The Minister of Education, Sorin Costreie, declared on Wednesday evening, on Digi24, that the conditions under which the competition for school principals was held will be analyzed, after the appearance of some appeals. Invited to the show “Jurnalul de Seară”, the minister signaled possible problems related to the time allocated to the candidates and the fact that they did not have drafts available, but specified that possible measures will be taken after checking the legal aspects.
When asked about the competition topics, Sorin Costreie explained that they mainly concerned the reasoning ability of the candidates. “They are standard subjects of logic, of logical thinking. In some places there were also grammar, even some of mathematics,” declared the minister.
Regarding the possibility of canceling the contest, Costreie stated that it will produce effects, but the submitted appeals and possible legality issues must be analyzed first.
“Of course it will produce (effects). But first we have to see if it took place and if, from a legal point of view, there is any problem, that we have some appeals. After that we draw conclusions, what we can improve”, explained the Minister of Education.
He also drew attention to the declining interest in leadership positions in schools, as principals’ responsibilities are much greater without corresponding salary benefits.
“The desire to become a director has become less and less. And I can understand them. You have the same salary, but with much more responsibilities. You have no relief from the norm other than minimal,” said Costreie.
The minister believes that the education system needs professional directors and inspectors, measures to encourage the occupation of these positions, but also a greater autonomy of schools, accompanied by increased responsibilities for their management.
Referring to the way the contest was organized, Costreie showed that the testing aimed to evaluate the cognitive and analytical capacities of the candidates, but certain examination conditions raise questions.
“I think there was a problem with the time allocated, the fact that they didn’t have a draft, although I also looked there, it said “problems are solved in the head or on the draft”. So there are some small details that we will analyze and see where they got like that, why they are like that and what implications they had on the conduct of the competition”, declared the Minister of Education.
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