The giant ruler is for the chalkboard

just to answer a few questions from my personal experience as a german (that hasnt been in school for like 8 years): - having the class mostly in english is normal, that increases more and more over the years until speaking german is an exception - my experience is that a lot of schools dont want the students to wear "outdoor jackets" in class, a hoodie like jacket is fine - the "pencil containers" are for pens, pencils etc. - there is no real dress code - some teachers (especially science teachers) are pretty strict about not drinking mid class, but most of the time you can drink whatever you want (apart from alcohol obv)

I‘m from Germany and whenever we had an English class, our teacher actually prohibited us from speaking German. Even when we had little pauses we weren’t allowed to talk German with our friends :)

Hi, as a German English teacher, I LOVE watching all your videos!! Thank you so much for sharing all these insights! There is one thing I want to clarify about this school video though: While schools normally don't have any dress code (other than "don't be naked" or "don't have offensive stuff on your shirt"), it IS common curtesy (and usually also school rule) to take off jackets and any sort of hat or cap (but not hijabs or headscarfs) during class. HOWEVER, things like hoodies with or without zippers (like in this video) don't count as jackets, so you can wear them. Plus, us teachers are so overworked at this point, many of us just really DO NOT CARE anymore. Just be present and don't set your mates on fire and we're cool. ALSO: during COVID, the law required us to keep all windows open at all times, so in winter we weren't only all wearing layers of shirts, hoodies, hats and jackets, but it was a common sight to have students huddled under - or wrapped up in - blankets. No, I am not kidding. Those were some crazy times...

In german schools you usually sit in pairs or even complete rows with no spaces between students. Also, english lessons are usually taught in english from 6th grade up. And yes, our schools are a bit behind when it comes to digitalisation😂

From experience in my Gymnasium: - Everyone has a pencil case - No such thing as dress code - Most teachers would ask to remove hats indoors but jackets and scarfs are fine if youre cold - we sat in pairs or in even longer rows (no single seats except in the exam room) - drinking anything was fine except in science rooms and eating only at recess or in art class (we could also listen to music on headphones while we work) - In english class we were supposed to speak english und french in french class (not really in latin class)

The over head projector is still quiet normal in most german schools and there are still teachers using them 😂 The Gymnasium I'm at still has them in nearly all rooms, but in addition to it new digital projectors too. Depends on the teacher or material they have which one is used.

In Germany the students don't change classrooms for each subject. Usually each class will get one classroom assigned to them at the beginning of the school year and the teachers of each subject go around the classrooms to teach the students. That also means that normally the tables, etc stay the way they are for each class. There are of course a few exceptions, for example there are certain classes that have a special extra room where they are being held (like a music room; an art room, a chemistry room, and so on).

The overheadprojektor is and will be a important thing in German schoolrooms. It’s a sign of progress in technology for every student to admire.

The girl doing the translation seems to be an exchange student from an english speaking country. So the student has to explain the german translation of the english text to her. Very good practice...

In Germany to each class belongs one room, until 11th grade. For my experience every class room I had , except for my current class room, had a sink. My current class room is in a intermodal container-like building, because our school is being renovated and therefore struggles with space, but if your classroom is in a building not a container then you usually have a sink in it too.

Hi, just to add some additional context: The girl you noticed was struggling to form sentences in German since their exercise was to summarize the text in its core points and to then translate these points into german. This is probably a lesson for 10th grade students. In Germany most rooms have a sink since we still use blackboards a whole lot and water makes it much easier to clean off chalk. i really really liked your video ❤

a few things: 1. In most language classes at German Gymnasiums you speak your target language. So even at the very beginning of your language learning journey the class is held in the target language and not in german, at the beginning the important things will be said in both languages but almost never just in German. 2. The no jacket rule does exist in most classes (at the end of the day the teachers or schools decide but a lot of them agree on this rule) but what you are seeing in the video is not an exemption from the rule bc those don’t count as “outside” jackets such as a winter coat. Think of this rule more like “no winter coats in the classroom” (which can still suck when the room isn’t heated to a nice temperature). Another widely agreed on rule would be no hats in the classroom. 3. There is no real dress code at most schools, especially public schools. Basically as long as you wear something over your underwear you’re fine. Some schools don’t want students to wear sweatpants (I’ve personally never seen any dress code enforced as an actual rule at any school I’ve been to, but that could be different for other people as schools can make their own rules) 4. Yes the student is reading in German but it’s not her first language that’s why she’s struggling a bit, she’s probably an exchange student (I’m guessing bc of the way she’s talking to other students “how is YOUR class” and not OUR class)

