STUDENTS: from ages 7 till 18

PARENTS: from ages 7 till 18

GRANDPARENTS: from ages 7 till 18

What exams do/did you have to take?◦ STUDENTS: written examination – Matura exam◦ PARENTS: written examination – Matura exam◦ GRANDPARENTS: written examination – Matura

exam

What subjects do/did you have to take?◦ STUDENTS: Bulgarian lang., Optional subject◦ PARENTS: Bulgarian lang., Mathematics, Optional

subject◦ GRANDPARENTS: Bulgarian lang., Mathematics,

Special subject - according to the type of school

What qualification do/did you get?◦STUDENTS: state matriculation exam◦PARENTS: state matriculation exam◦GRANDPARENTS: state matriculation

exam

What is/was the minimum mark for passing the exams?◦STUDENTS: 3◦PARENTS: 3◦GRANDPARENTS: 3

STUDENTS: Point scale is 2 - 6

PARENTS: Point scale was 2 - 6

GRANDPARENTS: Point scale was 2 – 6*2 is the lowest mark achievable and 6

is the highest mark achievable by any given student.

STUDENTS: Bulgarian lang., Foreign lang., Mathematics, History, Physical education, Geography, Economy, etc.

Optional subjects – according to the type of school student attends ( Hotel Academy, Business Academy, Secondary Grammar School, etc.)

PARENTS: Bulgarian lang., Foreign lang., Mathematics, History,

Physical education, Geography, etc. Optional subjects – according to the type of school student attended

( Hotel Academy, Business Academy, Secondary Grammar School, etc.)

GRANDPARENTS: Bulgarian lang., Foreign lang., Mathematics, History, Physical education, Geography, Special subject - – according to the type of school the student attended.

STUDENTS: No. They wear what they want.

PARENTS: Yes. Boys wore blue coats, white shirts and blue trousers. The girls wore white collar and blue jumpers. All pupils wore the emblem of the school which they attended.

GRANDPARENTS: Yes. The girls wore black robes with white collars and the boys wore black trousers and white shirts. All pupils were also required to wear the emblem of their school.

STUDENTS: the teacher commanded (frontal teaching), group work, pair work, games, practical activities and the use of media (modern technology, worksheets etc.)

PARENTS: the teacher commanded (frontal teaching), practical activities, along the use of media

GRANDPARENTS: the teacher commanded (frontal teaching)

STUDENTS: n/aPARENTS: n/aGRANDPARENTS: n/a

**They were not involved in the 60`s or the 80`s and to this day, there is still

no involvement on behalf of the parents.

STUDENTS: ◦different kind of punishments -talking to parents, administrative punishments

PARENTS: ◦different kind of punishments - removal from

classroom, staying after class (detention), talking to parents

GRANDPARENTS: ◦different kinds of punishments - corporal punishment

(beating, hitting etc.), removal from class, staying after class (detention)

STUDENTS: breaking school rules, fighting, tardiness, being disruptive during classes, truancy.

PARENTS: disrupting the teacher, being tardy, truancy.

GRANDPARENTS: forgetting homework, being disruptive during class.