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Math Abi: Was It Too Hard? Wave of protests against the Ministry of Culture

2021-05-22T08:49:00.222Z


Was the math Abitur too difficult? A wave of protests is rolling against the Ministry of Culture. 16,000 people have already signed.


Was the math Abitur too difficult?

A wave of protests is rolling against the Ministry of Culture.

16,000 people have already signed.

Munich - Corona *, hardly any school - and now also one of the most difficult math Abitur of all time?

A Munich math tutor has started an online petition because the math Abitur 2021, which around 35,000 high school graduates had to write in a five-hour exam yesterday, was too difficult.

The students would have liked "a fair math exam".

Instead, "no consideration" was given to the special situation of the students, who had to cope with a lot of distance learning.

Math Abitur in Bavaria: 16,000 people sign the petition

She calls for a particularly mild assessment. By Wednesday noon, more than 16,000 people had already signed the petition on change-org. Many of the comments on change-org speak volumes. “This Abitur was by far one of the hardest ever,” it says. Or: “My son also had to take the maths school this year. It is outrageous to pass such an exam after 2 years of almost exclusively distance learning. "

The Instagram channel of the Minister of Culture Michael Piazolo (FW) was almost inundated with complaints - the

BR

counted 2,000 entries.

The head of the Bavarian Philologists' Association, Michael Schwägerl, told the

Münchner Merkur

: “The math Abi was definitely not a gift”, but overall the tasks were “appropriate”.

However, especially in geometry, the tasks demanded a lot from the students, as a lot of spatial imagination and mathematical thinking were required.

Petition after math school in Bavaria: "Right to fairness" - Minister of Education with an appeal

The SPD member of the state parliament, Simone Strohmayr, announced that the Abitur will be discussed in the state parliament.

The students did not want to give anything for free, but had "a right to fairness".

Education Minister Piazolo explained: “I appeal to all high school graduates to focus on the next high school exams now and not let themselves be disturbed.

The proofreaders will now correct the exams in the tried and tested way. ”There were already many complaints in 2019, but ultimately the Abitur was good.

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Source: merkur

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