As a 40 year old German it doesn't look much different from my time in school, except we had no smartphones. 😅

Most topics have already been addressed by other comments but I wanted to add one thing. They were supposed to summarize (aka roughly translate) a German text to English. We always have the passive vocabulary in a foreign language - the words we can recognize and translate in the foreign language - and the active vocabulary - the words we actively know and can translate from our native language into the foreign language. Basically, the passive vocabulary is much larger than the active vocabulary. That is, what these students are doing is the more difficult than translating from English to German.

7:21 we either say "schnick-Schnack-schnuk" or we say "schere(scissors)stein(rock)papier(paper) also we sometimes you our other hand and sometimes we just don't

german classrooms are usually used for the general topics and the teacher comes to the students each class (other than the us where the kids come to the teachers classroom). Obviously there are special rooms for chemistry and arts for example.

- We always sat in pairs or even rows of 4 to 5 students. - As soon as we entered English or French class it's like entering England or France. We weren't allowed to speak German anymore. So the teatcher in this video isn't as strict considering she explains stuff in German. - Hebe Lee isn't a German youtuber so that's why she struggles with reading German ^^ - If you don't have pencil cases in the US where do you put all the pencils, colored pencils, fountain pen, felt tip pens, markers, eraser, pencil sharpeners, short rulers etc. ?

Hi, also a German here. It's been 7 years since I've last stepped foot into a school but that classroom looked very similar to my Gymnasium classrooms in Bavaria back in like 2012. Just to add a few things I couldn't see in the comments below: 1) The blackboard (with chalk) is still very common in classrooms but more and more whiteboards (with markers) are introduced into schools. The "giant" rulers are used for math class on the blackboard. the sink is mostly used for washing your hands after using the chalk or cleaning the blackboard. and it's simply useful to have one nearby in case of an accident (spilling a drink, cleaning a small wound on your hand etc.) 2) The pencil "containers" were referred to as pencil cases in our english class and the german word is "Federmäppchen". The "Feder" is directly translated to "feather" coming for the time when students used ink and feathers to write in class. the word "Mäppchen" is a minimization of the word "Mappe" which directly translates to the word "folder". it usually describes a container often made of paper, or in this case out of plastic or fabric. 3) the window is open because in Germany we usually don't have air conditioning, so this is the only way to get some air flowing in a room. also Germans like "Lüften" = "to ventilate" their rooms regularly, even in the winter. Fun fact: what's the most fun to me (no offense) is to see all the students "acting" for the video haha they overexplained stuff for the viewer etc. We did similar things when I was still going to school as well :)

4:47 In most of german schools there is no dress code, but some schools say jogging trousers or sport clothes are not likely to be seen

In Germany, classes have a permanently assigned classroom. Only for certain subjects, classes move to specialized rooms that are equipped according to need. Subjects such as mathematics and languages are usually always taught in the main classroom.

In Europe, we're not usually changing class rooms for every subject. Sure, there are some exceptions (think PE, music or science), but for the most part pupils stay in their "home room", to use an American term, and it's the teacher who changes rooms. English, German, Maths, Geography etc. are all taught in the same "standard" classroom.

The girl thats made that original video is from Asia. She was a guest in Germany at that time - and making a video about what school is like in Germany. Presumably to show her friends at home in Asia... That explains her struggling with german ;)

Gymnasium is a level of education not a school. Gymnasium is the highest level of education where students will stream to universities after that. Hoodies are not Jackets, Jackets are coats worn outside in the freezing temperatures. None of the students are wearing “Jackets”. In Europe you Layer up.

