Teenagers often commit crimes after school. Interest-based education can help reduce these crimes. The report says that schools should be a safe place for young people.
At school, young people should feel safe and have good connections with the school. Then there is less chance that they will commit crimes. Interest-based education can help foster a lasting interest in knowledge.
Interest groups and museums help young people develop an interest in more challenging subjects. Young people often commit crimes after school, especially on Fridays. At this time, parents are at work and supervision is lacking.
Interest-based education can help fill young people's daily schedules and provide them with enjoyable activities. But only a quarter of 16-19-year-olds attend interest groups. Families with lower incomes find it difficult to gain access to interest groups.
Interest-based education helps reduce crimes if it is accessible to many young people. It is not just a way to spend free time, but a preventive measure. Investments in interest-based education can bring significant savings.
A safer and healthier society requires investments in interest-based education. We should be bolder and experiment with new ways of offering interest-based education. Inequality that arises in childhood affects a person's entire life.
The educational gap is large in Estonia. Parents' income affects children's educational outcomes. In Tallinn, educational inequality is twice as high as elsewhere in Estonia. The state must ensure that every school has the best teachers and learning environments.