Sommerdovent three high school students sit and lie on a sofa at the home of Erle Sjue Steiner (17) in Drammen. Pale summer sun in the sky, Netflix on the screen and energy drinks on the table. And perhaps a somewhat declining energy level? – June is actually very weak, yes, notes Oscar Spærin Riwen (18). Filip Wegrzyn (from left), Erle Steiner and Oscar Spærin Riwen have a lot of time off from school in June. Photo: Haakon Nesse Moreau / news What do you think of the schools’ plans in June? Have your say at the bottom of the matter. It is a completely ordinary morning in about the middle of June. Besides, it’s a school day. But the school days in June across the country have become more and more synonymous with cleaning days, trips, coziness and time off. – Too little tuition FAU leader Kristin Lie Vågan in Mjøndalen has children in junior and senior high school. She tells news that she and her husband “just sat and discussed the topic of lazy school days”. FAU leader Kristin Lie Vågan. Photo: Private Vågan clarifies that she is speaking as a mother in this case. – The whole of June is becoming a farce. The pupils show up at school to have a clean-up day or shared breakfast for a couple of hours. There will be too little teaching towards the end of the school year. As far as Vågan is concerned, everything the social pupils do towards the end of the school year is fine. – But couldn’t it be distributed more evenly throughout the year? – Most students have a working week when they go to secondary school: Why can’t the working week be added to June instead of squeezing it into May, as it is now, she wonders. FAU leader at Svelvik school, Monika Knem, says this: – After the all-day tests and exams, there is not much more for them to do at school. By then they have finished their subject plan and are more in holiday mode. I think it is just as important with the social learning that they get by having active days outside of school. Reward and pat on the back Aren’t school pupils supposed to be at school? It’s not summer vacation yet. Why has it become like this? – That is a very good question, begins Elisabeth Bergvoll Didriksen, principal at Madsebakken primary school in Kongsberg, before continuing: – We think that all school days are important. Not all competence goals must be achieved in the classroom; some are wise to add seasons where they are good to solve in the outdoor environment. We don’t really think they are that lax. Elisabeth Bergvoll Didriksen is principal at Madsebakken school in Kongsberg. She says that in June they have other learning activities and a slightly different focus. “But still good in the teaching plan work”. She believes that the month of June can act as a reward, a kind of pat on the back for good work throughout the school year. – The outdoor school goals. What concretely do the students learn from swimming and grilling sausages? – You must create shared experiences and form good bonds, so that you get a good learning environment. We know that when the children have good experiences together, the bonds become stronger. They become more robust in the school environment. This is also an important part of the social aspect, concludes Didriksen. Summer job, sleeping and golf Erle, Filip and Oscar are in second grade at Eiker upper secondary school in Hokksund. The class is neither on a swimming nor barbecue trip. They just have time off from school. – What do you actually do? – Today I actually got up early and played golf. So I try to get a little done out of the day, then, Oscar replies. – I have slept a little extra long. Otherwise it’s to train, perhaps, and then come up with things with friends, says Erle. Filip, on the other hand, has started his summer job a little earlier. – So I have been working quite a bit on the last few days off. – But when you have time off like today? – Then I actually just slept a little longer. Shortage of substitutes can result in more school absences Ole Christian Norum is a senior advisor in the Norwegian Directorate of Education. We present the theme for him, the leisurely pace of school in June. – Why is it like that? – It’s not really a good thing to say. The pupils have a claim to training. There are 38 school weeks, and there must be 45 consecutive weeks in the year. For the older students, the exam period is now over; it may therefore be perceived as a bit out of date, believes Norum. Ole Christian Norum is a senior advisor at the Norwegian Directorate of Education. He says that moving during the summer holidays is something they are looking at. Photo: Directorate of Education – The written exam was finished last Friday, but they will still have an oral exam. There is a big solitaire that will go up, because we need examiners for the exams. Then the teacher must go to the neighboring school and be the examiner for the oral exam. Sometimes it can be difficult to get that solitaire to go up. – Are temporary workers not employed? – A substitute must be appointed. But as I said, it can still be a bit difficult to get the solitaire to go up. How about taking your summer vacation a little earlier? After finishing their exams in early June, many students experience short school days and extra days off now in June. Perhaps they simply feel finished with school. – It is probably easy to think that the training is only about subjects. But the school actually has a mission to create unity, respect for each other and nature. It is probably easy for the schools to perhaps collect the different days until the end of the school year, says Norum. Filip Wegrzyn, Erle Steiner and Oscar Spærin Riwen actually think it’s perfectly fine to have a few quiet days in June, like after exams. Photo: Haakon Nesse Moreau / news When asked whether it is considered to plan the school route in a different way, and for example take summer vacation a couple of weeks earlier, the senior adviser at the Directorate of Education replies: – We know that the minister is concerned about this, especially with the Russian holiday. There may be some changes there. In this case, it is the Ministry of Education and Science that has the ultimate framework. Then it is the municipality and the county council that create the school route in their municipality. – Do what you want The substitute solitaire is something the students at Eiker upper secondary school recognise. – Yes, some of our teachers also have VG3, so they are included in the exam there. Then our hours disappear, says Erle. – You don’t get substitutes? – No. Well… what are you going to come up with then? Photo: Haakon Nesse Moreau / news However, when they are at school in June, the school day looks a little different to the rest of the year. – There is probably a big difference between the subjects. At least for me, says Oscar: – It’s been a lot that I’ve just turned up, and then the teacher has said: “Yes, just do what you want”. And then we can go home, or just sit and relax. When we ask if the students themselves could decide, what would an ideal school week in June have looked like? – No, for me, I think it’s very nice to have time off, Erle replies. – No one who had been sitting and puking now? – No, we have finished everything. There’s no point in fussing, says Filip, while the others agree. What do you think of the schools’ schedule in June? Hello! Welcome to dialogue at news. Since you are logged in to other news services, you do not have to log in again here, but we need your consent to our terms of use for online dialogue Published 19.06.2024, at 11.38 Updated 19.06.2024, at 11.45
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