Real Sounding Fake Disease

The "Reform Gelmini" and the reaction of the Young Democrats

The Decree Law 137 of September 1, 2008 the Government introduced into the education of the changes so that we can briefly explain:

• primary school level the main point is the introduction of a single teacher. It 'easy enough to suspect the reason that prompted the government to opt for this new educational approach in childhood in an attempt to implement a lower public spending. In fact, the reduction of the above, the increase in pupils with an average of 32/33 per class and the reduction of school hours to 24 hours a week, will certainly result in a penalty of school quality. Also concerned about the closure of small schools in the province (about 2000 throughout the territory) that make it more difficult access to primary school. The elimination of extended time will also be an additional hardship for families.

• In secondary schools of the first and second instance the main point of discussion is surely the introduction of voting behavior. The reform is expected to be expressed in tenths and awarded jointly by the class council, which contributes to the overall assessment of the student and determining, if less than six tenths, in non-admission to the following year. This maybe a new look vuol'essere sanction of the school, but not more informative training, leaving the question of whether the training aspects are not particularly valued in the current school should start from this aspect.

• Highlights of the reforms of the University are: the degree in primary education will have value of the state examination and enable teaching in kindergarten and primary school, over the next five years will cut to € 1,500 million to the University, and the hiring freeze will be implemented (two intakes every ten retirement) and it is expected, even more severe, the increase in student fees to offset the cut in funding. This restores access to education as a privilege on the basis of economic status, and leaves the University in the hands of individuals for the purposes of funding.

• Another debatable point is the consideration of the new government to the private school, his last statements were as follows: " The school is always public, and when it is managed by the state, and when it is not. And therefore I believe that we must strive to raise the average quality of the school, whether state or non-state . The model referred to is the so-called dowry given to students from the State approved by the Lombardy region, they want to attend a public school or private. But with such funds, the Minister intends to help families who opt for a different choice of education is not yet clear. The trend towards the private school is also explained by the statement of the Minister of wanting to turn schools into "private foundations" in order to make them even more independent in terms of economic and organizational. Leaves open the question whether those who are in fact personal services can be managed in ways that are specific to profit-oriented economic structures.

• The most serious aspect of the reform are finally cuts the government has planned for the next three years: in addition to those for the University, about € 8 billion will be diverted to primary and secondary (and even here it is not clear where they will be reinvested) and there will be a reduction of 87,341 teachers and 42,500 employees Ata, in addition to the block of entries and the increase in the role of so precarious. Needless to mention the cuts in wages and productivity of funds that award credit for teachers, researchers and technical staff.

After a careful evaluation of the legislative document and then emerge spontaneously certain considerations, firstly it is clear that this Government, in line with earlier, has decided to invest in education and has proposed changes essentially useless or even harmful. The school should not be a source of money for investment in other sectors should be improved, increased, driven to reach European standards which have now attained only primary school for the quality.
The voting behavior shows only as of the gravity of the social situation in Italian schools, the Government instead of thinking in educational programs active right from primary schools to prevent risky behaviors, help the children subject to violence and assist them "bullies "diminish support teachers guaranteed by Article 38 of the Constitution (" Disabled and handicapped persons have the right to education and training ") and falls back to a simple vote. The University and the scope of the research are further penalized, relegating Italy an even more marginal and students will be increasingly difficult to pay for studies, further postponing the condition of self-sufficiency and having to weigh the longer households.
But what weighs most on those reforms was the implementation: 1 August 2008, without consulting the social partners and students, at a time rightly called "dead" for the low turnout in the parliament. We no longer speak of reform, but one big cut: the economic resources of the school, recruitment, and above all is a clear denial of the right of every student to have a quality school, but especially public.

Matilde Bastianello