Activities and News

Coffee Shop Chat June 2025

Shall we treat different pupils differently?

We would like to focus on the following issues

Introduction:
The question of whether different students/pupils/people should be treated differently touches on the heart of educational philosophy and practice. While equality suggests treating everyone the same, equity emphasizes adapting to individual needs to ensure fair outcomes. This debate invites us to explore how education systems can balance fairness, inclusivity, and effectiveness in addressing diverse (student/individuals) backgrounds, abilities, and aspirations.

Three major lines come to mind:

1. Equity vs. Equality in Education:
Should schools aim to provide the same resources to all students, or tailor support based on individual needs and circumstances?

2. Impact on Student Motivation and Performance:
Does differentiated treatment enhance or hinder student engagement, self-esteem, and academic success?

3. Social Integration and Fairness:
Can treating students differently create divisions or perceptions of favoritism, or does it foster a more inclusive and supportive learning environment?

Invitation

International Forum (IFFE) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Shall we treat different pupils differently?
Time: Jun 30, 2025 19:00 Vienna
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82281783119?pwd=iZZvEVCwASiuw5OHsYHxGkLbh…

Meeting ID: 822 8178 3119
Passcode: 468549

We invite the members of the Community of Practice of the Pestalozzi Programme who have contributed to the series of discussions over the past year as well as any other interested education professional across the wide field of formal, non-formal and informal education to join us on the last Monday of the month of June. Other people interested in educational issues are of course also welcome.

The discussion is scheduled for 90 min and will include breakout groups whenever necessary. Please find the link to the Zoom Room below. The room will be opened 15 min before the start of the chat.

Looking forward.

Josef Huber
President of IFFE (The International Forum for the Future of Education)

http://forum4education.com/

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Coffee Shop Chat May 2025

“Is learning the language of the country where you live a fundamental condition for a good life?”

This is the topic we will discuss in the forthcoming Coffee Shop Chat and to which you are cordially invited.

Date: 26 May 2025

Time: 19:00 – 20:30 (Vienna time)

We meet again for our monthly Coffee Shop Chat on a topic of interest for teaching professionals and beyond. Our attention in the past focussed on issues such as the importance of well-being in school, working with parents, wars and conflicts and education for peace, identity politics and much more. This time we will discuss

“Is learning the language of the country where you live a fundamental condition for a good life?”

We want to

exchange personal experiences with this issue as well as experiences in the professional field
discuss and exchange national and regional policies in place
try to identify the most suitable course of action based on our principles

We invite the members of the Community of Practice of the Pestalozzi Programme who have contributed to the series of discussions over the past year as well as any other interested education professional across the wide field of formal, non-formal and informal education to join us on the last Monday of the month of May. Other people interested in educational issues are of course also welcome.

The discussion is scheduled for 90 min and will include breakout groups whenever necessary. Please find the link to the Zoom Room below. The room will be opened 15 min before the start of the chat.

Looking forward.

Josef Huber
President of IFFEThe International Forum for the Future of Education

http://forum4education.com/

Invitation

International Forum (IFFE) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CoffeeShopChat May 2025

Time: May 26, 2025 19:00 Vienna

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82280135829?pwd=04bc3RR1aTdb5ZP4YNTbJIal2xYxeE.1

Meeting ID: 822 8013 5829

Passcode: 297185

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Coffee Shop Chats

In autumn 2023 IFFE decided to organised online get-togethers and thematic chats every last Monday of the month from 19:00 – 20:30; these chats are advertised in the Pestalozzi Community of Practice and use Zoom as a platform.

Currently we are in the summer break and the chats will resume in autumn (end of September). We are also looking into the outcomes of the chats and will publish some more information soon to inform and to stimulate further reflection and debate.

Here is a brief summary of the chats from December 2023 to June 2024

Autumn is approaching fast

… and we at IFFE are brainstorming about future activities – types and topics – and we will let you know soon. Keep watching this space.

Preparations for Forum23 on the way

The Board of IFFE is currently preparing next year’s edition of the International Education Forum in Gamlitz, Austria. In times like these important questions need to be asked and explored also in the field of education

We would like to thank all those who have supported us by replying to the recent survey to explore the main themes that currently preoccupy education professionals.

Watch this space regularly not to miss out on the coming announcements. Follow us on twitter @forum4eduction