Us eight deans of the University of Belgrade faculties that train teachers provided a high-quality and concise proposal that’s achievable in a short period. The ball is now in the court of the competent ministry, or rather the Government
Each September sees ever-fewer people enter classrooms with good will and enthusiasm. The situation has deteriorated sharply, with physical attacks on teachers becoming increasingly frequent. And I think that this, coupled with the unacceptably low salaries and total undermining of reputation and authority, is the final straw.
Given that I have personal contacts with representatives of teachers throughout Serbia, I starting receiving information about the frequent resignations of school teachers from the moment they recognised me as one of the deans concerned about the situation in education and with an initiative. Anyone who receives a better offer abandons the teaching profession, which is disastrous for every society and country.
We receive information that teachers are increasingly abandoning schools if they receive an opportunity to secure a better job
When it comes to the role of university faculties in resolving this sickening situation that has no future, it is up to us to give our all, as lecturers and as individuals, to ensure that our students receive the best possible education. On the other hand, I think that us eight deans of the University of Belgrade faculties that train teachers have done everything that it was up to us to do as professors and leading figures of these pivotal institutions. We provided a high-quality and concise proposal that’s achievable in a short period. The ball is now in the court of the competent ministry, or rather the Government.
We are taught by the experiences of others that there can be no strong and prosperous society without a high-quality education system. And our own experiences also teach us this same truth. It is high time we started learning from those experiences and drawing conclusions.
