5.10 Current debates and reforms
Address
Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji
Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FRSE)
National Agency for the Erasmus+ Programme
al. Jerozolimskie 142A
PL-02-305 Warszawa
Tel: +48 22 46 31 091
E-Mail: wawrzyniec.pater@frse.org.pl
mateusz.jezowski@coleurope.eu
Website
Debates around youth and children center on two general areas.
The first is the question education and curriculum reform: thinning down the basic education curriculum combined with a stronger focus on competences and use of knowledge, instead of memorization. Just as important is the move to make schools less ideological and to to eliminate elements of overt political influence, as well as to make schools into friendly and secure places. This requires a new approach to pedagogy, teaching tolerance and acceptance diversity, as well as acceptance for diversity in various forms, including ethnic (especially with Ukrainian children attending Polish schools in numbers), and the LGBT+ community. It is also necessary to provide psychological support and to take care of the mental health of youth and children.
The other key area is the question of women’s rights, especially when it comes to sexuality, access to contraception, and legal and safe abortions. These issues played a decisive role in mobilising young women to participate in the most recent parliamentary elections.