More and More Einer-Abis: CDU and Teacher Association Fear Devaluation of the Abitur - Global Happenings
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Experts are concerned about a drop in values. In politics, the phenomenon is seen as a negative lockdown episode or as an improvement of the standard.
More and more students in Germany are creating a high school degree with an A in front of the comma. The Union and the teachers' association see this as a negative trend. They warn of a "note inflation". SPD and left have a different view of the topic.
More and more students make a very good Abitur. The teachers' association speaks of a »Flood of One-Abis«. Christoph Ploß, Member of the CDU Federal Parliament, is also critical.
CDU and the teachers' association warn against a devaluation of the Abitur due to falling quality requirements. A research and education expert from the SPD contradicts – and sees this as a step forward for educational justice.
Hannover (dpa/lni) – Despite the criticism of the German Teachers' Association, the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture does not see any trend towards overly good grades in an alleged "flute of one-abis". The data from the country showed that the proportion of very good Abitur grades had finally fallen slightly again, the Ministry of the German Press Agency informed on request. The President of the Association Stefan Düll had previously said to the…
MAINZ – For the Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of Education, Sven Teuber, a discussion about one-point abitur grades is not very effective. "Good grades are not a problem as long as they were based on real performance," said the SPD politician of the German Press Agency. Teuber responded to statements by the German Teachers' Association, which had warned against a devaluation of the Abitur by too many graduates with a one-point cut.
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