“Let's persuade and never punish” says the Ministry of the Inside for banning cell telephones in faculties – Emphasis on the pedagogical dimension of the problem – What he mentioned earlier than the Finance Committee
The emphasis given after the ban on the usage of cellphones in faculties considerations the pedagogical dimension of the matter, “that’s, to persuade the kids and to not punish them within the first part”, mentioned the Minister of Training, Sports activities and Youth, Athina Michailidou, on Friday. requested about how the primary day of implementation of the Laws authorised with reference to the usage of cellphones by college students in secondary faculties goes.
In her statements within the Parliament, the place she participated within the session of the Finance Committee on the funds of the Ministry of Training, Sports activities and Youth, and when requested, furthermore, concerning the concern of the operation of the choice examine faculty, Mrs. Michailidou mentioned that this isn’t going to be carried out in the midst of the 4 months, “so from February it’s anticipated to function in one other place with the identical objective”, noting that they’ve choices for the place the place it would happen, and in cooperation with its companions the ultimate alternative of the place shall be made.
Relating to the problem of cellphones, the Minister of Training said that “as you had seen from the round that was launched on time, our emphasis is on the pedagogical dimension of the problem. That’s, to persuade the kids and to not punish them within the first occasion. So this entire 12 months shall be spent on dialogue, particularly with the older youngsters, to point the constructive features of this measure”.
“Already many extra nations are following us and it is without doubt one of the instances we really feel proud that we did one thing in time and didn’t count on to comply with the opposite nations. It’s important for us that our lecturers are knowledgeable concerning the concern and can present alternatives and the place there are issues we shall be there to unravel them”, he added.
Additionally, mentioned the Minister, “we additionally emphasize alternative routes of utilizing the break in 'Greening my Faculty' which is a program we have now already began to have inexperienced areas in all faculties, to have artistic actions and area for kids us and to depart them free to speak to one another, to have communication, as an alternative of being bent over their cell telephones and having numerous phenomena of violence and delinquency via know-how”.
In response to a query concerning the problem of intervention applications and the way the Ministry is continuing with college students with excessive delinquent conduct, and if a spot has been discovered by which they are going to be housed, the Minister of Training mentioned that intervention applications “we name the applications that we implement primarily by pre-primary training”.
“They’re prevention applications, which we implement to stop illiteracy in addition to conduct. You might be referring to the choice training faculty, which is being redesigned to function from the second time period. We’re not going to implement it in the midst of the 4 months, so from February it’s anticipated to work in one other place with the identical objective. The objective is to offer these youngsters the chance to proceed their research at college”, he famous.
Answering a query about whether or not the area for the choice faculty has been discovered, Mrs. Michailidou mentioned that they’ve choices in the intervening time and in collaboration along with her companions they may have the ultimate alternative of area.
“The area should additionally obtain the approval of the specialists to be supplied for these youngsters. Moreover, I remind you that it is a pilot program with a small variety of youngsters, just for the province of Nicosia in the interim, to be evaluated and to have the ability to broaden elsewhere,” he added.
Requested how the dialogue on the Trainer Analysis System is progressing, the Minister of Training identified that “we have now already institutionalized the primary half, the analysis of the varsity unit, the academic work, and we’re transferring ahead with the analysis of the instructor”.
“Our intention is inside 2024, if attainable, to have a primary proposal, which we are going to then undergo the Parliament, after it has handed via authorized and technical management. It isn’t a problem that everybody will agree on. We depend on the scientific knowledge, the pedagogical standards and based mostly on these we are going to work, in order to offer alternatives for a extra democratic, extra fashionable, non-levelling analysis system for our lecturers, honest for them and our youngsters”, he concluded.
Supply: KYPE
