‘Teachers’ interests hardly considered in reopening education’

‘Teachers’ interests hardly considered in reopening education’

The Dutch union AOb is concerned about the reopening of higher education. According to the union the Dutch cabinet has taken insufficient account of the interests of teachers.The union distributed a survey among teachers last weekend to map out their concerns.

“For us, the cabinet’s decision came as a surprise, ” says board member Marijtje Jongsma of education union AOb. “The ministry has mainly talked to education administrators and students. Our president has visited them no more than once. ”

You could take many more measures to work safely, Jongsma believes, such as testing for access, enforcing the one-and-a-half meter and making mouth masks mandatory in classes. “You can want openness – we all want it, education is very important – but you also have to face reality. ”