Influencer Levi Penell unleashes storm against the math high school in Saarland!

Influencer Levi Penell unleashes storm against the math high school in Saarland!

The influencer Levi Penell has launched a comprehensive petition against math school diploma in Saarland. Launched on April 1, 2025, he described the exam as the "most inhumane, unexchasible math school diploma ever". With a range of 350,000 followers on Instagram and over 595,000 on Tikkok, Penell hopes to draw attention to the apparently excessive requirements of the Abitur examination through his petition. So far, around 11,700 people have supported his petition, which aims to collect more signatures than the Saarland has.

Penell's original plan provided to start separate petitions for each state. However, these received only a few signatures. Therefore, he specifically turned to the population in Saarland to create the greatest math ABI petition of all time. With his commitment, he would like to support students who, in his opinion, suffer the most from the challenges of the Abitur exams.

reactions and assessments

The opinions about the petition are split. The Ministry of Education of the Saarland reacted calmly to the allegations and made it clear that the difficulty of the math high school exams in Saarland was comparable to other federal states. According to the ministry, it is unusual to discuss the difficulty of an examination before implementing it. This prudence of the authorities is in contrast to Penell's alarming call.

On May 9, 2025, the math school graduating in Saarland will be written. Penell expressed his assumptions about the difficulty of the exam and criticized that students are often highly challenged. His conviction that measures in this region are necessary to support the pupils, he confirms by the large number of supporters who have joined his petition.

The challenges for the students

In Saarland, around 1 million people live, so Penell's petition has little time left to achieve his goal. Many other signatures must be collected until the exam. The focus on the Saarland arises from his conviction that the students have the most necessary to be supported here. Even if the ministry emphasizes that the exams in Saarland meet the nationwide standards, it remains unclear whether the public discussion about support for the students can lead to a change in high school exams.

Overall, this situation raises questions about the requirements and the pressure that is on school leavers. The development of the petition and the upcoming Abitur examination will be kept in mind, since it is important for both the pupils and the education system in Saarland. Penell's petition could not only be an expression of frustration, but also act as a catalyst for a broader discussion about school education and examination standards that are relevant throughout the country.