The high school students were surprised to see that it took many knowledge of mathematics to succeed in the test of physics-chemistry on the exam of the bac this year. A petition has been launched, but nothing says it can change something.
Each year, high school students complain about the difficulty of the bac subjects and hope to have a less demanding correction. This year is no exception, but that could succeed. Tuesday, June 17 and Wednesday, June 18, thousands of candidates were evaluated on their knowledge of physics-chemistry. But here, after the first exercise, those who did not choose the math option in the bac were surprised by the difficulty of the following exercises. This is the case of Oumayma Benchrif, a high school student, according to our colleagues from Parisian student.
“We worked with rigor and consistency, preparing for this crucial test with seriousness. However, on the day of the exam, we were faced with a disproportionate subject compared to the expected level,” she writes. And she would not be the only one: “I saw videos of people who had had the same feeling as me vis-à-vis the test. And that if we were numerous, we had to go up,” she explains to our colleagues. The high school student launched a petition Entitled “For a reassessment of the subject of physics-chemistry of the bac 2025”. At the end of the morning, Friday, June 20, it brought together more than 16,000 signatures.
Other students also insurgent, which is not surprising, but it is also the case of parents and teachers, which is rarer. “As a parent, I want to react. The subject of physics-chemistry of the BAC 2025 surprised by its complexity, largely beyond the expectations of the terminal program. Many students, however assiduous and well prepared, found themselves destabilized. Even several teachers expressed their astonishment”, can be read in the commentary on the petition. A chemistry teacher was questioned by our colleagues and shares this vision. Elisabeth Le Prettre believes that this test required knowledge of mathematics that students did not choose this option. The teacher estimates that 11 out of 20 points concerned calculations and differential equations.
What can the ministry do?
The petition was written for the attention of the Ministry of National Education, who responded. A hundred copies were taken and corrected by authority, which made a clear observation: this test was not much more difficult than those of previous years. In addition, notes are significantly identical to those of other years. A reassessment does not seem relevant. However, the number of petition signatories increases from time to hour. If the proportion of signatories graduates increases, the ministry may find itself to review its copy.