Erle Bjørneberg Ingebrigtsen, Synne Jensen Solhaug and Emma Bergmo Hansen were supposed to be well into the 8th grade at Kvaløysletta School in Tromsø. They have the first day of school today after the strike was called off with a compulsory wage board. – It’s a bit strange since we haven’t gone to secondary school yet, and we haven’t really done anything until now, says Ingebrigtsen. The junior high school students have been given books and computers, but have not yet had any lessons. They are among the pupils most affected by the strike and have missed 30 of the school year’s 190 school days. Any 30 days of teaching must be made up. – There are probably many who wonder if it is possible, says the headmaster at Kvaløysletta school, Lise Arntzen. The education union suggests a new teacher’s strike as early as next year Worried about the students Head of the Student Organization (EO), Aslak Berntsen Husby, says that they are worried about how the students will make up for lost lessons. – We are afraid that many of the measures that are being planned will be filled with more subject learning and treat the students as an empty tank that needs to be filled up with knowledge. That’s not how students work, says Husby. He believes that the most important focus going forward should be a good school environment, and that the school ensures that the students are happy. Aslak Berntsen Husby is head of the Student Organization. Photo: Eivind Lotsberg / Elevorganisaisonen At the same time, the EO leader is clear that measures must be taken for the students affected by the strike. – The most important thing is knowledge and that students have the right prerequisites to be able to progress in their school career. I think that it will be adapted is the most important thing, but the measures that come must be knowledge-based, says Husby. Compressing the curriculum The EO leader believes it is important to be in dialogue with both teachers and pupils to find out what is best for each individual school. At Kvaløysletta, they have not yet made a plan for teaching, but headmaster Arntsen says that together with the teachers, they will find out what is the best solution. Lise Arntzen, principal at Kvaløysletta school, says that they will look at solutions to make up for the lost curriculum. Photo: Marita Andersen / news – We will see if we can compress things, and look at the annual plan and what we must prioritize so that the students get the education they should have to the greatest extent possible, says the headmaster. Excited about the exam – We hope that more time will be spent on learning and less on assessment, says Husby. He says that EO has asked for a risk assessment for the exam, because they want to know what the risk is in carrying out the exam as planned and how it can best be carried out this year. The students at Kvaløysletta School had their first day of school today. Photo: Marita Andersen / news Principal Arntzen says that the 10th graders at the school are excited about how the exam will turn out. – Now the schools are affected very differently, both between the schools and within them. How the exam will be done has now been raised to the highest level, and something the Ministry of Education must look into more closely, says the rector. But the Ministry of Knowledge has already made up its mind. Education Minister Tonje Brenna answered the following by email when news asked if there would be any changes to the exam: “I have no plans to cancel the exam. The exam is an important part of the final assessment for Norwegian students.”
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Pupils miss up to 30 days of school. The student organization asks schools to focus on knowledge – news Troms and Finnmark
