From the first evaluation that has been done for the quarters, it is a fact that they did not achieve their goal and there should be a more general evaluation, President of the Republic Nicos Christodoulides said today.
In his statements to journalists after his visit to the Limassol General Hospital, and asked if the institution of the quarters will be abolished, the President of the Republic said that "it is an issue that is of great concern.
I have taken a public position before taking office and with what I mentioned during the election campaign,
I had, during the meeting with the Minister of Education and with all the members of the Council of Ministers, the opportunity to convey clear and unambiguous instructions on how to proceed.
The institution of quarters was made to serve, among other things, to reduce learning anxiety, to improve outcomes and some other objectives.
From the first assessment that has been done, it is a fact that they have not met their target. So, we will have to do a more general evaluation, we will have to see what we will do in this second quarter, because the legislation cannot be changed at the moment, because you cannot have two different examination standards in one year.
So, the direction we are working towards - and I have spoken to the Minister of Education, I have replied to the Secretary General of AKEL Mr. Stefanou, who sent me a letter on the matter - is to see whether we can reduce the weighting of the quarterly exams in the overall grading.
I believe, under the circumstances, that this is the only solution we can move towards and it is in this direction that the Minister of Education is also working."
I believe, under the circumstances, that this is the only solution we can move towards and it is in this direction that the Minister of Education is also working".
Asked about the vehicles of government officials, the President said that "I have asked that it not be discussed in the relevant Finance Committee.
I have asked the relevant Minister to submit a specific note to me, so that we can see where these needs arise from, but at the same time look at - today technology and in the automotive sector has advanced to a great extent - and see whether we can make use of this technology, responding to a message from society in general, and for So, we should all be very careful to be able to have a social policy."
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