Thats case for gymnasiums, right? How about other type of schools? Are they still popular? Here in Czech rep. those vocational only schools are kind of dyin.
there are classes with older pupils (~19-30 years old), but they're the minority. most are, as you kindly noted before, between 15 and 18.
and i honestly can't agree on this constant praise for this system. i'm just finishing with my apprenticeship and the school part was a total joke. i think the highlight of my time there was me entering the class and saying 'good morning' to the teacher, who responded with 'shut up, i want to sleep'. which was followed by 270 minutes of "self study" on the internet.
and the payment for this exercise is a joke as well. you actually get less than our social security (hartz iv) would be giving you for doing nothing.
Same here. The concept is partially good, but it isn't done right. I'd prefer a more modular system with a lot more self studying. Nevertheless it's still better than what many other countries do.
