‘Thanaweya Amma’ Students Frustrated after 1st Exam, Educ. Min. Responds

High school students, Thanaweya Amma, took the Arabic exam on Saturday; they said it was said difficult.

Tarek Shawki, Minister of Education and Technical Education, responded to the complaints of the students about the Arabic language exam.

“This is a purely academic issue," Shawqi stated. "We do not want to comment on it, and it should not be addressed by non-specialists.”

Regarding claims of cheating on social media for questions about the Arabic subject, the minister affirmed that copying (cheating) is completely impossible as the exam was about 16 pages.

“It's entirety difficult. The questions were phrased differently in each exam paper," the minister asserted. " Any trial of copying papers will not affect the students, but will harm those who do it and those who follow it.”

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Many students complained about the Arabic exam, especially the sections of literature and reading, stressing that the exam was unexpected.

People took to Twitter and expressed their frustration over the exams. An Arabic teacher presented his full-scale review on the exam, affirming that the choices were too long.

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Furthermore, he noted that the students were already under pressure over the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.