To learn how to watch films, to talk about them, not to be seduced but to discuss them critically - that is priceless. It is the best foundation for media competence. Especially in our times of fake news, the lying press and conspiracy theories, children should be taught as early as possible how to process information. You have to be taught media competence, but unfortunately this is still lacking in Germany.
No qualifications but you still want to study? The “Socrates” project in Berlin, Vienna and Budapest makes it happen.
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Giving people equal opportunities sounds like a great idea. After all, who could possibly object to that? Being critical of such an idea is a little like defending performance enhancing drugs in cycling races, or feudal privileges. But there is a trap in the idea of equal opportunities - and that is the reduction in our ideal of egalitarianism.
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The Professor of political science on education, discrimination and identity.
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How a filmmaker seeks to give the Maori a voice.
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Learning lessons on the open seas: In the Makoko slum in the Nigerian capital Lagos around 100 children attend a floating school.
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Our deputy chief editor takes a look at the current issue.
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