stigskog Posted April 20, 2013 Posted April 20, 2013 Shit, this is funny - bearing in mind if you don't want to go school you will be taken their with a gun to your parents neck, for 9 years the central government decides what you have to learn (118 hours of home and consumer science etc! and funnily enough ZERO economics) , what tests you take and how many days and hours you are in the building. 1. Fundamental values and tasks of the school Fundamental values Democracy forms the basis of the national school system. The Education Act (1985: 1100) stipulates that all school activity should be carried out in accordance with fundamental democratic values and that each and everyone working in the school should encourage respect for the intrinsic value of each person as well as for the environment we all share (Chapter l, §2). The school has the important task of imparting, instilling and forming in pupils those fundamental values on which our society is based. The inviolability of human life, individual freedom and integrity, the equal value of all people, equality between women and men and solidarity with the weak and vulnerable are all values that the school should represent and impart. In accordance with the ethics borne by Christian tradition and Western humanism, this is achieved by fostering in the individual a sense of justice, generosity of spirit, tolerance and responsibility.Education in the school shall be non-denominational. The task of the school is to encourage all pupils to discover their own uniqueness as individuals and thereby actively participate in social life by giving of their best in responsible freedom. Understanding and compassion for others The school should promote an understanding for others and the ability to empathise. Activities should be characterised by care of the individual’s well-being and development. No-one should be subjective to discrimination at school based on gender, ethnic belonging, religion or other belief, sexual orientation or disability, or subjected to other degrading treatment. Tendencies toward harassment or other degrading treatment should be actively combated. Xenophobia and intolerance must be met with knowledge, open discussion and active measures. The internationalisation of Swedish society and increasing cross-border mobility place great demands on people’s ability to live together and appreciate the values that are to be found in cultural diversity. Awareness of one’s own cultural origins and sharing a common cultural heritage provides a secure identity which it is important to develop, together with the ability to empathise with the values and conditions of others. The school is a social and cultural meeting place with both the opportunity and the responsibility to foster this ability among all who work there. Objectivity and open approaches As well as being open to different ideas and encouraging their expression,the school should also emphasise the importance of forming personal standpoints and provide pupils with opportunities for doing this. Education should be objective and encompass a range of different approaches so that all parents will feel able to send their children to school confi dent that they will not be prejudiced in favour of a particular view. All who work in the school should uphold the fundamental values that are stated in the Education Act and in this curriculum, and should very clearly disassociate themselves from anything that conflicts with these values.
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