The failed institution of term exams continues to create huge problems for schools, students, their parents and teachers, AKEL says.
In statements by Christos Christofides after the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, it says that this is an institution which, based on the opinions of parents, students and teachers, has completely failed.
"An institution which continues to plague our education system, with the guilt of the Minister of Education and his Ministry, but I regret to note and complicit political forces, who supported this institution, especially in the critical votes in the House of Assembly and did not take their responsibility at the right time. And I am referring to the fact that AKEL had submitted a proposal for a law to abolish the four-month exams, which was voted down in the Plenum of the Parliament, and to the fact that just before the summer, in the face of these deadlocks, we had again prepared a proposal for a law to abolish the four-month exams, which, unfortunately, was not supported by other political forces.
We are now hearing the admission from others about the failed institution of the four-month exams. We welcome and welcome any other forces that have realized the tragic deadlocks and mistakes that have been made in relation to this institution, which at the end of the day, if we look at it from a pedagogical point of view, is a pedagogical crime against our children, against the educational system.
Unfortunately, it is now too late, at least for this year, to take any initiative at a practical level.
Unfortunately, it is now too late, at least for this year, to take any initiative at a practical level. Unfortunately, at the time when it was needed, at the time when AKEL's legislative proposal was put before everyone, other considerations and other approaches prevailed.
Nevertheless, I would like to believe that, given the cost of this year, the victimisation of a few thousand more students, with the opening of the Parliament, at last, mature, useful, serious thoughts will be had, we will listen to the academics of the University of Cyprus who, in a unanimous statement, expressed their opinion on this failed institution. We will finally listen to our students. We will finally listen to the parents of our students, we will finally listen to our teachers and we will correct this pedagogical crime by ending it.
The President of the Republic and DISY chose the path of conflict with the teachers
Unfortunately, the President of the Republic has once again chosen the path of conflict. As we have been informed, he has decided and has already filed a petition with the Supreme Court in relation to the law proposal submitted by AKEL and voted by the large majority of the Parliament to secure the rights of teachers of indefinite duration. What we have tried to do is to give permanent teachers the benefits that permanent civil servants enjoy. Nothing more, nothing less.
Unfortunately, the ruling party and the President of the Republic chose to victimise more than 500 teachers to serve their ideological obsessions and approaches to labour issues, as well as other purposes.
This government has victimised 5,000 teachers, whom it turned from one moment to the next from employees into a market for services.
Unfortunately, the ruling party and the President of the Republic chose to victimise more than 500 teachers to serve their ideological obsessions and approaches to labour issues, as well as other purposes.
This government has victimised 5,000 teachers, whom it turned from one moment to the next from employers into a market for services. There are two court decisions on the illegality of buying services and it continues to torture and victimize 5,000 people.
This government is deliberately victimizing over 500 permanent teachers and even when it had the option to help rectify the situation with our proposed legislation, it opposed it.
This government wants to open a window of privatization of compulsory public education.
This government wants to open a window of privatization of compulsory public education.
This government wants to open a window of privatization of compulsory public education.
This government wants to open a window of privatization of compulsory public education. And this government has metric times attacked all teachers, discrediting them and reducing their supply and presence.
All these are not natural phenomena, they are political choices. Just as the thousands of teachers in the upcoming presidential elections will have a political choice to finally change things.
Assurances of the Auditor General on the budget of the University of Cyprus
Asked to comment on the call by the University of Cyprus for its budget for 2023 to be approved by the Plenary of the Parliament and whether there was a response from the Education Committee, Chr. Christofides replied. We therefore proposed that an extraordinary meeting of the Education Committee be held tomorrow. However, following the assurances given by the Auditor General, the vote on the budget will be postponed until early March."
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