Amidst the continuing crisis of the teachers' strike , which has been going on for more than two months, there are negative effects that threaten the current academic year , amid calls to resolve the crisis, before reaching catastrophic effects that may affect the pillars of the educational process.

Disastrous effects on the school year
The director of the U-Smart Center for Training and Consultation, an educational expert, Jawdat Sisan, said in an interview with Al-Quds.com: “The irregularity of working hours may have catastrophic effects on the academic year, with the exception of the Tawjihi, although there is confusion, but things are moving towards holding the exam, and Compensation for the educational loss can be towards overcoming the risk of adopting the school year.

Saisan believes that there are other effects of the continued ignoring of the solution to the teachers' strike crisis, as these effects may affect the teaching profession , amid warning of the reluctance of male teachers from the teaching profession, in addition to the fact that many low-income people are thinking of going to the private education sector, which is expensive.

In turn, educational expert Youssef Abu Ras said in his interview with Al-Quds.com: "The options available to the government and teachers are closed, in light of the intransigence of each party and its adherence to the demands, and thus the continuation of the crisis."

Abu Ras asserts that the continuation of the strike means that the school term is in danger, and the Ministry of Education may resort to closing the school year and calculating the marks for the first semester.

Abu Ras stresses that it is important to consider that the disruption of working hours affects the quality of education in terms of: the skills, experiences, attitudes, and values that students acquire, as there has been an educational loss over the past four years, as a result of the Corona crisis and the strike of public teachers. past and present.

With regard to the "Tawjihi" test, Abu Ras confirms that it was passed and its date was set on the eighth of next June, and I do not think that matters will reach a choice by any teacher in the "Tawjihi" district, because that means that we are going to a disastrous choice both in terms of The students themselves or their families, which means that we are going towards increasing problems in the Palestinian society.

Promote educational loss!
The spokesman for the Ministry of Education, Sadiq Al-Khdour, confirms in a statement to Al-Quds.com that the educational loss that is occurring is not only due to the teachers’ strike this year. The loss rate for this year reached 21% due to disruption of working hours.

Al-Khdour believes that the repercussions of the educational loss vary from one school class to another, but the most affected classes are the first stages of study, as they are the foundation stage, and there is an educational loss that will leave a weakness among the students whose effects can be felt in the coming years and remain with the student in the subsequent grades. In addition, the effects of the strike affect the pillars of the entire educational process, whether among the teachers themselves, or teachers and parents, as well as the psychological effects it leaves on students.

Al-Khdour says: "Since the beginning of the crisis, we have confirmed that this crisis has no winner, but rather that the entire educational process is a loser, and the student is the biggest loser. If we want to monitor the repercussions of the crisis, we can see them, and we hope that they will not affect high school students when they enroll in universities, being a student." (Tawjihi) is one of the affected.”

A complete compensation plan
According to Al-Khadour, the Ministry of Education has a complete plan to compensate students who lost their education, and it will start implementing it after the month of Ramadan. However, the Ministry is monitoring the return of some schools and the total disruption has become limited, and there are teachers who have returned, but we leave this week as preparation for students and breaking the impasse, and in the event of the crisis continuing, there are several scenarios. The Ministry has to deal with any developments, and we need a careful study of all scenarios, and standing on all the details.

Al-Khdour stresses that any amendment to the academic year's agenda will remain the same for the next academic year, noting that a date has been set for the "Tawjihi" exam on the eighth of next June, as the test is related to students' association with universities.

At a time when Al-Khdour called on the parents to support the ministry, he saluted the teachers, and appealed to them all to win in the interest of the students, and said: "The ministry's mission is to achieve a balance between the rights of the teacher and the student alike."

Teachers' willingness to compensate while upholding their rights
On more than one occasion, the "teachers' movement" affirmed its willingness to compensate the students, but with its adherence to claiming its rights, and in the face of the failure of many initiatives to solve the crisis, the "teachers' movement" announced its escalation of its protest steps since yesterday, Sunday, which have been going on for more than two months, and announced a boycott of the test. High School “Tawjihi”, and an emphasis on the continuation of the strike, to demand the implementation of an agreement concluded, last year.

In May 2022, an agreement was concluded between the Palestinian government, the General Union of Palestinian Teachers and the "teachers' movement", sponsored by many institutions and personalities, and the strike stopped after that, but the protests and strikes have returned since February 5, 2023, to demand the implementation of that initiative.

The agreement included 5 clauses: returning discounts to teachers, professionalizing education, issuing a teacher protection law, working to “democratize the union”, and depositing a 15% bonus for the nature of work on the salary slip, starting from the first month of the new year 2023.