Abstract
By the spring semester of 1970, 4-6% of all instruction in mathematics and natural sciences in the Hamburg Gymnasien had to be omitted from the curriculum, and in some instances, 30% of this instruction was administered by unqualified teachers. According to one Education Report, Hamburg's Gymnasien needed 160 teachers for 1971 to replace those who retired and a further 410 to cover the increased number of pupils and school experiments. Only a small percentage of this need could be met by new teachers straight out of the university. To overcome this dilemma, Hamburg officials turned to America where many highly competent individuals trained in mathematics and the natural sciences were facing growing unemployment. In December 1972, I went to Hamburg to learn more about this situation by interviewing American teachers, German school officials, pupils, and parents. In addition, I gathered numerous documents' upon which to base this report.
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