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12 Settembre 2015Basilicata

WELCOME TO “DOMENICO SAVIO” SCHOOL

Giovedì 10 settembre 2015, prima campa-nella di inizio anno

scolastico all’I.C.”D.Savio”di Potenza. E, con essa, rico-mincia l’avventura straordi-naria e sempre appassionata di una Scuola che si impegna ad assicurare ad ogni alunno il successo formativo, inteso come piena formazione della persona umana nell’assoluto rispetto delle identità persona-li, sociali, culturali dei singoli alunni. 9 sezioni dell’Infanzia, 27 classi di Primaria, 19 classi di Secondaria di primo grado, per un totale di 1145 allievi: nume-

ri importanti che testimoniano quanta dedizione, competen-za, professionalità, spirito d’iniziativa, nonché fantasia, connotino la Dirigente, Prof.ssa Diana Camardo, i docenti e il personale tutto dell’Istitu-to, costantemente impegnati ad accompagnare, includere, valorizzare, sostenere gli stu-denti nel loro percorso scola-stico. Una scuola, dunque, in cui si sviluppa e si favorisce la curiosità, si realizza una vera trasmissione di saperi, ci si confronta, per consentire ad ogni allievo di acquisire senso di responsabilità, autonomia, soprattutto consapevolezza di

ricoprire un ruolo attivo nella società. Una scuola che guarda all’Europa e prepara alla giu-sta fl essibilità intellettiva indi-spensabile per adeguarsi alle situazioni nuove di una realtà globale in costante trasforma-zione. Forte, naturalmente, l’intesa e la comunicazione con i genitori e la partecipa-zione ampia e attiva degli stes-si alla vita scolastica, grazie alle quali è possibile offrire il meglio, e anche di più. Ricca l’agenda del nuovo anno. Il P.T.O.F. (Piano triennale Of-ferta Formativa), anche alla luce della riforma Giannini, includerà Progetti di alto spes-sore spessore qualitativo, tutti mirati a favorire un apprendi-mento dinamico, ben struttu-rato, consapevole. Si parte con il Progetto Accoglienza per gli alunni delle classi prime, giu-stamente ansiosi, timorosi e anche un po’ preoccupati, per consentir loro di vivere il loro ingresso nella nuova scuola in serenità, con la reale prospetti-va di mete sempre più alte ed ambiziose. Alle “matricole”, agli alunni già frequentanti, ai genitori, ai docenti e agli ope-ratori tutti dell’Istituto, la Diri-gente augura un buon inizio di anno scolastico, ricco di suc-cessi, risultati e soddisfazioni nelle diverse attività e nello studio.

STUDY, JOB AND PROFESSION ORIENTATIONChi deve orientare i nostri f igli per i l loro domani?

The so called ‘‘Anglosaxon’’ method of orienting students should in some way be

adopted by the Italian school system. Students are being observed not only by the parents but especially by their teachers right from the third year of the secondary school. By the time they are in to the 4th year the teachers of each student would be able to give some advice in orienting the young teenager to the type of undergraduate studies that would fi t, considering aptitude

and knowledge. This comes easy in helping the students who might still be too young to decide what to do in their life and at the same time it comes handy to help parents who either because they are not literate enough to be able to guide their children or because, as we all know, to help the middle and upper class parents who tend to force their children to do what they desired in their own life and had not been able to achieve. Many parents force their children to study professional subjects and job choices that do not fulfi ll the ambition and the desire of the young adult. Thus he or she is never happy with the job taken up then after. Parents tend to mirror themselves and in the success of their children and usually want to realize their unaccomplished dreams through their children. Some are lucky enough as to have have their children love what they ‘‘pushed’’ him or her to do, but most are unlucky in that their children would refuse to carry out such profession or worse again drop off school altogether. If the team of teachers together with the school’s sociologist and psychologist with the parents get

together and discuss with the boy or girl what is good for him or her then there high probability that they guess and interpret the desire of the young adult and help bring out the hidden desire in him or her.

Some youths are simply confused.They are confused because of the modern way of life. Their age-mates who come from well-to-do families are able to afford expensive and luxurious commodities at a tender age and thus make the others desire to emulate them to the extend of

not wanting to study but fi nd a short cut to earning money. Quick money which in most cases do not go along with legal comportment. Smart money that kills their talent for the sake of wanting to appear to be what they are not. This happens in simple things such as clothings and accessories. Maybe we should go back to making our youths in Italy wear uniforms and forbid the tendency of showing off attires and designer bags, designer rock-sacks, designer pens, latest gadgets such as mobile phones, tablets and all those ‘‘little’’ things that would distinguish one from the other. In this way it would be diffi cult to notice the son of a well-to-do family from the blue collar one. Same goes with coming to school with means of transport such as motorbikes -expensive ones- and the trendy ‘‘small cars’’, you do not need a license to drive, but costs as much as a real thing. The problem of orientation does not apply to youths of secondary schools only but also to University students. Some would start thinking of what to do in their life after getting the degree. That should not be the case. It is sad to hear an graduate student say that he or she hasn’t

quite decided what to do yet. This is mainly because it wasn’t planned earlier and mostly because they are also confused focusing only on what job is relatively easy to get into and most especially which brings in much money than the other. All these instead of choosing what they really love and enjoy doing. In other words what they are good at. Maybe if they have been given the opportunity to spend a week in some fi rms, factories and offi ces around the city where their secondary school is situated they might have less problem in making the right choice. The direct impact with different kinds of jobs would give them the chance to see which would fi t for them. If we just let them do some few days of internship in the hospital, factories such as Ferrero, some agricultural farms, wine or food production companies, tertiary and services, offi ces, theaterical groups, hotels and hospitality industries etc they would eventually be able to decide better what to study for and what they want to do and who they want to be in their future. Enjoy

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