Azzolina to Corriere: “The school has done in a few months what it has not done in 20 years”



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The minister of education Lucia azzolina was a guest today, Saturday, in the editorial office of Corriere della Sera, where he answered questions from journalists and those sent by readers as part of the initiative “The time of women”. Central theme: the next and the problematic reopening of schools in times of pandemic. More than 1,200 questions were sent to the government representative. The deputy director of the Corriere Daniele manca coordinated the interventions. The newspaper guests too Manuel Agnelli, judge of X Factor and the director Patrizia Cocchi, of the Vittorio Veneto institute in Milan, which opened the students even a week in advance.

First question: why secondary schools are not established the obligation to wear a mask even in the classroom? «Nobody forbids the child to keep it – answers Lucía Azzolina -, we supply them. But if there is a meter of distance, the student can download it. Nobody forbids you to do otherwise. It is mandatory only in the movement phase. And when the teacher explains how he behaves? “The teacher is two meters away. If the distance is respected, it is not mandatory. Manuel Agnelli observes: «The confinement was for me an opportunity with my daughter to understand the teaching methods. As a kind of experience, she managed to better empower my daughter. ‘ Director Cocchi adds: “School is a social value, it cannot be absent. Students need adult referrals. The goal is to create a bridge with February and the abrupt discontinuation of lessons.In our high school, at the resumption we have established strict rules, the students showed a great sense of care and responsibility. Everything worksione, with 700 present at the same time.

Returning to the questions of the readers, collected by the journalists Gianna Fregonara and Orsola Riva, many questions have worried Teachings to distance. For many it was a problem. What have you done to improve it? «The school has done in a few months what it has not done in 20 yearsI – these are the words of the minister -. Resources were given to schools to buy what was missing. We have established guidelines and trained. I think distance learning should be used only in high school in the others it is important to guarantee the presence in the classroom ». But what about those who are forced to stay home and can follow the lessons online? There is a request for distance lessons even among those who, attending primary and middle school, find themselves in fragile situations … “This has already been done with those who could not attend the classroom due to serious illness. We have an ordinance prepared for fragile students. We give you this possibility, nothing prohibits when there are teams in video schools to connect even those who have a common cold. The more inclusive the school, the better. On the personal side is all the good will».

Director Cocchi stresses again: “The problem is often structural, fast connections missing, we had to create a dedicated network, it would be advisable to improve the structure in the case of distance education. Lucia Azzolina: «It is also necessary to strengthen broadband in perspective after Covid, digital teaching is innovative ”. Many families are concerned about reducing working hours and how to reconcile work hours and staggered admissions. «In 6 months we had to close the previous year. I know we are asking for sacrifices, you need a balance between going back to school and everything else, impossible to think that everything will be as before. We will all have to give up something, let’s not make the mistake of thinking that the school in recent years was perfect. It will not be the same as before, this is an extraordinary year. We are in a pandemic one billion students in the world are still at home».

September 12, 2020 (change September 12, 2020 | 18:50)

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