We recently received a polite email from a professor of School of the Comprehensive Massa Marittima. Informs us that has been started, since last fall, in collaboration with a local infant Parents' Committee, a series of initiatives aimed at informing the citizens about what is happening to the Italian school. The following is a document drawn up by the teachers of the Institute, which explains the reasons for their actions, which are then essentially the same form that led to our Committee also Gecos.
Document approved by the Teaching Institute Comprehensive Massa Marittima, 27 / 10 / 2008
Regulatory intervention carried out and under construction, about school, arouse in us considerable concern because:
- a method has been used as the questionable use of decree-law (generally used for emergency measures), excluding any involvement in the world school in the intervention project;
- we can not find any ministerial action in education project, but sees in it only the will to reduce public expenditure;
- is no foundation to the equation: generalized reduction in school time and professional resources = better quality of service;
- the school time reduced and compressed for more classes in more numerous, will not be considered in a careful and effective all the specific needs that exist in each class: foreign students, disabled students, students with learning difficulties is also determined by social marginalization
- this time in school reduced and compressed will eventually take over the regular curriculum, excluding quickly the most innovative teaching methods, developed over years of experience in the field, consisting of projects, research and diversification strategies, based on the real needs of students and the diverse characteristics territorial
- the possible reduction of the Nursery School hour morning session only removes that type of school as having an educational and learning for children and puts in serious difficulties for many families where both parents work;
- can not be scared at the prospect of entry to school for many young teachers competent motivated and at risk of having to change their life plan and create the confusion that still exists uncertainty about the criteria for the award of merit to teachers;
are concerned about signs of authoritarian pedagogical model that belies the long and passionate history of a school welcoming caring, inclusive;
- it seems fair to ask the reflection of the adults (colleagues, parents, administrators, citizens) on the sensitive issues of education, asking: What future do we want for our children?
We believe that greater consideration of the voice strong criticism from us, school professionals, can dilute the risk of regulatory intervention in place and can at least stimulate the rethinking, calling on it to the attention of many people as possible.
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