“We must take education, professional training and research seriously”: this is the title of the paragraph dedicated to schools and universities in the so-called Agenda Monti, the electoral manifesto with which the outgoing premier has “risen in politics”.
A document that in these days is at the center of the analyzes and comments of those who observe with interest the presence on the scene of a new political subject that seems to focus above all on the values of competence and seriousness. A title, the one we mentioned, which bodes well for the intentions of centrist training on a key sector for the country’s future such as education.
Going beyond the title, we talk about the need to focus on the autonomy and responsibility of schools, to strengthen the national evaluation system (the Invalsi and Indire), to reduce the high drop-out rate (which now travels around 18%), to invest in research and innovation. All important things, but for those who work in the school (ie the teachers, who determine the level of the education system) the central passage of the document is in these two sentences: «We need to break a cultural scheme whereby the value of study and research and the meaning of the teaching profession have been mortified.
Teachers must be re-motivated and their contribution recognized, investing in quality “. that determine the level of the education system) the central passage of the document is in these two sentences: «It is necessary to break a cultural scheme where the value of study and research and the meaning of the teaching profession have been mortified. Teachers must be re-motivated and their contribution recognized, investing in quality “.
