Promises made by the government will no longer be enough for tackling the crisis in Hungarian public education, a lawmaker of opposition LMP has said, demanding immediate wage hikes in the sector.
There is a shortage of at least 16,000 teachers across the country, Antal Csárdi told a press conference on Tuesday, marking Hungarian public education day. Teachers are obliged to fill in classes on subjects that are not their specialisation in one out of every four schools and it has also been prevalent in one out of every five schools that teachers without a higher education degree teach classes, he said. “On one instance, a retired gymnastics teacher aged over 80 had to be called back,” Csárdi added.
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Many teachers receive a wage equivalent of the minimum wage of a skilled worker, Csárdi said, adding that LMP demands a 45 percent wage increase in the sector with a retroactive effect.
“LMP demands that the government stop shifting responsibility and pointing the finger at Brussels, and take immediate steps to tackle the crisis in education,” the lawmaker said.
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Source: MTI
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Diabolical – what is the FUTURE in Education in Hungary?
This government the DAMAGE – call it DESTRUCTION it is causing on the lives of thousands of YOUNG Hungarians, the “little ones” through to University Students – through their 3rd World Approach and Attitude to EDUCATION is – APPALLING.
Damage to Human – Youthful Development – through ABSOLUTE archaic facilities – and “Tools” & Facilities for Education, this GOVERNMENT are SHAMED.
This Orban led Government of Hungary – its propaganda, falsifications of facts & truth, that just FAILED to make Investment into Education, using funding, for “other” less human development needs & purpose, that the European Union have rightfully acted on, that saw No Funding nor INVESTMENT to requirement, used for EDUCATION in Hungary.
Its SHAMBOLIC, if not criminal in part, the abuse and mis-use – the FALSEIFICATIONS of Facts & Truth – dismissive of any Candour, that has just BLASTED out to Educators & the subject of Education and the Citizens of Hungary – by this Orban led “Dictatorial” Government of Hungary.
What is the FUTURE for aspiring young Educators or those in Higher Education or “other” places of learning – to make a VOCATIONAL decision in Hungary and be an EDUCATOR?
Educators long serving in particular, those in Academia, it goes beyond being a Vocational career, that inclusive, must be a FAIR & Reasonable – “driven” by a Government, who support & EMBRACE – the importance of EDUCATION, that ensures – that Educators are renumerated FAIRLY & APPRECIATED.
This has DISMALLY failed to be the CASE in Education in Hungary, in the decade plus of this Orban led Government.
The FUTURE – the billions of FORINTS needed to bring an Education system up to standards of the 21st century from muchly a base at this point in time is 20th century maybe still in large part 19th century.
The billions of Forints – who is or ARE going to be the Bankers for FUTURE Education development in Hungary?
We continual to EXIST in an EDUCATION system that is declining – that nears, like the Economy of this country, through the FAILINGS of the Orban Government, nearing COLLAPSING.
Educators – Students & Familys – in on-going orderly organized acts of OBJECTION to this Orban Government, we MUST in solidarity fight on, and NOT curtail to the PROPAGANDA promise machine of this Orban Government.
Every day I read about some money going to ethnic (whatever that means) Hungarian people whose family have lived outside Hungary for over 100 years! What is the purpose of funding this despora when we can not fund education for Hungarian people who live and pay taxes in Hungary? If this despora wants so bad to be Hungarian, let them move here, pay taxes here, and live under the president that they vote for with their “given” Hungarian voter rights by Victor.