As a German that has experienced one year of HighSchool in the USA, I 'd say that German is way more free inside of classrooms. You generally don'thave a dresscode like in the US. Just wear what you like. If it's deemed a little inappropriate, a teacher will talk to you and tell you, what you should change for the next day. But it's nothing like the stories you hear of American HighSchools, where you might have to wear some oversized Shirt or anything to coover up inappropriate cloths. Also, in Germany classes have a room, not teachers. So, a teacher will usually come to to class instead of the students coming to the teacher. Exceptions are science classes or computer classes, sports etc. where you need special equipment. Also, in Germany, you mostly don't have a locker (or at least didn't have when I was a student) most of the time. Some schools offer them for rent though, and I luckily had one that I shared with my sister. So you carry everythig for the day with you and exchange books etc. before heading to school (night before or that morning). That's also where the "Federtasche" comes into play: the little bag you saw on the desks. It includes all writing material you may need. Pencils etc., sharpeners, erasers, rulers, ... They come in all sizes and shapes, those for Elementary school have designated places for most items and can be folded like a book, while older students usually just have one big bag with totaly chaos in it. In my German school, there was also nothing like an honor roll, a student of the month etc. that my American school had. In addition, if you have to use the reststroom, there's differences here between the US and Germany. You don't have to sign a form to leave and carry a note with you and be back at a specific time in Germany. You just ask and head to the restroom (exception: during an exam, so that you can't cheat, ask for help etc.). Noone will question you. You'll also find students that don't have class on outside off classrooms in Germany. You don't have study classes for those kids. It is expected that they are quiet and find something to occupy themselves. If they are too loud, a teacher will come out of the classroom to tell them to be more quiet or go somewhere else. (like, outside, a cafeteria/Schülercafe, empty classroom, ...)

Schnick, Schnack, Schnuck is somewhat regional, "Schere, Stein, Papier" is understood everywhere (so our order is scissors, stone, paper)

we are so relaxed at school because we dont have to fear every day the quiet kid going insane killing half of his class. In germany is a quiet kid just a quiet kid.

The strictness, quality and general layout varies a lot across Germany, as the curriculum is different in each federal states and especially English classes are quite dependant on the teacher

The big rulers are for drawing with chalk on the chalkboard. Same for the sink - it is mainly for cleaning the chalkboard. You need quite a lot of colors and utensils in German classes, so EVERYONE needs a pencil case. If you don't have one in grade school, you get a letter for your parents, that tells them to get one for you... The jacket thing mainly applies to thick winter coats, not to thin jackets, that you essentially wear instead of a sweater.

a lot of schools don't have a dresscode, every classroom usually has a sink and the girl who made the video is probably doing an exchange year maybe? that'd be my guess at least, could be why she was struggling with german

8:37 in Germany there are classrooms up to the upper level, some schools also have specialist rooms for chemistry, physics and biology, but most of the time you are in your classroom and a normal classroom usually looks like this!

The pencilholder is called "Federtasche" in german. The direct translation is featherbag, because our grandparents wrote with feathers and inkwell in school. Every little child get one :)

Dresscode basically doesn't exist in Germany. At least that's my personal experience. It might be different depending on which state you're in and if it's a public or private school but the only occasions for which my teachers ever told us not to wear certain things were gym class and exams. You're supposed to look presentable during exams because they're somewhat of a formal thing. But other than that, nobody will whip out a ruler and measure your skirt length or get upset about seeing your shoulders.

Those pencil cases were called Schlampermäppchen (sloppy pencil case) in my time. So I had a good laugh when you said in the US only the girls use them because they want to be organised. There's a way more organised one - mostly used by elementary school students - which is called a Federmäppchen (feather case). It's a rigid case that folds open and every pencil and tool - sharpener, eraser, ruler etc. - has a specific place in a little loop of elastic fabric. If you still had one of those in high school you were considered a nerd and a grind. 😅

the thing about wearing jackets in class is that like in elementary and secondary schools they’re mostly really strict about it but in highschools they mostly don’t care (depending on the teacher or if the school doesn’t allow it)

Thanks a lot for your videos im German and i really enjoy it to see your reactions to our stuff and what you think about it

there's usually not really a dresscode in Germany. I remember being shocked when I came to the US for the first time and learned American kids have to abide by random rules like sleeves have to be at least 2 inch, or no skirts shorter than knee length or no skirts at all depending on school. In Germany we're used to wear pretty much whatever we want. In summer we'd used to wear spaghetti strap tops, summer dresses, shorts etc. Literally nobody cares and it's never and issue. Meanwhile my friend who was an exchange student in an American highschool was sent back home on her first day cause she wore a tank top which was considered 'not appropriate'. so she had to go home change and come back. that was wild to us.

