Large protest high school students "Online is not the solution" is held in Novi Sad.
The protest is being held at the intersection near the Futoska market, which is blocked.
Around 18:30 p.m., the music program began with a concert by the popular group "Iskaz", writes 021.rs.
Before that, the teachers of secondary and elementary schools in Novi Sad prepared a performance: they held papers with the qualities that every future student should possess - wisdom, solidarity, flexibility, selflessness, generosity, wisdom, lucidity, perseverance, courage, safety for oneself and others, tolerance, empathy, focus.
One of the teachers, who spoke at the "Online is not the solution" protest - Tanja - said that she cried for her students out of honor and pride.
"You came to tell us that something is wrong with the school and we know it. The school today is like a notebook with a lot in it, but nothing. The cover has faded. The school needs to change, and you are the ones who need to change it together with us," she said.
"Blessed are the parents who cry, not because you are wet and tired, but because they are proud of you. They created heroes who walk through Serbia, in Nike slippers and woolen socks - children, what can you relate to! Blessed are the parents who taught you true values, and you justified their names. Blessed are the teachers who taught you to think. It wasn't all just brainstorming, there is a lot of understanding and application here. And most of all, you understood the freedom that you are conquering, slowly but surely," said professor of Serbian literature and language Vesna Blizanac.
High school students honored the victims of the November 1 train station tragedy with a sixteen-minute silence, followed by noise.
The protest will last from 11.52:00.08 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX a.m.
High school students from several cities will speak at the meeting, and professors will also address the students.
Among other things, a choir will perform at the protest, as well as the bands Rhythm of Disorder and Iskaz.
Planned protest program:
12.30 – DJ performance (introductory part of the program);
17.00 – choir performance;
17.45 – professor's address;
18.30 – concert of the band "Iskaz";
19.15 – concert of the band "Rhythm Nereda";
20.15 - segment "Online is not the solution";
21.00:XNUMX p.m. - reading of a statement by Novi Sad high school students;
21.45:XNUMX p.m. – address by high school students from other cities;
23.52–00.08 – sixteen minutes of silence in memory of the victims.
High school students from all over Serbia, who came to this protest on foot and by bicycle, were welcomed on Friday evening.
The protest "Online is not the solution" is organized by high school students because they oppose the transition to online teaching as a permanent or long-term solution for education.
That is why they are looking for a return to classrooms and the creation of better conditions for education in real space, not in front of a screen.
Source: 021.rs