Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

I personally also view federalism critically. I think it is a mistake that each federal state does its own thing when it comes to school education.

in Berlin, not each federal state, but each school, each school has its own profile (whatever is portrayed there)

Yes, there are still schools that teach writing by ear.

For everycanmakes discussion: The nineties called and want their neoliberal jargon back :p

Whereas I am of the opinion that a primary school should rather aim for class sizes of 10-15 and in secondary schools maybe a maximum of 15-20 students. With nearly 30 children, simply not much is possible anymore. My friend, who is a teacher herself, even says so.

The social structure in rural areas is of course better, with mainly German native speakers (we'll count dialects as German now ;) ) and parents who are supportive of their children's academic performance. If I look at what shows up here in the playground, writing by ear is then no longer fixable.

Fine by me to have 100 students in one class, but then you need ten teachers and 20 caregivers per class and appropriate cubicles...

There are always exceptions.
In the first part, I talked about myself, among other things, and I also managed to achieve something in the end. Although I am only a manager, not a professor.
But on average, there are just far too many children who fall through the cracks due to the poor caregiver-to-child ratio.
That may be less acute in a Bavarian village than in Berlin or Frankfurt.
Personally, I am also critical of federalism here. I think it is a mistake that every state does its own thing when it comes to school education.

Adjustments unfortunately mostly go downwards.

Just being a manager is good. A lot depends on how the parents behave. You also went to grammar school, if I read your upper text. Some wouldn't have been allowed. Even in my class, there were girls who shouldn't have gone to a higher school, but rather get married. Oh, when my grandpa heard such remarks, he went through the roof. He still had to pay school fees and the bus for my mother so she could go to the English ladies for her intermediate school certificate. That was only financially possible back then because his brother sent dollars from the USA.

Villages have a different structure with all their advantages and disadvantages. Our community is not exactly small. It is not rich, but debt-free. To stay with the school topic, we have 7 flexible classes with between 21 and 27 children. 6 daycare centers with between 20 and 150 children each. It is also difficult to maintain caregiver-to-child ratios there. Because the daycare centers, including after-school care and all-day schools, are run by clubs, the influence of parents is greater. A lot runs through voluntary work. There is even more "pressure" in rural areas. Someone will sometimes say, "You don’t lift a finger but want a lot..."
But one thing I have to say, the children who cause gray hairs at the bus stop in the morning are usually not the children from socially disadvantaged areas. The rough stuff is more often done by the upper class.