More than a dozen young people studying to become teachers immersed themselves in practice as student assistants in May and June. At two secondary schools in Lusatia, the 14 students turned lost teaching hours into learning hours as part of a TU Dresden model project to combat teacher shortages in eastern Saxony. During the semester-long internship, they helped children in Zittau and Görlitz "learn to learn", said project manager Anke Langner, Professor at the TU Faculty of Education, to the German Press Agency. The schools and local authorities provide accommodation and cover travel costs. "The response has been incredible."
According to Langner, the results of the first pilot phase are positive and the project will be continued after the fall vacations at the latest. According to the announcement, the TU and the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs will support it financially from the coming school year, and the Ministry of Science will also support it in the future. Langner said that more than 60 student learning guides will then work together in small groups at at least five schools on Fridays to gain experience in their future profession. Recruitment is currently underway, with ten from the first pilot phase continuing.
