Framework plans are curricular, legal, moral-psychological and national security emergencies in Romania, Minister of Education and Research Daniel David said on Wednesday, adding that functional illiteracy "already puts the country at risk".
"Honestly and directly speaking, I am not happy that I start this ministerial term of office with such a project, which, inevitably, comes with scandals. But the framework plans are (1) curricular emergencies (they should have been introduced in 2021 at the latest), (2) legal (they are demanded under the new legal regulations of 2023), (3) moral-psychological (we can no longer put our children at risk by making them take our subjects and exaggerated classes in number and/or without adequate psycho-pedagogical organisation) and, terribly important, (4) national security (functional illiteracy already puts our country at risk). That can no longer be continued! And the role of a responsible minister is to address precisely such problems/reforms," the minister wrote on his blog.
He said that the role of a minister of education is also to educate, even informally, the people who need it about how to rationally debate a topic of relevance to the country.
The minister participated on Tuesday in the first debate dedicated to the draft framework plans for high school education.
"We had the first national debate on the draft framework plans for high school education. And the people of education have begun to show why they belong to education. Unlike the public space (social media, even various publications, etc.) - where, in addition to serious analyses, one still too often finds solemn banalities, irrational and/or semi-learned concerns, if not only virulent/aggressive criticism or disarming congratulations - there have been convergent and divergent analyses and discussions, more cerebral or more emotional, all but focused on problems and solutions. Many participated and, obviously in such an approach, not all of them could express themselves.'
According to the minister, those interested can send suggestions in writing, as the Ministry of Education and Research try to improve the format of the upcoming debates.
"From this approach I retain many good suggestions, which will be included in the final version proposed in May," David informed.
The next national debate will take place in Cluj-Napoca.
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