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| Moray: a combination of nursery and primary school |
There is a plan for dismantling the public school , carried out by ministers and Tremonti Gelmini with drastic cuts to staff (less than 80,000 jobs) and finance (less than € 8 billion and a half in three years) that, in the Region of Lombardy, is a solid bank made of concrete measures, funding directly or indirectly to private schools and between those of CL, the slogan "Freedom of education " as part of a political program that aims to " Less state, more companies," in fact has become program government. These measures
registers, for example, the foundation of the Lombardy Region megafinanziamento Charis Cream of 4.5 million euro for the construction of a private school which will be managed directly by Communion and Liberation. This is one of the most striking events that occurred in Lombardy in the last two years, which has aroused a great sensation, both in traditional media that the "network" and that saw the students lead a protest Cream sacrosanct, that it is joined quickly and intelligently to protest against cuts to the school the duo Gelmini-Tremonti.
And then the launch of the "good school" - now "dowry for the freedom of choice" - bestowed last year to almost 70,000 of 98,000 students in private schools in Lombardy and finished (thanks to the 'income indicator ", the variant of convenience ISEE certificate) in the pockets of parents of students with incomes up to € 200,000 a year.
To achieve this, the regional government Formigoni-League has rigged the rules of the game. In fact, while parents who send their children in public schools, in order to obtain a small contribution, they must produce the certificate Isee (imposing an obligation to declare income even more than the entire balance sheet), for applicants for a "good school " in private schools, not only are there far more tolerant of income, but it is not necessary to declare the balance sheet . And so in economic crisis, while in public schools, families are forced to give support to teachers or the mediator and maybe even pay toilet paper, 80% of regional funds for the right to education is for schools Private, home to less than 10% of the school population!
What hits everything with Moray? Center, because the design to get their hands on the school, and in particular on the training of boys, men and women of tomorrow, not just the big cities, covers the whole territory, so even small communities, and among them Moray. And, if Moray there are still possible to secure public funding to build a school from scratch to mark CL, why not 'Okkupati "of an existing school and it made a" school logo CL "?
And so CL has set his sights on non-State Primary School " Antonini "in the training offer (Address of Montessori) parents at least the last 15-20 years have always been very satisfied, but the CL is not interested because, you know, the Montessori method requires freedom, does not accept obstacles to free expression of the personality of children, etc ... So
kindergarten "Antonini 'is the only school available in the square and it will be her to be" Okkupati. The occasion provides the renewal (6 councilors out of 7) of the CDA that is composed of seven directors (two nominated by the parish priest, two appointed by the City Council, two by the parents and the 7th from the first 6), which shall elect the within the president.
CL Okkupati have thought that the nursery school, encouraging the establishment of a CDA "friend" would have been a game, relying on the weight that the Municipal Council and the equally undisputed that the life of the parish and the ' oratory, through an authoritative presence in the pastoral council.
Chronicle, widely reported in the press tells us that the online operation was in port. And how could it be otherwise? CL has done it: he Okkupati kindergarten, and did march with hiking boots on good people who deserve our esteem, people so far are dedicated to children no other goal than wanting to ensure a peaceful growth, free, balanced, in a stimulated and their friend. It does so without political or ideological blinders and constraints of local power and, above all, absolutely free.
CL has done it, disappointing the vast majority of parents now fear that the training offer substantive changes, changes that casts a shadow on the image of the school.
What will happen now? Parents and members of the CDA, at least the most reasonable and self-doubt will ensure that children do not live in this sad affair without any disturbance and especially that there is no undue interference in the training methods and educational programs. The League's opposition to the municipal administration, but apparently cultural guide to the CL, will then be able to explain to the whole country is at stake is not only the nursery "Antonini", but public schools in general government Bossi-Berlusconi wants to dismantle or downgraded in favor of private schools : a plan selfish, because it tends to privilege the already privileged classes life, but also a plan uneconomic that while funding private schools, left to rot public property, while allowing "good school" to wealthy families, cuts funds for research, who are the future of this country, and reduce service in public schools (fewer hours, more students in the classroom, teachers support less and less mediators). Not a nice situation and who really care about the public school, to everyone, without distinction of wealth, religious or political belief, or ethnic origin, we have to fight to ensure the all-encompassing design, right-wing government , to mortify, or worse, to dismantle the public school and the private privilege.
concludes by proposing an excerpt of the speech of Piero Calamandrei made its Third Congress in defense of the School national, held in Rome on 11 February 1950.
Its actuality is incredible, fears Calamandrei then, after 60 years, now become a real risk.
Calamandrei Piero's speech.
" Let us assume, so theoretically, there is a ruling party, a ruling party, which, however, formally wants to respect the constitution, not want to violate the substance. It does not make the march on Rome and transform the classroom space for the paddles, but wants to establish, without opinion, a disguised dictatorship.
So, what do gain control of the schools and to transform the State schools into Party schools? He realizes that the State schools have the defect of being impartial. There is some resistance, in those schools is always there, even under fascism has been there. Then, the dominant party follows another path (it's all a theoretical hypothesis, mind you).
starts to neglect the public schools, to discredit, to impoverish. Let it anemizzino and begins to favor private schools. Not all private schools. The schools of his party, that party. And then all these treatments are beginning to go to private schools. Cure of money and privileges. He even begins to advise the boys to go to these schools, because basically it says are better than those of the state. And maybe give themselves awards, as now I will tell you, or proposes to give awards to citizens who are willing to send their children to public schools instead
to private schools. A "those" private schools. The exams are easier, unless you study and you do best.
So the private school becomes a privileged school. The ruling party, unable trasformareapertamente the State schools in Party schools, send the dogs to schools to give priority to the state's private schools.
careful, friends, this conference this is the point that we must discuss.
Warning, this is the recipe. We must keep an eye on the cooks of this low kitchen.
The operation is done in three ways: you've already told you: ruin the State schools. Let go to hell. Depleting their budgets. Ignore their needs. Mitigate the supervision and control over private schools. Do not check its reliability. Let the teachers teach you that do not have the minimum qualifications to teach. Let the examinations are jokes.
Giving public money to private schools.
This is the point. Giving public money to private schools "
Piero Calamandrei - speech at the Third Congress in defense of the School national in Rome on 11 February 1950
