Midterm Holiday Decision Signal from the Ministry of Education: The System May Change Upon High Demand from Parents
Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin, 2019 He announced that they received intense demands for the removal of one-week mid-term holidays that have been implemented since 2017 and that they are analyzing the issue.. Minister Tekin, He also announced that there will be a central regulation in the registration system in schools..
Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin, He made important statements to journalists during his visit to Mardin. At the focus of Minister Tekin's statements, Following complaints from parents and teachers the future of midterm breaks ve school registration system took place.
Are Mid-term Holidays Abolished??
Minister Tekin gave the first signal for the abolition of one-week mid-term breaks applied twice during the education period., He expressed the reason for the decision as follows::
“Working mothers and fathers have problems. The child does not want to go to school again after the holiday. Our teachers also say that it is difficult for the child to adapt to school.. We have been analyzing this issue for two years.. We will do it this year too. We will evaluate it after that.”
Minister Tekin, from parents abolishment of midterm break Stating that there is a high demand for, He said that an evaluation will be made after the analysis and the decision will be made clear in the light of this data..
Registration System in Schools is Changing
Minister Tekin, announced that there will be a significant change in the school registration system.. Tekin reminds that last year they determined the branch and teacher selection from the center., He stated that they have now taken the second step:
“Our Ministry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are developing a joint software. Parents who have the right to enroll in a school based on address, will be able to enroll their child in that school. We will centrally prevent the registration of extra students to that school outside the address.. In this way, we will remove the pressure on our school principals regarding such demands.”