About the open window: We don't have AC in most German buildings - in some shops, but usually not in schools or universities. What I (as a German) find interesting is that hey translate texts - we never did this in English class, it was considered too easy. We had to come up with entire new texts in English ourselves :D

I remember my first english class. I was about 10 years old, our teacher came in and immediately started talking in english. Only in very rare cases were we allowed to speak german in class. Helped a lot actually

As someone that until recently still went to school here, it's pretty chill, especially though if you're good at the subjects. My business administration class (hope that's the right word, it's supposed to be what BWL is in German) teacher allowed me once, to go to a post office to send some mail away (it was about a 30 minutes trip) during class. Honestly, it was so easy to bend all the rules that I am a little mad that I only learned that so late in my academic career. I couldn't imagine sitting through a whole day of school with closed windows 24/7 though

The sink is for wetting the sponge so you can clean the blackboard. That's what the big rulers and compasses are for, too. And you are usually allowed to wear a fleece jacket or vest (in spring or fall, temperatures can change drastically during a day, so many people wear a t-shirt and a fleece jacket), but you should not wear your outdoors jacket indoors (especially in winter, with the bulky anoraks that can take up a lot of space).

9:50 those are not jackets, they are wearing sweaters. 10:30 they are pencil holders, because unlike the US in german schools we changes the rooms if we change the class, we have to move all our stuff efficiently from one room to the next

3:23 does he not know what a pencilcase is!?

Hey Ryan, I go to school in Germany and now I'm in 11th grade. In English lesson, we learn so many different things. In grade 3 and 4 I learned just basic sentences like "I like playing games" and in 5th grade we started with grammar. In 5th and 6th grade we mustn't speak english during class but since 7th grade you have to and it's not allowed to speak german in class. First, it was really hard for me to speak ONLY english but now English is for me after German and Turkish the most natural and well understanding language (I mostly watch English videos or hear English songs). I can understand like >90% of what I hear but I can't speak really well (my grades in English are really bad, in America it would be the grade "D" I think). Back to the topic: I forgot what we did between 7th grade and 9th grade but in 10th grade we did a lot of analizing and summarizing so English class is just like English class in America but on an easier level. After 10th grade we have the language level B2 (idk what it is in englisch called. In german it is called ,,Sprachniveau"). Hope my comment helped you :)

Germany has usually no dress code in school. You can wear anything you want. In summer girls often come to school in shorts, short skirts and crop tops and many people wear ripped jeans. I don’t talk for every school but normally it’s okay to show some skin.

08:45 Most Classrooms in german schools are multi purpose rooms, only like Chemistry, Art or Physics Classes would have a different interior. Sinks are common in almost every classroom. The thing with the open Window is very common. Today more then ever, as the Teachers are obligated to ventilate the classrooms every 15 Minutes because of COVID. But from the looks of this, it is like spring or early summer... so not uncommon to open a window and let down the shutters a bit. The comment you were refering because of the "No jackets in class" is a controversial topic. Some Teachers and schools see wearing Jackets in class as a disrespectfull and / or comfortless behavior, but since they also have to ventilate during cold weather because of COVID, this is mostly abolished.

Every classroom has a sink, just like every classroom has a large ruler, set square, compass, and sometimes a few more things.

