Schools also open in summer: Minister Fedeli's proposal to help parents
With the closure of schools, we know, many parents are struggling with last minute solutions, and often anything but economic, to manage their children during the three summer months. It is for this reason that the Minister of Education Valeria Fedeli would be thinking of developing a plan that provides for the opening of schools also in summer, thus meeting the many requests of parents, a program that could start as early as next summer. Not everyone can count on grandparents or babysitters. , nor afford to enroll in campuses and summer camps for an extended period, and often, moreover, you only have two weeks of vacation: in short, managing children in the summer remains a rather thorny issue.
When the news spread, the first discontents were immediately generated by the category of teachers. Pino Turi, general secretary of the Uil school, had said in this regard: "For us, what matters is to keep the assistance from the school itself distinct. They are two distinct functions. From my point of view, the school is not a welfare and social service but a very specific function of the State that concerns the training of students. The school trains the children, it does not assist them. If that is the meaning, thinking of keeping schools open all year round is nonsense. " But Minister Fedeli immediately intervened to dispel doubts on the issue, ensuring that teachers would not be involved in this plan: "We cannot be confused when talking about open summer schools, and those who do so know very little about the Italian school. There is not only the school year, there may be activities with associations or other subjects but all of this has nothing to do with teaching. So there will be no teachers in the summer “.
And you, what do you think, based on your experience? Do you think it is useful to do this?
