Prof Dr Hilbert Meyer (Institute of Educational Sciences), Carola Junghans
(Studienseminar Oldenburg), Dr Andreas Feindt (Comenius Institute
Münster)

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Some people think that school lessons are only really fun when there is a lot of humour involved. But is that true? After all, lessons are only fun in the long term if something sensible comes out of them. That's why we will be looking at the following questions in this lecture: When is teaching good? When is it bad? And what was it actually like in the past? Together with some of you, we would like to re-enact on stage what teaching was like 100 years ago in Oldenburg and East Frisia. You'll need to come with clean fingernails and a fresh handkerchief. We will then consider what you liked and disliked about these old lessons. Who wants teachers to be just as strict today as they were 100 years ago? Who wants to be penalised for wrong answers? And what do the researchers say? They have found out: Good teaching is like a jigsaw puzzle. It consists of many small pieces. And only when teachers and pupils work together can the puzzle be completed. Moderator: Anke Genius, NDR Wednesday, 1 October 2008
4.30 to 5.30 p.m.
Audimax, Hörsaalzentrum