-04 15:31:39 UTC

I teach at Secundary school. In my school there are classical studies, so the foreign students are not many. I think this is a limit for ours students because the integration is a great opportunityfor Young people. So I totally agree with Prof. Dr. Pant and I think Italian school should make more, especially at Secundary school.

Angeliki, Greece

akougiou — 2017-05-05 06:41:01 UTC

I agree with Prof.Dr.Pant point of view. Integrating newlly arrived migrants in our school can be an important key for innovation at schools as it gives us the chance to work on inclusion and cultural diversity. It is not just giving the knowledge to our pupils. More over it is a perfect example for them to have experience in first hand of how all this works.

Fotis, Chania, Crete, Greece.

FOTIOSPONTIKAKIS — 2017-05-05 08:15:47 UTC

I agree with Prof. Dr. Pant. Integration of refugees and migrants in our schools is an excellent opportunity for innovation of schools. Schools can try new methods, open up to society. Refugees and migrants add wealth to our school and local communities. We must also act for educating adult immigrants, at first with language lessons (English and the language of the country where they are).
It is also an opportunity for the introduction of lessons about the language of refugees and immigrants, so that they do not lose their native language. Local children could also be able to choose to attend a lesson of these languages voluntarily.

Anna, Italy

2017-05-05 08:27:26 UTC

Two weeks ago three children from Pakistan enrolled my school. I hope I'll be able to help them!!!

Monica, 🇮🇹

moni_fornelli — 2017-05-05 09:05:08 UTC

I completely agree with prof. Dr. Pant, newly arrived migrant students integration is an important starting point for a school which wants to be cozy, innovative and wants to give some enrichable experiences to all both teachers and students.

Fotis, Chania, Crete, Greece.

FOTIOSPONTIKAKIS — 2017-05-05 09:16:03 UTC

Maura, Italy

mauraccia — 2017-05-05 15:18:45 UTC

I, of course (and I think I can say the same for all the teachers attending this course...) totally agree in seing difference as an opportunity, but following the points of the introduction, I can't deny that there are some serious issues that can't be overlooked (I'm talking about my own situation, I'm fairly sure that other colleagues are on a safer ground):

1. I feel not only alone, but, almost always, unsure: younger generations of teachers, in Italy, are receiving a good preparation but, as far as I am concerned, I wasn't trained to do my job and to face tons of different issues every days. You are expected to improvise as a psychologist, a mom, a painter, a musician, a singer, a sport trainer, a writer of ambitious request to obtain funds, an expert in computer, languages, cinema, government plans, apart from the contents of the subjects you teach and the most efficient ways to do it... Caring for my pupils, I try to attend specific courses, but, very often, they are not up to my expectations, are a waste of time, energy and money and are, simply, too many to substitute a good university training before the job (maybe, I'm only getting older...). So, I'm always trying and feeling guilty for what I don't do and for things that I fail.

2. It's not so easy to work and communicate with other teachers: sometimes, we just don't share a vision and a mission of the school (for instance, is it a right for children to have a time to play -I find it a wonderful mean of socialisation- or can be dangerous, because they can get hurt and parents can denounce you; school excursions can be opportunities or a apin the teacher's neck?), so, all the objectives can't simply be reached together and cost you a lot to try to get nearer them by yourself... Some teachers, maybe, are just too tired and let down to try again...

3. Community doesn't always support a welcoming school: in my village there is a catholic school, and a lot of parents simply send their children there so they can study without the burden of "different" students... How will they manage in the real life is another story... (for instance, when a tv came to my village nobody from my school was invited, and the principal of the catholic school talked about a project intended to integrated, thanks to sport, all the children: it's a pity that almost all disabled or "foreign" pupils attend OUR school, not theirs...), and migrants live by themselves in the historical center of the town. It's very hard to build a group when parents teach their children not to share anything with some of their schoolmates...

4. Sometimes, even the school itself doesn't support changes: we worked together to make preliminary non-verbal tests to assess the ability of new arrived students, but they are (maybe...) spending their third year in a drawer... So, sometimes I understand why when you call a meeting to plan something new, you always see the same, few, faces...
5. As far as experts and organizations are concerned, I used to attend lectures, meetings, laboratories and courses with a wonderful association, but, due to shortage of funds and a policy not so openminded, they have to stop their long journey last year...

