« These young people face half a year, they obviously dislike »: What is hiding behind the intention of the authorities to write national textbooks? – Society

This for today, says Aleksandar Markov, professor of history in the eighth Belgrade gymnasium, commenting on the draft of the Law on Textbooks, which envisages the introduction of national textbooks.

Draftremind, predicts that all school students have a unique textbook from Serbian language and literature, the world around us, the nature and art, which would issue a textbook office, and printed a public company.

The Ministry of Education in the reasoning of this solution stated that the introduction of the national interest is to preserve the national identity, cultural heritage and language, and that these textbooks will « provide unique access to teaching facilities that are essential for the development of national awareness of students. »

An idea The government also had 2021, but under pressure from the professional public has dropped it, and the textbooks for so-called identity cases were replaced by national citations, of which only one was published, and for the students of the first and second grades of primary school.

A combustible speech about the strangers of history, then the police officers, then promotes that in the books, and now it is promoted by the official president of SNS Miloš Vučević, giving differently examples that are also not correct.

He said in a recent visit to B92, signed the conclusion of the Government for textbooks to print textbooks for elementary school for Serbian language, history, geography and the world around us.

He stated that students from geography learn the most mountain peaks, and kicking the shark mountain and damn, and that children do not learn about battle on basket or Mojkovačka battle.

« In one matter, I’m impressed that the huge most young people are patriotic. We just need to keep them that they do not poison them with lies and tricks. We do not give up our values ​​that are our DNA, where we are solids.

And a glorious view of some of the history textbooks denies Vučević’s claim, and that Mojkovačka and battle on basket are mentioned and processed at the classes and Aleksandar Markov.

– Of course Mojkovačka battle is done, it even emphasizes. As for battles on baskets, for conflicts of the 1990s, it is intended for the end of the fourth grade and is true that there is not enough space to those events, but it is very difficult for them. However, for example, a documentary in the production of RTS, which is well done, can be used in teaching, which is well done – Markov points out.

It notes that in the history of Serbia, there are many important battles and that they cannot be met with detail, without just essence in battles, but in socio-political circumstances that led to them. The battles are added by Markov, a difficult consequence of these circumstances and missed policies with non-governmental consequences, society and individuals because there are no winners in the war, all losers.

– What else could be concerned is the centralization of the authors’ choices because there is fear that professional, and unfit authors, be at the starting of competition for writing textbooks. It is incomprehensible that in the draft law, as the main criteria for the selection of future, literally, he would be elected persons with integrity and authority in the field for which they were chosen. It is undisputed that the authors of the textbook must also have authority and integrity, but how these terms are subject to a wider interpretation, the main criterion in front of integrity and authority should be the expertise that is not mentioned in the draft law – says Markov.

It reminds that the current textbooks are in mind that the signature approves the Minister, and the authors are eligible for domestic experts, often from the rows of university teachers and academics.

– Maybe a better pronunciation for the introduction of national textbooks was to try to regain the reputation and status of the textbooks institute, but if the main goal would not be given a monopoly on printing all textbooks. Our interlocutor asks.

Ruzica Marjanović, the Serbian language and literature, says that it seems that it seems that the so-called national campaigns always speaks within a political campaign, and currently do not know the decisions of the school not much and they often show.

It reminds of the provision of the Law on the Fundamentals of the Education and Education, the development of personal and nationality, the development of the Republic of Serbia, respect and culture of the Serbian people and national minorities, developing interculturality, respect and preservation of national and world cultural heritage.

– Then what’s the problem? Why doesn’t the state believe the law who prescribes itself, so introduces new « national » textbooks? Is the problem of intercultural and respect for world cultural heritage? Or they plan to create generations that will only know their own culture, and if it is possible to do so, « Marjanovic asks.

It indicates that classes involve a particular program and does not only include domestic literature and themes.

« I’m interested in making a professional team that will give a special national character to Faust, the works of Thomas Mana or Drama waiting for Godoa. » A significant number of works that we deal in secondary schools is used to develop critical thinking, including such a relationship to society in which students live. I’m not sure that these dilettants imagine national textbooks. It will soon be the ideal and a radical nationalist indoctrination of young people. These young people face half a year, obviously dislike them, « Marjanovic concludes.

Markov ultimately emphasizes that, whatever the motive of the state is the idea of ​​the national textbooks, how the class will continue to envy the teachers, because it was a national or supranational, the textbook will always remain an aid to students in mastering the materials.