2:12 In germany it's normal to sit in pairs in all classes.😅

OK, there are different things to comment on here. 1. The equipment in the classroom is rather old fashioned even on German terms. Most schools don't use white boards and digital devices nowadays. 2. In Germany each class has its own classroom in which most lessons take place ( exceptions : science classes like physics and chemistry, PE of course , music for example). 3. English is spoken during English lessons starting from day 1 ( believe me, I used to be an English teacher for 35 years). You start adding gestures and pictures with kids who don't know many English words yet and increase the use of English vocabulary. 4. students sit according to the teaching method. One day you might lecture most of the time and have the students sitting looking to the front . Some other day you plan for partner work and have them sit 2 at a desk. Some other day you'll have them work in groups and have tables and chairs moved accordingly. 5 To be honest I didn't get what the lesson in the video was about. First I understood the students were supposed to read a text and summarise it in a shortened form in English but then it turned out they read some text in German-??? 6. There is no general dress code in German schools. Young teachers often dress like the older students. Drinking during lessons has been allowed since everybody knows how important it is. Eating still isn't. Wearing a jacket was only allowed during the pandemic because windows had to be opened regularly. It usually isn't for hygienic reasons.

this classroom fits for nearly everything, we only have special rooms for chemnistry an physics and wood-lessons, so there were mathematic-stuffs and the sink is for the sponge and the hands if they are full of chalk from the green board.

She's an exchange student from Taiwan, thats why her german sounded so different.

I loved your reaction to "Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck" and yes indeed it is very fun!😂

Ryan imitating "Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck" is probably one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen😂😂 you made my day bro🤝🏻😂

Every Bundesland (federal state) has different teaching guidelines. And the quality of the schoolroom can be drastically different from school to school. Back in my high-school time, all tables were positioned to form a U-shape. But those chairs immediately remind me of school time. An all-time classic, I think this is THE iconic school chair almost every school has. And there is usually no real dresscode, except for extreme too sexy outfits. Overhead projectors were still the standard 10 years ago when I graduated, and for older teachers, its still the case. Pencil holders are popular. How do you store pencils in America? The german word is Federmäppchen. I think what confuses you is, that in Germany there is one class room for one specific class and the teacher comes to the class to teach, with exception of more specialized classes such as science and art. But languages, mathematics, geography etc. are all thaught in the same room to the same people.

Hey i am from Germany, so much in the schools have changed till now. It’s so fun to see that again. We normally have tvs now and are in generell much more digital. We use iPads and stuff so it really changed a lot. But yes we don’t really have a dress code and also with food and drinks is everything except alcohol okay. Still we sit often in pairs and stuff. In Germany it’s also that the class has one special room where they stay normally for every class except like chemistry,… So they have everything they need kinda in the room like a sink, mirror,… That’s pretty normal :)

The classrooms are often used universally so they're not dedicated to one subject. (But the science rooms). The big ruler is e.g. for math classes where the teacher shows stuff on the black board in a higher scale. There's usually a sink to clean the sponge of the black board. Or to wash hands.

These huge tools on the wall like the ruler, triangle and circle are for measureing, writing or drawing on the blackboard. Almost all classrooms have sinks. There are very few rules according to clothing, most schools don't have a dress code at all.

I predict that at some point of your life, you and your family will somehow end up in Germany. And you'll never want to leave :) Your genuine interest in this country, open-mindedness and willingness to learn is so lovely.

I remember when i started English in school (it was in 3rd grade) my teacher was only talking in English and we kind of adapted to her in trying to understand her. And it kind of works. And its also much easier when you only talk in the target language because you can learn to talk it fluently easier:)

Brandis is a small city in Saxony, eastern Germany. I visited it, never expected to have it mantioned in a clip on KZfaq 😅

In Czechia and I assume in Germany too, you don't move to a different class every period. Unless the teacher really needs special equipment for the class. We did have a science classroom at school, technically, but we rarely used it. Only maybe a few times a year when the teacher wanted us to use the microscopes for something. But in general, we would stay in one classroom the whole year for most subjects. Also, all classrooms at my school had sinks, so students could wash their hands without having to flock to the toilets, and also for the chalkboard, so you can wipe the chalk off.

i graduated from Gymnasium in 2009 and this class from 2018 looks EXACTLY the same as when i went to school. So scary to see everything still there and the same like the overhead projector, the giant rulers for the board that were used for math... the pencil holders... i see no difference at all. i would assume COVID changed quite a few schools though

Honestly it was so fun to watch this from an other perspektiv^^

golden video footage bro, very good reaction video

I am 55. And this room looks like the rooms I was sitting in back when I was still in school. The lack of digitalization is shocking.

