Oral exams are creating inequality among ninth-grade students due to varying levels of support available to them outside of school. Legislation prohibits teachers from providing extensive guidance or practice for the exams. This puts students without resourceful backgrounds at a disadvantage, as they may not have the opportunity to practice their presentations with adults or receive helpful feedback.
The current rules prevent teachers from offering practice hours to students who need extra help. This disparity highlights the need for a change in regulations to allow teachers to provide support where it is most needed, ensuring a fairer chance for all students, regardless of their home environment.
In other news, concerns are being raised about bureaucracy, with a call to simplify or eliminate unnecessary rules. An agreement is an agreement! A letter expresses frustration over the potential recalculation of an electricity bill due to a statement from the Tax Agency, questioning the reliability of agreements with authorities.
Danish and English should be spoken separately, without mixing them into “Denglish.”
Regarding global leadership, a writer suggests using Trump as a negative example, urging people to do the opposite of what he would do in various challenges. Another letter praises Berlingske’s correspondent in Asia for an objective article about Simon Lichtenberg’s letters to Xi Jinping, highlighting the mutual benefits of positive relationships between Denmark and China.
Finally, a satirical piece suggests banning beer due to the high levels of CO₂ it contains, framing it as a sacrifice for the climate and public health.