Live Podcast “Class Meets Society”: How Fair Can School Be?

What does a classroom reveal about our society? Why do some children start school on their very first day with completely different advantages than others? And what responsibility do schools, policymakers, and all of us bear when it comes to equal opportunity?

In the live podcast “Klasse trifft Gesellschaft,” Ramona Wuttig speaks with Jennifer Keller and Lukas Gräfe, two teachers at a school in rural Thuringia, about social inequality in the education system. Together, they explore the question of how equitable our society is and what needs to change so that a child’s background has less of a determining influence on their future.

The conversation begins with the school—not only as a place of learning, but as a mirror of social conditions. How does poverty manifest itself in everyday school life? What role do background, expectations, and unequal starting conditions play? What can dedicated teachers achieve, where do they reach their limits, and what responsibility does society as a whole bear?

Personal experiences from everyday school life intersect with academic perspectives and sociopolitical questions. The focus is not on simple answers or assigning blame, but on an open exchange about how education can become more equitable and what changes are necessary to achieve that.

The audience is invited to follow a personal and honest conversation that connects individual experiences with the big questions of our time.