Schlüsselsituationen (sentance)

English translation: key events, key situations

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German term or phrase:	Schlüsselsituationen
English translation:	key events, key situations
Entered by:	sylvie malich (X)

19:51 Jun 10, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]
/ pedagogic theory

German term or phrase: Schlüsselsituationen (sentance)

HELP! I admit I have no idea what is meant by "Schlüsselsituationen" in the context below:

(This not needed but added here for context: Der Situationsansatz als Arbeitsansatz kommt unserer bisherigen Arbeitsweise sehr nahe.)
Veränderungen haben sich ergeben, weil wir einen stärkeren Blick auf die Beobachtung von Kindern legen und dann *Schlüsselsituationen* auswählen, die in die tägliche Praxis Eingang finden.

sylvie malich (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 164 (1 open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 276 Germany
Local time: 19:00

key events, key situations

Explanation:
they mean, that they choose events or situation, which were of such importance for the child, that they serve as an ideal example to use in practical pedagogic.

Selected response from:

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 20:00

Grading comment

Thanks kaypeedee for your excellent explanation, I guess I was working too hard and couldn't see the forest for the trees. I took "Schlüsselsituationen" as a Fachbegriff that needed to be translated into an English technical term.
WHAT WAS I THINKING?!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +10

key situations

swisstell

4 +4

key events, key situations

Klaus Dorn (X)

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

key situations

Explanation:
in other words: situations of major importance

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 19:00
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 3377

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

key events, key situations

Explanation:
they mean, that they choose events or situation, which were of such importance for the child, that they serve as an ideal example to use in practical pedagogic.

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 20:00
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 1514

Grading comment

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