Naar de education permanente

Abstract

The second phase of the restructuring of Southern Limburg has only just started. A redrawing of the municipal boundaries has only reached the planning stage. Yet the education of the youth and, simultaneously, the reschooling of the not-so-young are of immediate concern. The new educational system will again have to be of a very special nature and content like the existing system which is now going to be abandoned. The new system calls for: - institutes for reschooling - new technical institutes offering a wide and diversified program - institutes specializing in refresher courses. These three elements form the basis for an incipient "Permanent Education", the primary aim of which should be the personality-development of its students. Additional fresh capital will have to be invested in what is most important: the potential of our youth, which potential will shape the future of the region. The financial means which this will require will have to-be found. A first start has been made with the design of a new type of school in which technical developments will be constantly taken into account. In the future one will have to ask himself in what ways a certain educational system will influence society, as a matter of fact: modern education is entitled to play a leading role in today's society. There is no lack of professional men in Southern Limburg to give this type of education. For the time being the accommodation is also sufficient. The financial backing, however, is still lacking. It is here that the assistance of the Government is most urgently needed. The University which Limburg will have must be supplemented by "intermediate level" schools, And, last but not least, expeditious and strong action is required.