The Abitur causes discussions in North Rhine-Westphalia.
An author for the New York Times has received severe criticism from students.
Bochum / Munich - As in the 2019/2020 school year, the Abitur is also under special sign in 2021.
Alternating or online lessons, masks in school and the minimum distance make it not easy for students in times of the coronavirus pandemic.
High school graduates from North Rhine-Westphalia now had a completely different problem and complained on social platforms such as Twitter and Instagram.
Abitur in NRW: Twitter-Shitstorm against author - "Your article ruined my Abi"
An author of the
New York Times
newspaper
claims to be overwhelmed by letters from German students.
The background is the Abitur in English.
One of his columns was apparently part of the exam, tweeted the journalist Farhad Manjoo, visibly surprised on Friday evening.
He got a lot of messages.
He was either thanked for submitting the hoped-for good grade - or he was made responsible for “ruining” her further life.
A discussion about passages of the text ensued below the tweet.
Manjoo's column focused on the construction of single-family homes.
“Your article ruined my Abitur.
Thanks for nothing, "wrote a Twitter user under the author's tweet.
“You don't like single-family houses, but I have to live on the street if I don't pass the Abitur,” is another critical comment.
Abitur in NRW: "Boy use words that are in the dictionary"
Furthermore, those affected criticized the fact that the article contained complicated vocabulary.
"Boy, use words that are in the dictionary [...]", someone tried to get to the point on Instagram.
But the author also received support.
“People”, apparently wrote a high school graduate, “Please complain to @ bildungsland.nrw!
THE POOR did nothing. "
Others also defended him: “If you ever complain to anyone, it is to those who chose the text.
But if you found the text so shitty, why not take the other exam? ”The students had a total of three texts to choose from.
In any case, the author didn't seem to take the shit storm to heart.
On Twitter, he even responded to a user asking about the text.
Meanwhile, the issue of “school openings” is suggesting a row in the Bavarian coalition.
Will there be a corona course change in schools?
(mbr / dpa)
