Many
of Hungarian students protested outside parliament on Friday to demand reform
of an education system. The students say the system is too rigidly focused
on rote-learning and blind memorisation of facts. System does not stimulate
critical thinking or creativity.
"This
is fundamentally a reform protest, but we can also call it a protest against
the government as it criticises the government's work in the field of
education," said Balazs Fuzfa.
"I
have come as I totally agree that the system of public education is in a bad
state," said Flora Kokendi.
Critics
of PM Viktor Orban's right-wing government say it has failed to reform big
state-run systems such as education and healthcare.
"A
just, democratic and modern education for all students," said one leaflet
prepared by the protest organisers which demanded a free choice of textbooks, a
bigger student say in educational matters and a reduction in mandatory school
hours.
