Introduction by the Minister
Foreword to the annual report of the Commissioner for Educational Rights
for the Year 2001
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(Az ember)
megáldva a mesterség fortélyaival
tör jóra s a rosszra: ha tiszteli ő
a szülőföld törvényét,
s amaz istenek-adta Jogot,
áldás a hazára."
"Cunning beyond fancy's dream is the fertile
skill which brings him, now to evil, now to good. When he honours
the laws of the land, and that justice which he hath sworn by
the gods to uphold, proudly stands his city"
Sophocles, Antigone
(translated by R. C. Jebb) |
The presumption concerning human dignity is the essence of our values.
And this dignity is also due to the smallest among us, the children. Indeed,
it is a responsibility and an obligation to all of us to protect the child,
the weakest, the most vulnerable above all.
It is my firm belief that the practice of civilised conflict management
must be reinforced in the world of education as well. All participants
in education - pupils, parents, teachers, principals, professors and students
must be aware of the role of laws, that is, to enforce our rights through
compliance with the laws while refraining from infringing others' rights.
The proposition endorsed over 200 years ago, stating that "all men are
created equal" has to become an everyday experience.
Every society is chiefly described by the way it treats the most vulnerable,
those in need of care and soul-raising examples the most, that is, children.
The Office of the Commissioner for Educational Rights has established
wide-ranging contacts with public and higher educational institutions
as professional service-providers and protectors of rights, and with other
authorities and non-governmental organisations in recent years. The system,
already in place today, guarantees that the protection of rights in schools
is a wide-ranging practice encompassing society in its entirety and that
teachers consider young people entrusted to their care and also the parents
worrying about the future of their children, as equal partners. This system
ensures that teachers working in public and higher educational institutions
are in the position to perform their work without any force or influence
or infringement of their personalities and rights.
I hereby accept the Report of the Commissioner for Educational Rights
on the undersigned day and wish him success in these activities of social
importance.
| May 14th, 2002 in Budapest |
(signature of Dr. József Pálinkás)
Dr. József Pálinkás
Minister of Education
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