Thuringia is thinking about easier school exams because of Corona

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Thuringia's Minister of Education Helmut Holter (left) has shown himself to be open to easier school exams due to the corona pandemic.

"We are now using exams and class work to determine the level of learning among the students," said Holter of the German Press Agency.

At the beginning of the second half of the school year in February there should then be a “clear announcement” from his ministry as to how the exams will continue.

As a precaution, the Abitur exams had already been postponed in the summer, said Holter.

Originally, for example, the math graduation should be written on May 4th;

now May 28 is the new date.

In the course of the first lockdown in the spring, the Ministry of Education had issued a mitigation ordinance with relief for the high school exams.

Holter said an exams working group is now looking at the issue again.

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The head of the Thuringian Teachers Association, Rolf Busch, welcomed the approach.

"It can only be checked what has also been dealt with," said Busch, who is also the vice-head of the Federal Association of Education (VBE).

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