Hi, it's Milva from Sicily. My daughters are among the young people who left the island because of the lack of opportunity. My older daughter lives in England with her family, husband and three boys. She works as a teacher in Bristol and according to her the italian school system is more difficult, more homeworks, interrogations, but it gives the students a better preparation.
Hi Milva - thanks for this perspective. That's really interesting to hear. I know that Italian schools require a lot of homework... Out of interest, what reasons does she think it prepares the students better?
My daughter says that in England many students don't get a degree at the end of the secondary school because they don't pass the final exams. In Italy when a student doesn't study enough he must repeat the same year, so he must do a good work
Many stereotypes about Italian culture. Regarding greeting cards: it's nice to know that someone has "wasted" 5 minutes of his time to think of you ... better than a mass WhatsApp with copy and paste text. "Thank you card" are used only for wedding and funeral or really special occasions, not for children birthdays.
I can understand the connection that you built with the country that you've chosen to live in as a foreigner. I feel for England, the political directions that have been taken lately make me sad.
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Hi, it's Milva from Sicily. My daughters are among the young people who left the island because of the lack of opportunity. My older daughter lives in England with her family, husband and three boys. She works as a teacher in Bristol and according to her the italian school system is more difficult, more homeworks, interrogations, but it gives the students a better preparation.
Hi Milva - thanks for this perspective. That's really interesting to hear. I know that Italian schools require a lot of homework...
Out of interest, what reasons does she think it prepares the students better?
My daughter says that in England many students don't get a degree at the end of the secondary school because they don't pass the final exams. In Italy when a student doesn't study enough he must repeat the same year, so he must do a good work
yes, the system works differently. You can't be "bocciato" at school in the UK (and repeat the exams).
Nice to see the two of you in the same "room" 😄
😁
I like British podcasts 🎉
glad to hear it :)
Many stereotypes about Italian culture. Regarding greeting cards: it's nice to know that someone has "wasted" 5 minutes of his time to think of you ... better than a mass WhatsApp with copy and paste text.
"Thank you card" are used only for wedding and funeral or really special occasions, not for children birthdays.
I think I agree with you on the greetings card :)
I can understand the connection that you built with the country that you've chosen to live in as a foreigner. I feel for England, the political directions that have been taken lately make me sad.
Indeed...
How long have you been living in Malta?
I have lived in Malta for 7 years @zeyar, but recently left the island for good. Alastair
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