1. 1 CURRENT ASPECTS OF THE HUNGARIAN PUBLIC EDUCATION ( LIGHTS AND SHADES)

2. 2 The clients of the public education and the position of the school

3. 3 How can the clients influence the school? Which group can have a bigger influence? Can they come to an agreement?

4. 4 What influences our children? Family? Society? School?

5. 5 Some problems of the educational system 1.The structure is inflexible and separative Steps: - no entrance exams - preference to children with poor social background - admission by a draw - compulsory nursery school - improving the basic competences - improving the conditions

6. 6 2. Curriculum Ministry of Education frame curriculum local curricula 3. The teacher’s role 4. Rapid decrease in the number of children Consequences and steps: - the lower classes remain in the villages - the upper classes go to regional schools - market conditions - closings and fusions