The wealthier the parents, the higher the level of education of the child? That is actually true. Whether a child goes to grammar school after primary school depends largely on social background in Germany. Numerous studies show that the level of education and income of the parents have a strong influence on which type of school the child attends. And in Germany, this is usually decided as early as the 4th grade. Some are therefore calling for the three-tier system of grammar school, secondary school and middle school to be replaced by comprehensive schools. While some hope that this will lead to more equal opportunities and better social interaction, others fear a decline in performance levels and an increase in private schools - and thus even more of a separation of social classes. Will the abolition of the multi-tier school system really lead to more educational equality or will it threaten a collapse in school performance? Our guests discussed this question in this episode of "13 Questions". Our participants: Samet Besyaprak, student; Osan Yaran, comedian; Lisa Graf, teacher; Kai Schmidt, teacher & YouTuber; Christin, content creator & doctor; Nevio Zuber, Student Union Bavaria; Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:42 Is it harder at school if the parents are not academics? 04:21 Would abolishing the grammar school ensure more educational equality? 05:26 Why should we stick with the current school system? 06:37 Are the different types of schools pigeonholing us? 09:58 Is it enough to promote the reputation of secondary and middle schools? 13:00 Why is abolishing the multi-tier school system the best solution? 15:26 Should we not continue to separate students according to performance levels? 18:06 Would comprehensive schools ensure more social cohesion? 24:24 Would abolishing the grammar school prevent social segregation? 27:24 Should we follow the school system of the Scandinavian countries? 30:10 Can we agree to extend primary school nationwide to at least six years? 31:37 Can we agree to introduce a two-tier system of comprehensive school and grammar school after sixth grade? 32:40 Can we agree to extend primary school to six years with advanced courses from fifth grade onwards, and to a voluntary all-day school including language acquisition lessons? You can find more content on this and similar topics here: Our school system is crap!? Terra X https://kurz.zdf.de/cvddh/ Reality shock teacher 37 degrees life https://kurz.zdf.de/inzt/ Poor and discriminated against - how social background determines everything MAITHINK X https://kurz.zdf.de/ySfo/ Abitur for all? Frank Seibert and fair education ARD Wissen https://kurz.zdf.de/Yt9r/ School exposed: “I thought I was too stupid” I Auf Klo https://kurz.zdf.de/yeQ6/ Host: Jo Schück ZDF editorial team: Dr. Stefan Münker ZDF format development: Vanessa Olivier, Leonie Steinfeld ZDF social media editorial team: Laura Díaz, Muriel Spiegel, Schahrzad Zamankhan, Lara-Celine Saalmann, Annelina Stahmer ZDF online editorial team: Janina Dillmann ZDF productions: Christiane Alsfasser, Anna Schmidt 13 Questions is a format from ZDFkultur in cooperation with Hyperbole. More information here: https://kurz.zdf.de/GJLcg/ Director / Author: Andreas Müller, Lisa Hafemann Editor: Althea Pappas, Caroline Weigele, Henrike Rau, Paul Keppler Social Media Editor: Clemens Egger, Malik Jalloh Camera: Michel Gumnior, Fabian Uhlmann, Taner Asma, Sebastian Linder Light: Micha Plundrich, Ulrich Kalliske Sound & sound mixing: Wladimir Gelwich Set design: Justus Saretz Production manager: Denise Ghard Editing: Suraj Chandran Graphics: Mark Trompetter Producer: Bastian Asdonk Production manager: Laura Obereisenbuchner