“Mothers of Egypt” Union Monitors Parents’ Complaints About the Programming Exam for First-Year Secondary Students
El Gisr – Exclusive
Abeer Ahmed, founder of the “Mothers of Egypt” Union for the Advancement of Education and the Parents’ Coalition, followed up on the launch of the Programming and Artificial Intelligence exam for first-year secondary students for the first semester. The exam is being held inside schools via tablets and computers through the “Kiro” platform.
Abeer Ahmed posed a question to gather the opinions of parents and students through the Union’s official Facebook page, asking:
“First-year secondary students, reassure us… how did you do in today’s Programming and Artificial Intelligence exam?”
In press statements, Abeer Ahmed said that parents of first-year secondary students complained that their children were unable to log in to the platform, in addition to internet connectivity problems in some schools, or system crashes during the exam.
She added that there were also complaints about students remaining inside schools for long hours, as some students arrived as early as 8:00 a.m., and in some schools were informed that they had to wait until 7:00 p.m. to resolve technical issues.
Dozens of parents interacted on the Facebook page of the “Mothers of Egypt” Union for the Advancement of Education and the Parents’ Coalition. One parent said:
“My daughter is still at school, and they’re saying no one will be allowed to leave until 5:00 p.m., and I don’t know why. The kids have been at school since 7:00 a.m.”
Another parent added:
“My son came back very upset. The tablet didn’t open at all for him, and the invigilator told them to log in using their mobile phones. He logged in and answered a few questions, then the system froze and stopped responding, and after that he was forcibly logged out.”
The parent continued:
“Please talk about this issue. First, there are no tablets in private schools, and the school devices obviously don’t cover the number of students. Most importantly—and this is the biggest disaster—the kids have been at school since morning and the platform won’t open.”
Another parent explained:
“Here in Alexandria, they didn’t take the exam because the system was down. Those who managed to enter found the exam in Japanese, or it would open for a few seconds and then close. In the end, the girls were sent home and told to try again from home until 7:00 p.m.”
