Democracy must be learned!
"You don't just want democracy - you have to know how to do it." Marina Weisband is convinced of this and that is why she goes into schools and works with children and young people on various projects. Our schools are not in a good position at the moment. Far too seldom do they offer space for creativity. Instead of becoming independent, young people end up in a state of learned helplessness - from which they cannot escape even as adults. It is the ideal gateway to extremism and populism.
The psychologist and education politician Marina Weisband also knows from her own experience how important it is to experience self-efficacy and personal responsibility. Democracy has to be fought for and lived again and again; it is not a state of nature. Only when we understand this can we empower young people to shape our society as responsible citizens.
"a very vivid plea in favour of allowing pupils to have a say" - Süddeutsche Zeitung, Kathrin Müller-Lancé
