According to a series of state strategies, "informatics, information and communication technologies are a national priority." However, according to the actual actions of the Ministry of Education and Science, the following things are happening: They are forcibly closing classes in mathematics high schools in Ruse, Burgas, Vratsa and Plovdiv so that students can enroll in other declining schools, ...
More »How the introduction of a voucher system would improve education in Bulgaria
Let's imagine a small, but tall and boisterous child. Let's call him Peter. The child suffers from what psychologists call "accumulated behavioral deficits." Simply put, he is aggressive and boisterous. He often gets into conflict with his classmates. He bullies them mentally and physically. In general...
More »Let's improve the quality of education through more competition
In Bulgaria, it is assumed that the state is the most competent in all matters related to education and therefore it should take care of everything and everyone. Currently, state regulations tell parents the following: "You are obliged to educate your child in exactly the way that we have foreseen ...
More »The educational program - a policy of maintaining the status quo and repression
Author: Yavor Ganchev This commentary is an analysis of the government's program in the field of education for the period 2017-2021, published on 02.08.2017 on the website of the Council of Ministers here. An equal sign is put between staying in school and receiving an education One of the first measures to be implemented (340 and 341), …
More »PISA 2014: Nothing new in Bulgarian education
A year ago, I dedicated an entire study to the various quantitative and qualitative criteria for evaluating secondary education, and the most interesting data and conclusions came from the international representative surveys - PISA, TALIS and PIRSL. The reason for this is mainly the fact that they allow us to compare the product of our educational system with that of ...
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