Session Profile: Aleksei Jevgrafov

15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session

2025-05-15

Political Position
The political position focuses on the effectiveness of government activity in the education sector, challenging the minister's claims regarding improvements in the situation in Narva. The speaker adopts a firm stance, emphasizing that the quality of children's education is jeopardized due to insufficiently qualified teachers. This position is clearly results-oriented, demanding a concrete solution plan from the ministry.

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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise on the topics of education quality and regulatory oversight, utilizing specific data concerning schools in Narva. Particular emphasis is placed on the failure to meet teacher qualification requirements (pedagogical education, professional teacher certification, and language proficiency requirements), citing the results of official administrative supervision.

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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is formal and concerned, relying on logical appeal and concrete facts (in four out of six schools, fewer than half of the teachers meet the requirements). Emotional emphasis is used ("I dread thinking about it") to highlight the seriousness of the decline in educational quality and the value of children.

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Activity Patterns
Insufficient data.

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Opposition Stance
The confrontation is directed against the minister (a representative of the government), whose claims regarding the improvement of the situation are being refuted by concrete data. The criticism is policy- and performance-based, focusing on the ministry's inability to ensure the availability of qualified teachers.

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Collaboration Style
Insufficient data.

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Regional Focus
The regional focus is highly specific, concentrating exclusively on the city of Narva and its schools, thereby highlighting the local educational issue.

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Economic Views
Insufficient data.

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Social Issues
The primary social issue is the quality of education and children's right to receive a proper education, which is jeopardized due to the non-compliance with teachers' qualification requirements (pedagogical education, language requirements).

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Legislative Focus
The focus is directed toward the ministry's action plan and the executive branch's responsibility for ensuring qualified teachers, rather than new legislative drafts. The speaker demands an action plan to solve the problem.

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