By Nicholas Peter Kaparti
In a full-blown discussion on the way students are evaluated was held by organized parents during separate meetings with the student movement and the educational organization of teachers. The disappointing results of the first quarter, combined with the pressure on students to assimilate the material in short periods of time, are causing intense concern among educational organizations and intensifying the negative sentiment against quarterly exams.
According to information from the Cyprus
Times, during yesterday's separate meetings of the Pancyprian Confederation of Parents of Secondary Education with the PSEM -in its first year- and the OELMEK, all data concerning the way students are assessed, as well as the problems that arise with quarterly examinations, were discussed.
In statements to the Cyprus[/B] Times, the president of the Pancyprian Confederation of Secondary Education Parents, Haralambos Dionysiou, said that following a decision of their Board of Directors, they will proceed to a joint protest march in the first week of April. "We have invited both the PESM and OELMEK to join us. The students have already responded positively," he explained.
He noted that "we will complete our cycle of meetings with OLTEK and other educational institutions, and ask them to support the protest march so that we give a clear signal in all directions that no one is playing with our children's rights."
From there, during the meeting of the Confederation of Middle School Parents with the OELMEK, it was agreed to put pressure on the Ministry of Education to invite all stakeholders to a dialogue to discuss the issue of quarters in order to find a common ground and not to repeat the picture of the first quarter in the second quarter. In fact, as the Cyprus[/B] Times reports, the three bodies will prepare a joint letter which will be sent, within the next few hours, to the Ministry of Education, requesting the initiation of the relevant dialogue, while at the same time they will present a joint proposal on how to assess students.
Speaking to the Cyprus[/B] Times, Themis Polyviou, vice-president of OELMEK, Themis Polyviou, explained that during their meeting with the parents they paid particular attention to the issue of examinations per quarter and noted the agreement of views that exists.
Concerning the joint course of reaction initiated by the organised parents, Mr. Polyviou said that the possible participation of OELMEK will be decided during the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Organisation in the coming days.
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