Question: How would you bring all the pens and pencils needed for the different subjects if not in a pencil holder? And no, a regular classroom, physics, chemistry etc. usually have larger desks with the opportunity to attach Bunsen burners etc. (at least my school did)

the pencil bag is because you are required to bring certain pens, pencils and materials like razors, different rulers etc. in all schools in germany. We even wrote almost all exams at double desks. Most schools have hooks outside for outside jackets, primary schools have shelves for outside shoes. Most students would bring all their school books, folders and writing books for the day in the backpack. Some students would store their books under their desk, if there was no homework for this subject. Every class has a classroom and most school desks in germany have a small shelf underneath to store things. In a lot of primary schools the kids also have their own space in a shelf in the classroom . So the little kids dont have to carry too much. at primary school there usually are rules like no shugary drinks or softdrinks, but at the following schools noone would care, as long as you didnt disturb the class.

I‘m from Germany and it’s a very interesting video. It was fun to see your reaction. I always play Schnick Schnack Schnuck but I never thought about the name, but actually it is a very fun name

No dresscode, 10 normal school years for a simple degree, from the 5th Class English. Until the Abitur 13 school years of school and thus 8 years of English. As a rule, lessons are only taught in English. But there are also bilingual schools, where all subjects are offered in English and German

I am a Spanish teacher and I think I can explain what "Mediation" means, as it seems to be quite similar in any foreign language in Germany: You have for example a German newspaper article and then you are supposed to summarize it in the foreign language (here: English), sometimes with a certain thematic specialization. Depending of the level of the speakers, there can be certain questions that help you, like for example sth like: "Your penpal has to prepare a presentation about Christmas traditions in Germany. He found an article in a German blog but unfortunately he doesn't speak any German. Help him providing the basic information regarding the topic of the article in English / French / Spanish" (or whatever other foreign language one is learning). Of course the exercise can also be more difficult or easier, depending of the level. Sorry, as I am no English teacher I am not sure if everything is well said, but I hope I could make myself understood. The girl who is reading in German (around minute 5'35?) seems to have a foreign accent so I guess she is some kind of exchange student or German isn't her mother tongue.

I thinkj the girl in 5:22 who is reading in german might be a transfer student. Because the guy earlier explained the assignment to her in german and asked her if she understood the german text. So maybe for her it`s more about learning/reading german.

Most teachers don’t care about jackets (and during Covid you had to wear jackets cause the windows were open 24/7) but if you dare to wear a hat in class…oh man😂

Most foreign language teachers in Germany start to speak in the language they teach as soon as possible, often in the first year of teaching, sometimes from the very start.

You can basically wear anything that's comfortable for you to school. I've heard stories that kids were not supposed to wear expensive brands or t-shirts with offensive printing on it. Sometimes girls are reminded to not wear clothes that are too revealing. However, there's no agreed upon fixed set of rules. The concept is pretty much anything goes until someone (teachers or parents) complains (which can be a lot). "No jackets" means probably "no coats". You can wear a zip-hoodie no problem. It's more of a social norm than an explicit rule to take of your coat when sitting down. It falls in the same category as "no hats indoors". It's a pretty old school norm and pretty annoying if you want to hide your messed up hair. But some teachers/schools can be rather strict about it.

The projectors still being unused los haha😂

We usually don’t have a dress code in germans schools. It’s uncommon to come in sweatpants and nobody wears crocs to school, but a lot of girls in crop tops or short dresses

In my school there were classes where the teacher started talking English from the first minute and only switched back to German in "emergencies". My teacher taught us vocabulary, rules and we spoke German in the first two years and only English for small exercises, after the first years we slowly transitioned to speaking English all the time. It worked fine for me I must say.

3:28 thats are all pencil cases

As an rn attending german gymnasiast, in my school most classrooms have a sink. We use it to drink, fill our water bottles and to clean the chalk board. We also have these big rulers so the teachers can demonstrate how to correctly draw something for example a rectangle.

In Germany, some schools have school uniforms, but some do not. But at every school you are not allowed to wear a hat or a cap in class.

Our English teacher went to great lengths to teach us London English. But the songs on the radio were in American English and so was our pronunciation.

