again because of my no to the latest in school An aside that is close to my heart and has nothing to do with web 2.0 in education but with education in Italy.
Foreword. This spring, at the election results now safe, I disappointed, I said to my colleague very happy that at least reassured me that we would see a large parliamentary majority can be comparable with the opposition and to propose mandatory reforms like the world of school, ending a deadlock that lasted eight years.
This is not reform. reform, reshape, train again. What? Behind the idea of \u200b\u200breform there is, in my view, the idea of \u200b\u200bthe system. The reform of the banking system, the health system (or health) of school (or school). While you have the reorganization of education offices, the downsizing of schools, and so on for local changes, not global system. All the innovations introduced by Decree-Law 137, except as provided for in Article 4 shall be such as to merit the title of "reform." It is, in essence, not much changes in systemic impact.
But Article 4? Article 4, the teacher who speaks only ("single", not "primarily" read, Mr. President, good read!), However, seems to have quite a different scope. Go to completely change the attitude of primary school. But, again, we are not at the level of reform. Maybe a little bit Reform, however, yes.
Decree-law 112 , converted into law 133 6 August 2008, Article 64 refers to "rationalize the use of human resources and equipment" means: rationalization and consolidation of classes of competition, for greater flexibility in the use of teachers; redefinition of existing curricula in different school levels through the rationalization of the curriculum frameworks and their schedules, with particular reference to technical and vocational schools, revising the existing criteria for training classes, reschedule the current organization of primary school teaching, revising the criteria and parameters applicable to determining the overall size of the permanent teaching staff and ATA, aimed at rationalizing the same, the redefinition of the organizational-educational centers of adult education, including evening classes, under the existing legislation.
E 'reform here! Combining all these goals, adopted in a climate resort and to be pursued in any twelve month period, it produces a "regulated directions review of the structure, organization and teaching of the school system." Do not call it reform. But what, in fact if not a reform school? A reform in pieces, as often happens, led by a goal, that specified Decree-Law 112, the title and the head belongs to which Article 64: "stabilization of public finance - Containment of expenditure for the civil service." Which means that if the decree-law 137, which has raised much hornet's nest, is an application (and this is explicitly stated) that established by Law 133, there will be other ordinances that will continue the path guided by this law and will address other aspects mentioned above.
Here is why my no. For me, a reform has some key features:
- is made after careful analysis overall, global
- is discussed and elaborated with the contributions of all the roles and functions that belong the system;
- is aimed at improving the functioning of the system.
analysis to which the Minister has referred are statistics. Chi means of statistics knows that there is something for everyone and it can produce statistics to justify a particular thesis and to justify its opposite. Just choose the right targets and the right data. The statistics are not an analysis.
The discussion never happened. Approval of the law, August 6, presentation of the first decree applicable law, September 1, that comparison may have been there? Contributions that may have been heard? The reasons for teaching are a bit 'like the To: I find good and acceptable reasons to put teaching in the classroom only women aged 50 years or older and bald men, and scholars who are open to the public order or which have already been published, and just as good and valuable pedagogical reasons to put in chair Only men with thick hair and women under age 50, and equally reputable scientists are able to produce literature in this regard.
The target is to improve the functioning of the system. The goal is saving. He says the decree-law 112/legge 133. It 's true, the savings are aimed at a return on investment even in the school system. But there are some indicators which, in my opinion, are very worrying side "work."
87,000 fewer seats, but no one fired. Always Decree-Law 112. The alternatives are the physical suppression, the forced retirement or not someone is called to work. None will be fired. Sure, you do not lay off temporary workers: their contract expires and may not be renewed. Maybe after ten years of insecurity, ten years of service (servizio!), perhaps far from home, traveling and perhaps risking their lives on the roads every day, even with the absurd hope that one day the fixed-term contract can be transformed to time limit, you can work in peace for two consecutive years with the same students, scheduling, giving their best, building relationships with students. It's good for the Minister to say that's not his fault, but the Left has deceived them. It should be noted however that the Minister is the State (of course, during periods of center-left government, but even when the center-right, slightly shorter, since the center-left and center-right have meaning in Italy) that has used them to play a constitutional role. What if it were not for them, there was a hole. They made the good of this country, them. But courage, insecure, you will not be fired ...
There are more than caretakers who carabinieri. The decree 112 it comes to a sharp reduction in the budget ATA. The reason is that "there are more caretakers that police". Excellent demagogic reasoning, but that just is a credit to the skills of logic and rational proponents. It 'obvious that there must be an adequate number of ATA and CC compared to the tasks they have and that is, as yet, very different. It may be that the ATA are too many compared to the tasks they perform, but the Police have nothing to do. Unfortunately, no one reads that the ATA, while too many, often fail to keep up with the tasks they have. Do not read that you must upgrade the ATA "left" to give them the tools (which often exist) to play better and faster than their missions. Regenerating coast. No, we read only of the workforce reduction. And then our schools will work worse.
Consolidating the classes of competition for greater flexibility in the use of teachers. And the flexibility should run better then school? Today, worldwide, every discipline is continuing or starting to develop their teaching, with particular methods and content. Where specialization is required, the solution is flexibility so important category in the business world? But the school is not a business. It means that suddenly the previous year to a teacher who taught physics might have to teach biology. Maybe he knows something, biology, and I can testify first person who is not necessarily true. But the teaching of biology (even when the teacher of biology it is perhaps fasting)? Retrain, again, it costs. And then our schools will work worse.
30%. E 'share of savings allocated to "direct contractual resources to enhance career and professional development of school personnel." What is, if in the end you still there, and yet in a worse position, do "something", the state recognizes you. You have to understand what this "something", how do you measure merit. Since we are in Italy, I fear the worst.
Etcetera. What I mean, ultimately, is that if the sole criterion for school reform is economic, I do not see how things can improve. And I do not mean better in terms of teachers. My view is that the students: that school our children will live?
cuts necessary. understand: at the level of state budget cuts are necessary. But it is also necessary to reform the school. You could take this opportunity to make two things well instead of a good (?) And an evil. To invest long term and not just in the short to medium term. But our politicians, it seems, have become accustomed to being short-sighted.
