In the weilheimer, high school was offered the first mobile phone-help for the elderly. Here, seniors presented their questions to the mobile phone pupils of the eighth and ninth class. The offer was wellreceived and should be continued.
The individual tables are pushed together to form tables, the noise level is higher than it should be every teacher’s right and the average age of those present exceeds the each lecture of a University. A strange picture it is, the rooms in the two class of the Realschule Weilheim is happening. And yet, it remains to be noted: purpose fulfilled.
Recently, the first free mobile-help for the elderly was held at the high school because home. 26 students of the 8a and 9a were taken after school, the time, the seniors on the topic of mobile phone in an Advisory capacity to the stand. “I was sure that students would report. That there are so many, it has surprised me,“ said headmistress Sabine Kreutle.
The idea came from Utta Pollmeier of the coordination of citizens engagement at the district office. The background of the fact that in the Weilheim-based circuit authority “stir things lately, often requests” of the elderly, and the help to a better understanding of your Smartphones or other mobile phone wanted models, such as Pollmeier says. was
The seniors responded to the offer, only too happy, for both men as well as women. A total of 25, which turned back the hands of time and in a classroom actually learn from. In a 1:1 support, students and Senior sat next to each other. The phone was on the table. After a short learning phase, know the questioning was already going on – quite simple and straightforward. “I prepared a note with questions,” said the Wolf Grabow. So he was not alone. Many of the seniors came with carefully prepared questions to the students. “To a very specific question, all were able to be resolved,” he said.
Wiltrut boy said: “I am thrilled with what a rest of the students to explain everything to us.” In a nursing household, be it alone, and glad of the offer, boy. In fact, the students were matter-of-factly. A not familiar with a phone model that was just asked a classmate. From the old Nokia to the newest Smartphone many different Bahis Siteleri cell phone models with. The seniors presented their questions, the students showed the solution and then tried the older gentlemen themselves. Some of them had a Notepad and wrote down every step carefully.
The topics were quite diverse. Especially the messaging service “WhatsApp” was part of many questions. In addition, for example, but also the video function, the Change of the PIN or the Use of Wi-Fi or Mobile data. “I think for many of us the courage it is simply a lack of push,” he described a boy, the insecurity in the older population. They hope that such an event will be repeated, she said. With this opinion he was not alone. The phone help was so well received that Sabine Kreutle announced that from now on every year, such a possibility in the Weilheim-based, high school.
the event in the school was not yet everything. A class has set a goal to visit a weilheimer old home, and to help the people directly on-site.
What’s in it for students? On the one hand, they gained important experience in the human handling. On the other hand, the students will receive from the district office a certificate. “That is Packed into the application portfolio,” said Kreutle. In addition, the one or the other received for his help a little pocket money. After about an hour the first seniors had resolved all the issues. Other a worked meanwhile, deeper in the new learning material.
Phillip Plesch
