Education system and problems in Lithuania

In 1998 Lithuanian pedagogues publicly announced their desire to develop a distinctive national education system. It meant the revision of all elements of the education system: the aims and objectives of teaching, the curriculum, teaching materials and teaching methods, structure and management of the education system, teacher development and teacher training.
The main principles of the reform were national awareness, democratization, humanity and innovation.
The current system of education is comprised of primary school (1st to 4th forms), basic school (5th to 10th forms), general education secondary school ( 1st to 12th forms), 4 years of gymnasium, corresponding to the 9th – 12th forms of secondary school, youth schools, adult education institutions, vocational schools, colleges and universities.
Primary and basic education in the Republic of Lithuania is compulsory. Primary school is attended by children aged between 6 or 7 to 10 or 11. The general aim of primary school is to prepare for the development of an educated, independent and active personality.
On completion of primary education, pupils move on to basic school. Basic school normally covers the 10 – 16 age group. As a rule, compulsory education ends with completion of basic schooling at the age of 16. The language of instruction is Lithuanian.
The school year consists of 195 work days, beginning on 1st September and ending in June. Summer holidays take place in June, July and August and last from nine to twelve weeks. Autumn holidays in November last one week, Christmas and Easter holidays last more than a week. Students are free from school also on national holidays.
The school week includes five days, as is the case in most other European countries. So lessons are from Monday to Friday. One lesson usually lasts for 45 minutes, the breaks are short. They usually last for 10 – 20 minutes. The classes usually...

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