Christopher Mihajlovic (born 1984) studied pedagogy and special education (with the subjects of sport and English) in Frankfurt am Main and Heidelberg. Since 2011, the author has been working as a special education and guidance teacher at a school with the special focus "vision" in Friedberg (Hesse). In 2016/2017, he spent a year studying and researching Finnish school culture at the University of Helsinki (Finland).