Fanny, Italy

fannyamato — 2017-05-05 15:30:05 UTC

Dr Pant's words really touch me....we must consider newly arrived students as individuals, with their complexity of feelings and needs

Peppe, Sicily

2017-05-05 16:30:42 UTC

The issue of refugees must be an opportunity to rethink the school in general. The school constantly needs updating. We need to think of a unique and global school. Life has changed and the problems have increased considerably. This is the hard and sad reality.I absolutely agree with Prof. Dr. Pant.

Barbara, Germany

2017-05-05 16:58:44 UTC

I totally agree with Maura from Italy. I have the same difficulties. Those who can avoid sending their children to our school do so. Not that our school is bad, but because the ratio between natives and migrants is approximately 1 : 4. And Christians to non-Christian is approximately 1:2. The parents of German children and 2-3 generation migrants do not want their children associating with these children.
I am also older and feel that I have not be sufficiently trained to deal with these difficulties. I teach Physics and not languages. This new challenge is forcing me to rethink my classes, because the principles can not be communicated without language. We are now working with pictographs and comics. This requires much time and effort on my part, because I can't find anything to buy to save me time. The subject related vocabulary needed is also new to the native speakers.

1.1.Vasilis, Greece

vstauropoulos — 2017-05-05 17:35:05 UTC

Undoubtedly, refugees integration challenge is an opportunity for every school to implement progressive changes in the way it works. Respect and tolerance to refugees and immigrants should be the center of the school programme. In my opinion the best lesson for our pupils is that the human life is equal for anybody irrespective of colour, religion, roots. It is a good opportunity to improve ourselves and teach successfully ethos, the most important value!

Pietro - Italy

2017-05-05 20:35:13 UTC

I totally subscribe to Dr. Pant's point of view. Refugees integration is a great opportunity for every country involved and specifically talking about education schools can play an important role in bridging the cultural gap between different race and individuality. Newly arrived migrants in school must be helped to express their precious personality and human value so teachers and all the school staff should work together to encourage and support the whole process of human growth.

Giampaolo, Italy

giampaolo_squarcina — 2017-05-05 20:49:38 UTC

I agree with Dr. Pant in the sense that italian school system is not prepared to manage newly arrived students' needs. So we need a deep rethinking of our school system in order to serve them better. For example, in Italy we don't have things such as "welcome courses" or "beginners special courses".

Niki, Greece

nikialexakou — 2017-05-05 23:04:22 UTC

I totally agree that the effort on our part to integrate newly arrived migrants will eventually lead to improvements in our teaching methods and in the way our schools function in general. Teaching with the newly arrived migrants of our classroom in mind will surely help us teach better

Paola, Italy

paolarduini — 2017-05-06 07:19:51 UTC

Integration is a big challenge as it always was. In Italy schools had to face in the 70's the big challenge of integrating SEN pupils, when the innivative law forced the education system to close special schools and to integrate any child in regular schools. Now we are facing this new challenge. I think that is a key moment for schools and for Europe to decide our future, If we, as Europeans, can afford the challenge of a new point of view on migrants and inclusion we can win; another choice, closing borders and our classrooms, will sign the end of a common dream of Union

Ekaterini, Poland

katerinaki62 — 2017-05-06 11:12:27 UTC

As it was said here many times, integration is a challenge no matter if the problems concerns refugees or just migrants. Integration assumes becoming together but it will never be achieved if we ignore the process of individualisation first. Each of these people who come to different countries have to assimilate and each of them will need help in individual approach to him as for the language acquisition, financial and social support, cultural preparation - generally as for the education. If they resume their sense of dignity the whole process will speed up.

