Minister wants to improve evaluation

Maria Lurdes Rodrigues yesterday showed willingness to improve the defects of the evaluation process, but the teachers' unions refuse to negotiate on this model and even go ahead with strikes by Christmas. And in the latter case, by not publishing the notes of students Minister wants to improve evaluation What on Sunday had not yet been discussed by unions, yesterday became a real possibility. Although the Minister of Education has admitted yesterday the desire to improve the evaluation process, particularly at the level of bureaucracy, the teachers did not yield and may even fail to launch the notes of the students at the end of the first period of classes, where the Ministry of Education did not suspend the assessment process. This is the way to protest tougher for all whereas the Platform union presented yesterday at a press conference, which are also marked by a national strike of the day to December 03, followed by regional stoppages on 9, 10, 11 and 12 in the same month. The protests of teachers swell and become radical, even after Maria Lurdes Rodrigues had at the end of a meeting with representatives from schools, opening to negotiate the evaluation model. What must be recognized and unbureaucratic improve by removing "excessive work". "Who came with my work knows that I have unfolded in meetings and hearings to understand what to do to improve the conditions of application of the model, said the minister at the end of the meeting, in Cascais. Words that had little echo among the unions. "There is no room for any easing or simplified scheme," said Mario Nogueira, adding that "any attempt to simplify that does not pass by the seat of trading and publication of law is illegal and will be the subject of an injunction." John Dias da Silva, leader of the National Federation of Trade Unions of Education, said the DN that "it is not possible an understanding based on this process, therefore any negotiation will have to build a new model." Regarding the possibility that the teachers did not initiate the evaluation of students, news put forward by DN, Mário Nogueira argued that the only thing that is harming the students is this type of evaluation. "If by the 15th not suspend the assessment, is the minister who is harming the students. It has plenty of time to resolve the problem. In this case, students may be likely to have the notes later." The question is how long the postponement will last. "Moves to know if teachers continue with strikes on the dates scheduled to hold meetings of the evaluation", stated John Dias da Silva. The chairman of the National Confederation of Associations of Parents (Confap), has reacted to this scenario, which considered unfortunate. For Albino Almeida, "the students are working, they have expectations in their work and of course will be harmed and created problems if the teachers decide not assess the students." Dias da Silva agreed that students and their families want to know the school results in order to have the concept of the weaknesses of students. "But, as in other sectors of society, it is normal terms more strikes affecting the rest of the population." The unions took the press conference to announce interim relief in cases of teachers not holding required to assess and colleagues have to use the quota for the allocation of "very good" and "excellent", which are also candidates.