National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Math Class Load Decrease in Vocational High-Schools Detrimental to Serbian Education
National Assembly’s Education Committee Chairman Zoran Sami and representatives of the Mathematical Society of Serbia declared the announced alterations to the curricula in vocational high-schools decreasing the weekly math class load, a process that could damage Serbian education.
National Assembly’s Education Committee Chairman Zoran Sami and representatives of the Mathematical Society of Serbia declared the announced alterations to the curricula in vocational high-schools decreasing the weekly math class load, a process that could damage Serbian education.
The Education Committee Chairman and representatives of the Mathematical Society of Serbia talked today at the National Assembly House about the announced reform of the curricula for vocational high-schools. The President of the Mathematical Society of Serbia Zoran Kadelburg and Society representatives Aleksandar Lipkovski and Zevdzo Huric handed in to Chairman Sami the unanimously adopted conclusions of the Society’s regular annual assembly of 14 January this year, requesting the Committee’s support for their demands. The Mathematical Society of Serbia believes that the current drafting of the new high-school curricula has been done without the participation of the professional and concerned public and that the decrease in mathematics class load is a phenomenon unheard of in
Education Committee Chairman Zoran Sami stressed that this is a serious problem concerning not only the mathematics class load, but the class load of Serbian language, history and geography too, aimed at transforming vocational schools into craft schools. He added that he would convene a Committee sitting to deal with the topic as soon as the next plenary session of the National Assembly is scheduled, to which he would invite the Minister of Education and representatives of the Education Council and Institute for Advancement of Education and Upbringing.
Activities
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Economy, Regional Development, Trade, Tourism and Energy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Israel meet with the Israeli Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.00 - the members of the PFG with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Island States meet with the Australian Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - press conference of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) – Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak (SDA Sandzak) – Party for Democratic Action (PDD) and the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own parliamentary groups (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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13.00 - press conference of the MP Radoslav Milojicic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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15.00 - sitting of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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18.15 - solemn academy “Under the Same Sky”, commemorating the National Day of Roma victims of WWII, accompanied by exhibition “Combing Through Time” (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)