Maria Intrieri, Italy

mri5 — 2017-05-06 11:35:15 UTC

How not to agree with Hans Anand Pant? "Participating organizations" are the only ones that have a chance of success when there are several actors with different roles and goals and so on in the school. It is a practice that for example in the residential architecture world (I have an architect's background) has had its results, Giancarlo De Carlo docet. I therefore believe that the school should also be confronted with the representatives / mediators of the various affluent cultures in order to plan effective strategies. I also share the opinion of Melanie Weber when she states that "there is no ready-made plan suitable for all Students "and therefore also in multilingual inclusion there is a need for individualized strategic plans. But is the school (at least Italian) always ready to open the debate? Are always leadership, teachers so open to welcoming external realities that support their work? Whether for economic reasons or for fear of ‘invasion of the field’, this often does not happen. Perhaps there is a need to change mentality and form internal actors first and then open a dialogue.

Rossana, Italy

rossaco — 2017-05-06 15:25:44 UTC

I totally agree with Dr Pant and then Gianpaolo. In Italy we have to change a lot of things but first of all teachers' minds and way of thinking and the schools organization . Otherwise we're not able to front this new challange. The big problem is...how?

Angeliki, Greece-Thessaloniki

antzela12345 — 2017-05-06 15:51:27 UTC

Dr. Hans Anand Pant makes a very important statement. Integration of refugees in our school and especially in greek school is a good reason for our educational system to be updated. As our schools are obsolete enough (not only the educational methods but also the buildings, too), the work required to integrate refugees would be the best way to introduce innovative education methods to our students. For many years my country was behind the times in this field. However nowadays the massive inflow of refugees here activated government to make essential steps in the section of education by organising specific programmes for refugees which is innovation for our school system despite the disagreement of greek parents. Although I would like to point out that a big number of teachers hired to teach such specific objects are not qualified enough, sometimes not at all. So the innovative trials will prove to be devastating if not things do not change. On the other hand I have noticed that more and more teachers are interested in improving their skills in the refugee field by participating in relevant programmes (like me in this programme) something which shows a big change in the greek educational staff.

Claudia, Italy

2017-05-06 16:06:17 UTC

I agree that schools wishing to continue with their monocultural approach and have their teachers lecture pupils on the national curriculum are going to face huge problems. We do need to face reality and take this opportunity to rethink schools with the refugees.Integrating migrants calls for more than just learn to tolerate other cultures: it calls for strength and enough open mindedness to become curious and interested in other cultures and the ability to feel at ease and improve ourselves in the continuous negotiation between different viewpoints and values which are all legitimate as long as they are respectful of human rights and civil laws.

Sanja, Croatia

2017-05-06 16:33:33 UTC

I strongly agree with Prof. Dr. Hans Anand Pant. Germany offers a great support for the teachers on the Deutsche Schulakademie. The integration of refugees in our schools really provides a good opportunity to rethink schools in general. I think that in Croatia we are on the begginning of that proces. That new situation provoces schools to adapt. Everything begins with a new students and then teachers are coping alone. Our Ministery and our advisers in a Teaching agency have some supportive documents and seminars but good practice is still developing. In the meantime we are doing the best we can. Practice in many cases (and my school) confirms that love for the work required to integrate them can be a powerful driver for innovation at schools.

Clara, Italy

clarag — 2017-05-06 21:08:27 UTC

I think that in this historical moment, schools do need to be rethinked in many aspects. One of them necessarily has to be integration of migrants or foreigners in general. Italian school system has a lot of problems. The first is that it is the same since 40 years. Only a few teachers are well trained to face new challenges. I totally agree with prof. Pant and I’ve found interesting in the previous videos when they talked about involving every school member in these processes, first of all school managers. As a matter of fact, very often in Italian schools teachers train themselves autonomously and then they have to suggest new strategies to headmasters. But, if the headmaster is not well informed, the teachers’ ideas are put into practice only in single classes and only a few become good practices. The Deutsche Schulakademie is a very good example to follow, because migrants themselves can be protagonists of the topic and not only the object of others’ discussions.

María, Spain

isasama10 — 2017-05-06 22:48:16 UTC

Of course the integration of refugees in our school actually provides a good opportunity to rethink schools in general and the work required to integrate them can be a powerful driver for innovation at schools. We all teachers agree on this idea, but local, national and transnational educational authorities should also support schools and provide the conditions for renovation of pedagogical approaches and development of infrastructures to enable school transformation.

Silvia, Italy

2017-05-06 23:51:47 UTC

I think every one is different and sharing different and experiences enriches everybodies.
in this historical moment school need to be rethinked.