From my experience at Gymnasium Brandis: -Pretty much every room has sinks, they are mainly for getting the sponge for the blackboard wet and clean. -In most normal rooms, which are not science rooms, there are desks for 2 students. In the science rooms there are mostly tables for 4 students. -I am not quite sure if only in 5th grade or also 6th grade, students usually stay in one room and the teacher comes to the students, except in science subjects. In later grades students as well as teacher change rooms.

in most schools in germany and austria we don't actually have a dresscode at all. everyone has to take their own utensils to class otherwise you just won't have a pen to write with. we have to talk in english in the english lessons and it's actually way stricter than in the video (in my experience). most classrooms have desks like this where you have a person sitting next to you. that way if you need help there is always someone next to you :)

Every time i see on f your videos, i am not only entertained, but i also want to invite you to germany and show and explain you everything

The giant rulers and stuff were in nearly every classroom back when I was in school. It threw me right back😂 Also, essentially, in all classrooms, you sit in pairs. The only class we had single tables was art class, but the desks were pushed together so you set in threes or fours. And the sinks were in all classrooms as well. The science classrooms had special sinks at every desk

The one girl who you thaught Was speaking german actually had a strong foreign accent in German as well, wich leds to the assumption that she comes from the Schools International class, wich means she only lives in Germany for a year or two, that is also probably why her english isnt as good and her Partner had to translate the task for her

5:52 aah man we used to have those exact ones as well at my high school (also called gymnasium) in sweden, that's awesome to see them in Germany as well, it's for writing on the black/white board

i think im gonna head in with the other commenters and answer some of your questions ^^ : - seating is usually in pairs or long rows (during lockdown it was always pair tables) but my class has 5 group tables, each with three tables so that there are about to 6 studens per group - we dont have a typical dress code such as "dont wear skirts shorter than a certain length" and stuff, - for jackets its usually,that we can wear like normal zip up ones when where cold, or out outside jackets( but that was mostly the case during corona in winter, when we had to open our windows every 20 mins for like 10 mins) -pencil cases are very usual in germany, even though not everyone has everything they might need .. (ive had many classmates ask for rulers,pens,erasers,...) -drinking is basically always allowed, unless i the science rooms(physiques,chemics,biology) and it doesnt matter what it is (not alcohol ofcourse) -its normal to have one class with up to 30 people and your own classroom, the only exceptions are the science, PE, art and music lessons ( the teachers usually move classrooms) -sinks are also very normal in classrooms, just generally to be able to clean something afer smth spilled , ... -overhead projectors still exist in german schools, but since around last school year, ive never seen them used. but as soon as ur in 9th grade, you can use IPads in lesson(for my school) - its also normal to try to speak as much english or denglisch( broken mix of german and english) as soon as english starts (for me it was elementary schhon, 3rd grade) -the same goes for french(as far as i know) but the teacher ususally traslates,especially during the first few years

In germany, we don't have an ac, so we always have the windows open. It's called Lüften :) (sometimes even with the heating on)

When I went to school, no drinks during classes were allowed. In Germany, classes for one class are taught in the classroom of the class teacher. That means, teachers travel between classrooms to teach their students. Exemptions are subjects students choose mandatory. The classroom for my French classes switched between the classrooms of the participating classes of my year. When i went to school, we had science classrooms for Physics and chemistry only.

Wow i am out of school for 1,5 years now and just realized how fast digitalization was. Before corona the projector was more typical but after we had apple tvs, beamer and ipads everywhere which made the school life so much more easy and fun

Great to watch

The big tools are for drawing at the blackboard. And the sink is, to give the sponge water to erase that. Some people try to clean to blackboard with a dry sponge, but that is hideous.

Those "hats" are "Federmäppchen", basically small transport cases for pencils and other school supply. There are actually two versions of it, there one usually used in primary school, which is more like some sort of case where you can put everything in a very specific place so that everything is orderly, and one version which is common once the pupils get older, where you can simply throw your pencils aso in. In my youth, the most common once where in a light brown leather style, and then everyone drew their own patterns on it. The sinks are pretty common in classrooms, regardless what lesson is taught in them. Not all classrooms have them, but they are pretty practical, because there might be a number of reasons why you might need access to a sink without the need of also going to a bathroom.Above all, you need water to clean the chalk board properly. But they are also handy for cleaning out paint brushes aso.

