THE NUMBER OF THE PUPILS REDUCED IN LORI REGION

Aysor, Armenia
Aug 26 2009

The schools of Lori region of 2009-10 will receive 3000 pupils less
than they had received in the previous educational year.

The head of the Educational department of Lori region Minas Sayadyan
mentioned that they have 34 838 pupils, the number of the classrooms
have also been reduced.

"In general the education is on a low level. The reason is not the
difficulty of the tests but the qualification of the teachers. Almost
all the teachers teach not the subject but train the children in
solving the problems", he said.

The Minister of education and science Armen Ashotyan in his turn said
that they get many applications on that concern and assured that the
whims pass all the limits.

"The schools shouldn’t serve as a battlefield of the claims of the
authorities. For example the directors not to get rid of the teachers
they do not like", – the minister said.

The governor of Lori Aram Qocharyan noted that the financial economic
crises have a definite but not vital influence on the educational
system; no serious problems have been noticed at schools till now.

The governor hoped that during the time the stuff of the schools will
be added and will progress.