Βασιλική, Greece

vasikriko — 2017-05-07 07:55:30 UTC

I definitely agree with the statement that the integration of refugees in our school actually provides a good opportunity to rethink schools in general and that the work required to integrate them can be a powerful driver for innovation at schools. We should all face the new givens and adopt new methods of teaching that can respond on these.Dont forget that schools are the miniatures of our societies.

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gobettipieromaggio — 2017-05-07 08:51:57 UTC

Sara Viotti, Italy

gobettipieromaggio — 2017-05-07 08:51:58 UTC

Yes, it's true: every kid is unique and the schools should try to adatto their curriculum design to the individual needs. I am very impressed by the example of the German organization shown in the video, it would be very useful if every european citizen had the opportunity of listening migrants storytellings, there are so many narrowminded. The schools can led activities to change things, but we the teachers often feel tired,we are just about to live in a world when diversity is the rule and we are lazy, we don't want things are different.

Yuri, Italy

yurisab — 2017-05-07 09:17:47 UTC

Children arrived from different areas because of migrations are a way of enrichment for all class rom a historical and cultural point od viene. A way to grow together.

Victoria, Greece

victvoud — 2017-05-07 11:18:48 UTC

Trying to make young immigrants feel comfortable in the Greek classroom can be more than challenging in the Greek context. No matter how big-hearted Greek teachers may be, it is more often than not a matter of sufficient infrastructure. Unless bigger school buildings, greater classrooms in size, specialised instructors are trained, appropriate funds are collected, the integration of young immigrants at chools will suffer.

Bianca B, Romania

bbyancka — 2017-05-07 13:16:31 UTC

I agree with that affirmation. Integrating the migrant students in our schools can be a challenge but also an opportunity to develop and innovate our teaching methods. We need to know each other, to learn to communicate and to develop skills adapting the process of teaching and learning to the particularities of every pupil.

Cristina, Italy

2017-05-07 14:39:08 UTC

I think that schools have to change their way of "teaching" and their didactic methods, because nowaday they are no more usefull.
I think this will be a big challenge.

Livia, Italy

liviacentonze_lc — 2017-05-07 14:51:08 UTC

I think the integration of refugees is an opportunity to enrich our cultural background and our way of thinking.

Daniele - Italy

danvir — 2017-05-07 15:48:03 UTC

In the second video, Prof.Dr. Hans Anand Pant of the Deutsche Schulakademie makes the point that the integration of refugees in our school actually provides a good opportunity to rethink schools in general and that the work required to integrate them can be a powerful driver for innovation at schools. Do you agree with this statement?
I agree with prof. Pant, because our didactic should be totally adapted to our pupils. So the arriving of migrant students could force us to change our scholastic system. It should not be monocultural, but really opened to all cultures, based on european values. People from other countries could really help us teachers to educate our pupils to values like open-mindness, tolerance, respect, freedom and democracy. It helps also about thinking from other perspectives.
Italian scholastic system has a lot of problems and it is strongly resistant to any change. It is not so easy to make proposals to change our daily school-life, because sometimes we find many obstacles in bureaucracy, headmasters or colleagues. And I absolutely complain the few possibilities we have to share our ideas and strategies with other colleagues. The Ministry must help us granting a quality formation. It should be compulsory also the presence of a psychologist at school, but not only one our per week; s/he should be in school during all the mornings.

Eirini, Greece

iavgerinou20 — 2017-05-07 18:36:07 UTC

The challenge of the integration of refugees makes the educators rethink. There are students with different backgrounds, stories and educational needs. Schools should comprehend them and provide a differentiated learning environment. By integrating refugees in school the other students have the opportunity to get to know different cultures, become open-minded and get the feeling of being a world citizen.

Paola, Italy

paolcro — 2017-05-07 20:11:56 UTC

It was great to see what this school did in germany. Thinking about a refugee school was a great idea! I am curious to find out the results of this work. It struck me so much that a good teaching in a school, a context, is not good for another.

