The Implementation of the Constitutional Right to Education in Educational Practice. An Educator’s Perspective

The political, economic and social changes that took place in Poland after 1989 meant that one of the first areas of social life that was subject to thorough legal changes was the education system, changes which, as practice proves, are of a continuous nature. The aim of the article is an attempt to evaluate the implementation of the constitutional right to education (Art. 70) and related rights (Art. 53, paragraph 3 and Art. 73) in the context of the organization and functioning of the Polish education system. This is the view of a pedagogue who has been analyzing the legislative solutions of subsequent authorities of the Ministry of Education in the context of everyday educational practice for many years, with particular emphasis on the effects of the introduced formal and legal solutions.

The Constitutional Right to Education of Pupils with Disabilities and Its Implementation in the System of Mainstream Education

The subject of this article is to examine the constitutionally guaranteed right to education from the perspective of its implementation in the mainstream education system for pupils with disabilities. The aim of the material is to provide a synthetic indication of the shortcomings observed in this respect, which may, in a broader perspective, pose a risk to the law under consideration. The material has been developed by a “practitioner” educator, for whom the legal regulations, although constantly undergoing numerous modifications, sometimes not in a transparent way, constitute the basis for the reorganization of the Polish mainstream education system toward non-discrimination and equality for previously disadvantaged groups. The above numerous amendments are ultimately not conducive to change for the better, on the contrary – they arouse resistance on the part of the most important addressees and implementers of the reforms being introduced “in instalments” – teachers.