The lipsian teacher association has been forbidden twice in the 20th century and nowadays just a few
experts know about the outstanding history of this association. In all its efforts the mental und physical balance
of city kids took center, to ease their “joylessness of their childhood”. The far beyond city limits procreative
acting, to give children consideration to education, had a sudden end in times of National Socialism 1933 and
Stalinism after 1945.
At the 10th April in 1933 the closure of the lipsian teacher association was commanded caused by the
consolidation of institutional powers. At the second time it has been broken down just after its reestablishment.
From that moment on every innovative idea was supposed to be realised in a so named “Einheitsgewerkschaft”.
This very explicit voice that often went against the flow finally became silent till 1990.
Nowadays the association has not to fight against dictatorship anymore but against a high quantity of
national associations. There are many reasons to look up to the nationwide impression and mental autonomy of
this association. From the very beginning the lipsian teacher association has been exemplary tor the education
policy and educational work. Its been fighting for reformation of religious education, asked for a comprehensive
schools, argued the abandonment of physical caning, sent a reminder about the disestablishment of church and
school and was struggling with passion for the social equal treatment of elementary teachers. It also rendered
outstanding services in advancement of educational science and methodology. The lipsian teacher association
had 16 departments and almost twice as much scientific committees. These days there is no need to fight for
educational freedom rights but they must be lived so they do not wither.