1.1 Challenges & Opportunities

zetakoli — 2017-05-07 20:51:17 UTC

Zoi, Greece
Schools should as institutions be open to society and its needs. Innovation should be the implementation criteria for all curricula. In this case, migrants can be the reason for activating the renewal of education throughout Europe. Education contributes to social stabilization and integration of refugees into the education system will strengthen the social system of each country

zetakoli — 2017-05-07 20:58:22 UTC

zetakoli — 2017-05-07 20:58:41 UTC

Eirini, Greece

EiriniGreece — 2017-05-07 22:25:45 UTC

I think that everything that happens in a great scale in society, such as migration, should be a motivation for schools to rethink their role and make adaptations. Children are going to be citizens of future society so they have to be well prepared for what that means, and that, apart from learning language or mathematics, is the role of school.

Patrizia Italy

2017-05-08 08:37:23 UTC

The video's vision gave me insights on how to flip multimedia to help migrants integrate

Crissa,GreeceIntegrating and accepting different cultures is the challenge of the new school reality. So we are evolving as educators, like people as a society. The act of listening is an important skill for teachers. If we manage to show newly arrived migrant students our respect, it will make it easier for us to interact.

crissalombardi — 2017-05-08 16:01:02 UTC

Wolfgang, Austria

oelzant — 2017-05-08 17:00:13 UTC

Integrating - or just try to - refugees is a biiig challenge for teachers and the school in general. You beed the support of many teachers otherwise one alone will fail in this process. But it may lead to rethinking lesson plans, school organisation and fixed attitudes.

Solange Delicado, Portugal

sdelicado — 2017-05-08 17:28:32 UTC

I agree with Dr Hans Pant. Integrating newly arrived migrant children is a chance for schools to improve their teaching methods and na opportunity to create e true European Citizenship in all students through implementing a real spirit of acceptance for diferences and respect for diversity.

Dr Raimo Salo, Finland

raimo_salo — 2017-05-08 17:42:26 UTC

Yes, I agree with the statement that integration of the new Finnish students can be a driving force for teachers and other professionals in schools if managed properly. After all, teachers need to rethink their ways to work and look wider and further than they used to do in the past when classrooms were more monocultural.

Betty-Greece

2017-05-08 20:25:14 UTC

I completely agree. The role of the schools should be adjust to the needs of society .We leave in multicultural enviroment and this "crisis" can be an opportunity for all to rethink the role and target of education.

Silvia, Rome

silvietta_68 — 2017-05-09 07:52:22 UTC

I agree with the Video.
The school has an important role regarding integration new arrived.

Isabel Cachada, Portugal

isabelcachadaber — 2017-05-10 18:07:07 UTC

Like the others i completely agree with the video. The school has a very important role in integration new arrived and the integration of refugees in our school can be a powerful driver for innovation at schools.

Claudia Renda , Italy

2017-05-10 19:32:39 UTC

The video is very interesting.

Guen, Turin

guendalinah — 2017-05-11 12:45:55 UTC

I totally agree: school is the future for every person. Whitout school are life could be very, very hard especially in another country

Roberta, Turin

condomittir — 2017-05-12 09:56:42 UTC

I agree with this interesting video. i think the school must teach integration and respect between every people without differentiation between cultures and peoples of origin. He must teach that we all belong to mankind.

Alessandra Gallina

scrocchia67 — 2017-05-12 20:34:22 UTC

1.1 Challenges and opportunities
Migrant students' arrival in schools is a good opportunity to rethink schools through the idea of welcoming new people, new students, new lives full of experiences that can enrich our lifestyle and our idea of what is really important in a social relationship.

Claire, Glasgow

2017-05-12 22:00:01 UTC

I agree. Our refugee and migrant families add to our school community and help our native children understand different cultures and languages. We see them as an asset

Valbona ,ALBANIA

valbona_mata2 — 2017-05-13 10:40:37 UTC

Migration is a very known and important issue nowadays.
Integration of the pupils in their school is a nowadays challenge including the schools.When an emigrant show up you have in front of you not also a physical person but also his dreams and ambitions . A newly arrived is not also a challenge but also an opportunity for the other because they can exchange information and backgrounds from their countries. Let him fell like he is home ,WELCOME .

Angela, Italia

2017-05-13 10:50:00 UTC

I agree with the statement of Prof.Dr. Hans Anand Pant of the Deutsche Schulakademie. I think that the integration of refugees in our school actually provides a good opportunity to rethink schools in general . And I think that the work required to integrate them can be a powerful driver for innovation at schools.