I guess it is an older building, where overhead prjectors were common and every classroom has its own sink.Real blackboards on the wall are washed with a sponge, hence the sink It is nowadays allowed to drink water and to fill up the bottles in the classroom. The liquid in the bottle was for sure water in a cola-bottle.

I live in germany. On my school we all wear what we want so we have no dress code. But now to the English lesson. Germans start learning English in the first grade. In my primary school we started with a kangaroo called “Sally” who introduced us into English with her school book. We sang songs in english, we learned a few vocabularies like the colours and rooms and stuff like that. We even had class tests since the first grade (or maybe second grade) with listening comprehension in the 4 grade. In middle school we had a book which showed a friend group out of five people who live in England. In middle and high school we started to learn about tenses, more vocabularies, linking words. And then you also start writing summaries, analysis, characterisation, emails, cv, letter of application, mediation… like the formal text stuff. The cool thing is that we also talk English during the lesson most of the time, which is kinda difficult sometimes, but in general I really like it :) Btw I was on three schools and I never sat alone. I guess it’s normal in Germany, to have bigger tables. We also often have group tables with four or five people sit there and we often change the seating (is that a word?) and we also change the way the tables stay.

This video probably didn't show you a lot about typical classes in Germany. It looks like one of the students (the one who struggled speaking German) was an exchange student and the whole video was probably for that exchange program. OHPs were being phased out when I went to school, like 15 years ago, and should mostly be replaced by video projectors and smart boards today. This depends largely on the school though. I can totally see many schools still using OHPs in generic class rooms. Probably for decades. The big drawing helpers on the wall are also a remnant of the past. They are used to make accurate mathematical drawings on black boards, but even 15 years ago most modern class rooms used white boards. Gymnasium is not completely comparable to an American high school. It is a school that ranges from year 5 to 13 (or 12, depending on federal district) and was meant to prepare for higher education like University or Fachhochschule (a more practical oriented form of University aimed at preparing students for work rather than scientific work), but you can also leave after year 10 and get a regular graduation like the other school forms have. Speaking of this, after graduating most Germans that don't go for higher education still have to take an apprenticeship and more school lessons to learn a specific job, so after this period an employer that needs an electrician can hire any electrician and expect them to have a broad foundational knowledge of the field and can start to work on their own without much training for specific tasks. From my experience that differs quite a lot from typical American work education. At my old school we had our own dedicated class room for the first 5 years and except for sports, arts, music, foreign languages apart from English and science the teachers had to switch rooms and not the students. Every year got divided into groups of up to 30 students that take lessons together. This typically changes for the last years when students are allowed to choose many of their courses and get grouped by their courses instead. Actual English lessons started with very basic stuff in year 5, but the students were required to only speak English in class as soon as the first basic phrases were taught. Until year 7 it was common to learn a lot of vocabulary and grammar rules. I don't know how it is today, but we actually learned British English for 2 or 3 years before we switched to American English, which was quite annoying because of the different vocabulary that from that moment wasn't allowed anymore. I don't quite remember what we did from years 8 to 10, probably political speeches, simple poems and general text understanding, but the last years that I took advanced English lessons we didn't actually learn that much new. We did some Old English (Shakespearean time) and a lot of poetry and literature. By that time the vocabulary was, apart from special terms, like technical, scientific or business words, already pretty much final.

"dress code" in German schools is really liberal. Most things are tolerated however overly sexual apparel on girls might get them sent home to swap clothes ( also applies to teachers). Tho this is a rarity and you REALLY have to expose a lot. Most class rooms have sinks in them and sitting as couples is the norm, there are no single seat desks like in cliché US high school movies. The jacket thing you heard was referring to outdoor jackets and those tools on the wall are for drawing on the board when you need straight lines or a perfect circle

The big ruler etc. are used to draw on the board. And it is pretty normal that ervery classroom has a sink, it is also quite common that we are being paired at desks, some scholls also connect the desks to build a structure, like a U form.

Im gonna be in 10th grade after our summer break and last year we sat in like the friend groups solike the front row consisted of 4 different friend groups all sitting more or less seperately which wasnt too good for like socializing within the class but we still had a lot of fun