By letter called to work with talented young people

Young talented individuals They are crucial for society and its development, but it is essential that they are properly directed and worked with them. According to the first signers from the Association for Technical Culture of Slovenia, who today, the Ministry of Education and the National Assembly, called for a stable and sustainable support for the work of non -governmental organizations in the field of talent development and the achievement of exceptional successes of talented young people, would need national regulation in this field.

This year is 60 years since the establishment of the Movement Committee Science to the youth and the stacks Millions for talentwho pioneered the possibilities for recognizing and realizing the exceptional potentials of youth in the field of science in the Slovenian territory. Even though there were later some attempts to establish a more stable support for talented young people, they have not developed for various reasons for a variety of reasons. These could provide missing system solutions in this area, namely partnership between different departments within and outside the educational system, the letter warned.

The organizations that lead the processes and coordinate them, as they stated, face many problems in their work, from the lack of financial resources and bureaucratic obstacles to the non -recognition of the work done to mentors and organizations that lead the activities described.

They address the exceptionalities not

The government, the ministry and the National Assembly have warned of the problems that, due to the disorder of the field, they face non-governmental organizations in working with talented young people or addressing their exceptionalities, which are not (z) mores by the educational system.

Therefore, these actors were called to accept and publish a national strategy for working with talented young people; to provide appropriate normative frameworks and resources for the implementation of work programs with talented young people within the educational system and at the level of collaboration of schools with non-governmental organizations specializing in working with talented young people; Appropriately legally and materially, they regulate the position of non -governmental organizations and other entities, which have been taking care of various forms of work with talented young people for decades.

The organizations that lead the processes and coordinate them, as they stated, face many problems in their work, from the lack of financial resources and bureaucratic obstacles to the non -recognition of the work done to mentors and organizations that lead the activities described. Photo: Leon Vidic/Work

Medals are not taken for granted

“We not only follow tens of thousands of young people signed, but also connect thousands of mentors at all levels of education – from kindergartens, primary and secondary schools to faculties and institutes. They selflessly help to carry out various preparations for students and students who participate in domestic knowledge competitions, and the best of which are then achieved by enviable success at international Olympiads and young scientists. The medals and recognitions they regularly bring from these events are something for granted, but are the result of systematic, persistent and committed work, « they wrote, among others.

They wrote that it is difficult to accept the fact that it is not possible to claim reimbursement to promote competitions at the annual ceremony of awards to the best young individuals at Cankarjev dom and that there is no real title to finance preparation and participation in international competitions. They also repeated the findings of the Court of Audit of 2021, which at the time found that « the national strategy for working with the gifted is still not formed in the Republic of Slovenia, so the basic goals and importance of dealing with talented children and adolescents for the development of the state are not defined, incentives and measures for equal promotion of the talented development, additional sources of financing, uniform and constant monitoring of work with talented students. Coordination of treatment and support at work with talented students and students and a link between all stakeholders. « 

Promoting interest in science and promoting science in young people help to form future generations of researchers, innovators and leaders who will be able to solve the world challenges and create a better future for everyone, they also warned in the letter.