Vani (Fot. Vass.), Greece

2017-05-13 15:57:24 UTC

I definitely

Annu, Finland

2017-05-13 17:06:33 UTC

I agree. The integration of refugees puts the schools and every teacher to reconsider their knowledge of other cultures and requires openness for everything new that may come with integration.

ANISOARA, ROMANIA

any_tarcan — 2017-05-14 13:33:13 UTC

I agree this video. The school is the future for every person.

Moschoula, Hellas

mcdouris — 2017-05-14 20:14:15 UTC

I believe that integrating immigrants can help a school reconsider its values and its structure, redesign the whole proccess of education in order to cater for all.
I do have to state though that formal education in Hellas, where I work, does not really allow flexibility (the curriculim is the same in the whole country on every subject). Thus making it difficult for teachers to cater individually for students. This needs to change if we wish to support every student in our class to find their way.

Graziella, Italy

2017-05-14 21:58:23 UTC

I agree with Prof. Dr. Pant because I think that the integration of refugees is a huge task for the school management, teachers and all staff members. The arriving of migrant student could fource us to change our scholastic system opening to all cultures

Francesco Coppola

fscocoppola — 2017-05-15 11:07:09 UTC

The presence of foreign students is a stimulus to overcome obstacles to learning.
Foreign pupils see our didactics differently than usual, they push us to do other activities. They help us improve our way of teaching.

ANGELA DE VITO

2017-05-15 14:49:29 UTC

I'M AGREE WITH MR FRANCESCO COPPOLA BECAUSE THROUGHT FOREIGN PEOPLE WE CAN SHARE DIFFERENT WAY TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

ROSA MEDEIROS

rosa_medeiros1 — 2017-05-15 15:45:52 UTC

Yes, when we get strategies for those who have the most difficulty, we are making everyone learn better. Diversity and collaboration among all are essential values for good education.

Ida,Italy

2017-05-16 14:53:47 UTC

Very important to make a confortable environment for children from different countries and know their history.

Annalisa, Italy I agree with Prof. Pant's statement. I find interesting some thoughts of this community. Is not easy to work with migrant student individually because the school sistem is complicated and busy.

2017-05-16 15:29:50 UTC

Ourania Lampou

ranialampou — 2017-05-16 18:05:25 UTC

Newly migrant students need targeted support as they enter the school system, such as through intensive language and general induction programs to allow them to participate in mainstream classes as soon as possible.

Maria, Italy

2017-05-16 19:54:35 UTC

I agree with Prof. Pant because I think diversity motivates new strategies of teaching

Victoria, Brussels

2017-05-17 13:41:47 UTC

I agree with Prof. Pant. This counts also for Belgian schools. It is important to rethink but also to enlarge their vision: we are not only living in a city or in a country, we are living in a big world with different people, cultures, ideas, insights, ... All this can lead to new strategies of teaching and learning, the big context, the ideal multicultural way of learning, living and loving.

Feliks , Albania

2017-05-21 19:34:54 UTC

I am agree with Prof Pant, because the job with targeted student is very important in our cauntry

Adil Tugyan

2017-05-23 20:56:36 UTC

I agree with prof pant because providing the immigrant students with relevant and future career focused education will be more meaningful for them.

G KESERCİ

2018-10-13 20:26:06 UTC

I agree with prof.Pant

Derya Özcan Özalan

alkas_ocalan — 2020-06-23 16:28:52 UTC

I agree with Prof. Pant because if future career -based education is provided for the immigrant and refugee students, this will be more beneficial for them

Sanaa Altamimi/Jordan

2020-10-08 07:33:06 UTC

As a teacher in a primary school which has some refugees and as Jordan is a country which has received about million and a half of refugees .I Agree on what mr hans said .Because developing and creating plans and ways to involve refugees helps in developing the culture ,learning,thinking and building the personality of the students and the school itself grows in innovation in m,any aspects.

Julius karche

2020-11-02 12:19:34 UTC

I agree perfectly the statement of Dr Hans. By looking for ways to integrate the newly arrived new idears set in. this will go a long way to help them and instil general success