Prime Minister Iurie Leanca considers that this year’s Baccalaureate session was held correctly and showed the effectiveness of the reforms implemented in education. The low grades that the candidates got should motivate other students to learn and should not leave room for speculations about the reforms done in the sector, IPN reports.
“The reforms in education are effective. We must overcome this shock. This is a truth that should help us achieve better results,” Iurie Leanca said in a program on Radio Moldova.
According to the Premier, most of the European countries have comparable results in the graduation exams. Some students pass them, while others fail them. “The child must not prepare for exams, but learn throughout the period while at school,” said Iurie Leanca, adding that these reforms in education should be supported by the opposition too.
About 28,000 students took Baccalaureate exams this year. Of them, only 60% passed them. Seven students have only grades of ‘10’. Those who failed an exam will take it again on July 15-20.
The number of Baccalaureate centers was reduced this year and video cameras were installed inside them. The Communist Party criticized the reforms in education and even tabled a simple motion against Minister of Education Maia Sandu in Parliament. The parliamentary majority didn’t support the motion.
