School Life in Romania during teenage years

Presentation prepared by Colegiul Economic “Pintea Viteazul” Cavnic, Romania

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The age you had to start school

’60s ’80s Present

6 years old 6-7 years old 7-8 years old

Compulsory school leaving age

’60s ’80s Present

15 16 16

Exams to take in order to graduate high school

’60s ’80s PresentBaccalaureate after

12th grade

- Romanian literature- Maths- Russian

Exam after 10th grade and

Baccalaureate after 12th grade

- Romanian literature- Maths- Physical Education- specialties

Baccalaureate

- Romanian literature- Maths (technological schools) / History (humanistis studies)- English / French- a subject from opposite profile

Qualifications you achieved / can achieve

’60s ’80s Present

Depended on high school: for eg., our

high school was one of exact sciences (Maths, Physics)

LocksmithsMining operator

Electro-technician

Depends on profile: now, our high school offers qualifications

in the domain of tourism and alimentation

The minimum grade to pass the Baccalaureate exam

’60s ’80s Present

Mark for passing: 5Average mark: 5

Mark for passing: 5Average mark: 5

Mark for passing a subject: 5

Average mark: 6

Marking system

’60s ’80s Present

From 1 (lowest) to 10 (best mark)

Compulsory subjects at school’60s ’80s Present

- Romanian literature- Mathematics- Physics- Chemistry- Biology- History- Geography- foreign language: Russian- other subjects, according to profile+ some subjects meant to teach you about the “benefits” of Communism

-Romanian literature- Mathematics- Physics- Chemistry- Biology- History- Geography- foreign language: French- other subjects, according to profile+ some subjects meant to teach you about the “benefits” of Communism

-Romanian literature- Mathematics- Physics- Chemistry- Biology- History- Geography- ICT- foreign languages: English, French- other subjects, according to profile: Economy, Development in tourism etc.

Uniforms

’60s ’80s PresentBoys: blue coat and trousers, shirt

Girls: blue long dress and shirt ; it was compulsory to wear something on your head to keep your hair in order

Boys: blue coat and trousers, white shirt

Girls: blue long dress (a bit tighter than the one in the ‘60s), white shirt

It’s not compulsory

There are schools that created their

own uniform.

School uniform in the ’60s

Schoo uniform in the ’80s

Today

Methods used in teaching

’60s ’80s Present- frontal teaching mainly- practical activities

- frontal teaching- practical activities

- students work in teams-use of modern technology- lots of practical activities- games

Parents’ involvement in the school life

’60s ’80s Present

Parents were not very involved because they were too busy working

and providing everything necessary

for their children.

Parents were also busy but they used to

go to school to discuss with the form

teacher or maybe they telephoned.

Greater involvement:

participation to meetings, phoning the form teacher regularly, being

called by the teachers.

Punishment at school

’60s ’80s Present- removing from class- staying after class- lower grade for behaviour (in Romania this has the value of a mark and counts for the general average mark at the end of the year)

-removing from class- detention- lower grade for behaviour- calling parents at school

-removal from class- staying after school - lower grade for behaviour- calling parents at school - temporary or permanent expulsion

Main reasons for punishing a student

’60s ’80s Present- lack of respect for teachers- damaging the school property

- making noise or being naughty during lessons- for not doing homework - for skipping classes - for fighting in school

- being late for the class; skipping classes- not obeying school rules- inadequate behaviour- consumption of alcohol or other substances in school- damaging school property

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