Ilsur Metshin on the exams: “The main principle is the fairness of the exam”

(KZN.RU, May 22, Alsu Safina). The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin instructed to ensure the principle of fairness and friendly atmosphere during the final state exams of graduates and ninth-graders at Business Monday today. “We must provide the fairness of all the results, so smart phones, cheat sheets, tips from teachers need to be eliminated. The main principle is the fairness of the exam. At the same time nothing prevents to carry out the exams in a friendly atmosphere. Despite the fact that graduates are 17 years old, they are still children – vulnerable and troubled in the period of exams. It is clear that cheating is forbidden, but exams shouldn’t be repressive”, - the Mayor said.

Ilsur Hadiullin, head of the Department of education, reported that state examinations will be held from May, 26 to July, 1. In Kazan there are 5313 graduates and 9909 ninth-graders to participate in the exams. The city organized 66 venues for passing the unified state examination and the primary state examination, 9 venues for the final state examination and 41 home venues for children with disabilities.

For the very first time at two state exam venues test materials printings and answer sheets scanning will be provided directly in the classroom this year, and at other venues test materials will be delivered by the Republican cash collection service.

Kazan follows Moscow and St.-Petersburg by the quantity of winners and prize-winners of the National Olympiad for the second consecutive year.

“Despite the fact that the number of graduates has declined we firmly hold the third place in the Olympiad. This shows the quality of teaching and quality of education”, - Ilsur Metshin said. He thanked the teachers who prepared the students, the winners of the contest and their parents. “This is a very time-consuming work that requires patience, consistency”, - the Mayor said.

The Mayor also drew attention to the fact that public opinion monitoring shows that parents do not have a 100 percent satisfaction with quality of education. Ilsur Metshin proposed to bring this question into the agenda of the traditional August conference of educators. “Life changes fast. Gone are the days when the teacher provided the same information for decades. Now times are completely different, - the Mayor said. - The teacher should be able to go at different speeds to keep pace with the changes and to be relevant to our children. This is a large and painstaking work”, - Ilsur Metshin said.