bulgaria school life
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STUDENTS: from ages 7 till 18
PARENTS: from ages 7 till 18
GRANDPARENTS: from ages 7 till 18
What exams do/did you have to take?◦ STUDENTS: written examination – Matura exam◦ PARENTS: written examination – Matura exam◦ GRANDPARENTS: written examination – Matura
exam
What subjects do/did you have to take?◦ STUDENTS: Bulgarian lang., Optional subject◦ PARENTS: Bulgarian lang., Mathematics, Optional
subject◦ GRANDPARENTS: Bulgarian lang., Mathematics,
Special subject - according to the type of school
What qualification do/did you get?◦STUDENTS: state matriculation exam◦PARENTS: state matriculation exam◦GRANDPARENTS: state matriculation
exam
What is/was the minimum mark for passing the exams?◦STUDENTS: 3◦PARENTS: 3◦GRANDPARENTS: 3
STUDENTS: Point scale is 2 - 6
PARENTS: Point scale was 2 - 6
GRANDPARENTS: Point scale was 2 – 6*2 is the lowest mark achievable and 6
is the highest mark achievable by any given student.
STUDENTS: Bulgarian lang., Foreign lang., Mathematics, History, Physical education, Geography, Economy, etc.
Optional subjects – according to the type of school student attends ( Hotel Academy, Business Academy, Secondary Grammar School, etc.)
PARENTS: Bulgarian lang., Foreign lang., Mathematics, History,
Physical education, Geography, etc. Optional subjects – according to the type of school student attended
( Hotel Academy, Business Academy, Secondary Grammar School, etc.)
GRANDPARENTS: Bulgarian lang., Foreign lang., Mathematics, History, Physical education, Geography, Special subject - – according to the type of school the student attended.
STUDENTS: No. They wear what they want.
PARENTS: Yes. Boys wore blue coats, white shirts and blue trousers. The girls wore white collar and blue jumpers. All pupils wore the emblem of the school which they attended.
GRANDPARENTS: Yes. The girls wore black robes with white collars and the boys wore black trousers and white shirts. All pupils were also required to wear the emblem of their school.
STUDENTS: the teacher commanded (frontal teaching), group work, pair work, games, practical activities and the use of media (modern technology, worksheets etc.)
PARENTS: the teacher commanded (frontal teaching), practical activities, along the use of media
GRANDPARENTS: the teacher commanded (frontal teaching)
STUDENTS: n/aPARENTS: n/aGRANDPARENTS: n/a
**They were not involved in the 60`s or the 80`s and to this day, there is still
no involvement on behalf of the parents.
STUDENTS: ◦different kind of punishments -talking to parents, administrative punishments
PARENTS: ◦different kind of punishments - removal from
classroom, staying after class (detention), talking to parents
GRANDPARENTS: ◦different kinds of punishments - corporal punishment
(beating, hitting etc.), removal from class, staying after class (detention)
STUDENTS: breaking school rules, fighting, tardiness, being disruptive during classes, truancy.
PARENTS: disrupting the teacher, being tardy, truancy.
GRANDPARENTS: forgetting homework, being disruptive during class.