One of the movement’s representatives told a crowd of over one thousand gathered in Kossuth Square that all the major liberal and leftist opposition parties were expected to sign a document outlining Tanítanék’s demands, such as that students should “feel good” about studying.

Another representative of the movement, Olivér Pilz, said that education in Hungary should be free of discrimination and segregation and the size of the curriculum should be radically reduced.

The focus should fall on skills rather than lexical knowledge and the administrative burden on teachers should likewise shrink. Further, spending on education should be gradually raised to 6% of GDP, he added.

Also attending the demo were the heads of three teacher unions and several opposition leaders.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.

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