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The parents seem to have an overwhelming desire for their children to receive a perso nalized educa tion five other schools receive 25 000 euros and all schools that have been nominated are awarded 5 000 euros There are many extraordinary things about the Martinschule For example the school has an extensive repertoire of teaching methods that it has collected over the years from a range of different sources and refined to suit its own needs But really one thing is most important says Benjamin Skladny the headmaster Every child learns differently and at his or her own pace That s why in a single grade level some children might still be struggling with reading while others are working on square num bers like in Piet s learning group It all started 25 years ago with a school for children with mental dis abilities that Skladny set up in Greifs wald after the fall of the Berlin Wall In special education we know that if you don t focus on the individual child you will fail he says And the same holds true for other children it s just that we can t see it as easily A visit to the school shows us how much the children benefit from this approach and what a challenge it is for the teachers There are three par allel classes in the elementary school and up to four children in each class have special educational needs In the integrated high school which starts from fifth grade the students are divided into learning groups There is a maths room a German room and an English room 60 teachers work in the building alongside 23 members of the educational support staff such as special needs caregivers and 60 integration aides The state the local community and private payments from parents finance the school Each teacher is assigned twelve children to teach With this teacher they plan their days set monthly goals for themselves and come together to see whether they ve met their goals Did we get it right this time That s what Namid and Anselm want to know today The two seventh grad ers are standing in front of the com puter on the teacher s podium like kids at an ice cream shop with that same longing pleading look and intonation in their voices Can you pleeeeease print out the maths test on fractions for us Namid has only been at the Martinschule since fourth grade before that he attended a Waldorf school and a regular public school It was boring he says They went too slowly Here he can learn as quickly as he wants There s no homework no grades and even tests are fun Parents often get nervous when their child still likes going to school after a few years Skladny says with a grin The idea that learning has to be painful is deeply ingrained in them Is my child actually learning anything they ask themselves But the numbers speak for themselves Our students whether they are on a college prep track or not complete their diplomas with better scores than the average in our state of Mecklenburg West Pomerania says the principal So we must be doing something right Skladny is fighting a battle on two fronts he repeatedly has to explain himself and the school s concept to parents And it s not always easy to get the faculty excited about the concept either some teachers have a hard time with it Traditional class structures can be more conve nient But despite some resistance the parents seem to have an over whelming desire for their children to receive a personalized education That much is obvious at an informa tion session for parents of future elementary school students one eve ning The small elementary school is bursting at the seams with fathers and mothers shimmying through 15THE MAGAZINE 3 18

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