Hi everyone, and welcome to the Italian Podcast. In this intermediate episode, I will introduce you to the Italian school system.indeed I realize (I realize) So many people do not know How the school works in Italy.
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Having said that, let’s talk about Italian schools. I remind you that if you click on the link in this podcast note, you will find the complete transcript. Let’s start from the beginning. The first two levels of schools that exist in Italy are kindergartens, ranging from 1 to 3 years, while kindergartens or kindergartens, but usually referred to simply as “kindergartens”, are for children from 3 to 6 years old. They are non-compulsory education schools, and I personally only went to kindergarten. Among other things, please pay attention to the use of the ubiquitous verb “to do”: in this case, “go to kindergarten”, “go to university”, etc. it mean”attend” (participate) That kind of school. After graduating from kindergarten, we have three grades. Or to be more precise, they are actually two, but in reality they are three. do not panic! Now let me explain.
After kindergarten, elementary education begins, Commonly known As “primary school” or “primary school”. In fact, we almost always use the plural form when we speak: “elementary school”, “middle school”, “high school”, etc. The primary school system in Italy is 5 years, that is, 7 to 11 years.In elementary school, we usually have two teachers, we call them “Master” or “Mistress” and they separate them Materials (subjects) To teach.
In elementary school, children talk to the teacher and have a Very close Stay with them as if they were their parents or relatives.We teach in the morning and afternoon, two Interval (rest)While you are Mensa (canteen) School.
After the first grade or elementary school, we have a middle school, which is divided into two grades, one and two. This is why I said they are two degrees, but in fact they seem to be three degrees.Actually not Never use The term “junior high school”. In fact, what we usually call “middle school” and “high school”. I suggest you learn these terms.
By the way (by the way) It is important to note that we have changed the school, namely the building, at every step. So from elementary school to middle school, from middle school to high school, we have changed where we go to school. Not only that, even the group of people we teach is also changing, that is the class. I talked about this in a recent video about the mistakes foreigners make in Italian: In Italy, a student and other classmates are in a group. This is the so-called “class”, unlike the “class” in English, it is a “class” for us. Among other things, we teach all subjects with the same group of people, and usually in the same classroom or room. So we do mathematics, history, Italian, sports, etc.the same with ClassmateThis is different in many other countries, even if I am not familiar with the operation of foreign education.
It lasts for an average of 3 years, from 12 to 14 years old, which may be the worst period in the life of many poor children or teenagers.It is indeed puberty now, as we all know, puberty is Pretty bad period For the teenagers themselves and the poor professors, children’s victims Impolite, svogliati (listen, laziness), inpreda alle prime tempeste ormonali (in the first flush of sudden high hormone levels)Isn’t the middle school good?
Have you noticed that I said “Professor”? already! For us, teachers have been professors since middle school! This is a language difference from English (and possibly other languages), where “professor” only means university professors. The teacher is called Lin Lei, and this relationship is more distant than the relationship between you and the elementary school teacher.
After three years of middle school, we will take the eighth grade exam.
After graduating from high school, you go to high school (ie middle school). Many people who learn Italian think that high school is the “high school” in English, but it is not. High school is a kind of high school, usually high school is for those who are almost sure they want to go to college. In fact, high school provides a strong cultural preparation for humanities and mathematics. Or better: the science high school (the one I did) provides strong preparation in both fields, the classical high school especially the humanities field. Because let’s face it, they hardly do math (in classical high school).High school is just a kind of high school, because there are also technical colleges, there are various Address (Professional) And enable students to study in specific research fields (such as mechanics, Agriculture (agriculture), Tourism, etc.), and professional institutions that teach students majors, for example, I don’t know,idraulico (Plumber), l’Electrician (Electrician)Wait. The age of high school ranges from 14 to 19 years old, but must be 16 years old, which is the so-called “school” age.Compulsory education school” (compulsory education)In fact, you can work legally after the age of 16. At the end of high school, we have another exam, or “final exam”, which we will discuss in a separate episode because this is a very interesting topic.
After graduating from high school, you can continue to receive higher education, universities or other institutions, such as the Academy of Fine Arts. Generally, universities are divided into three-year degrees (corresponding to “bachelors” in other countries) and three-year (as the name suggests) and master’s degrees, which last two years (ie “master”). There are also other “single-cycle” university courses, namely It is not divided into two levels, but has a cycle of 5 or 6 years. Mi riferisco a (I mean) Courses in medicine, architecture, etc., Precedent (law), and many more.
After graduating from a master’s degree, if you want to continue your studies, you can study for a research doctorate (PhD in English) for three to five years.In Italy, you probably won’t have any Fund (funded) You will be forced to move abroad for better prospects, but for the most heroic (or masochistic) people, it is possible to do so in Italy.
In addition, universities also award other degrees, the so-called “masters”, which can cause incredible confusion in terminology. “Masters” Nothing to do “Master’s degree” in English, this is our “Master’s degree”. The Italian “Master” lasts at least one academic year and is an advanced course that can be accessed through a degree.At the end of the bachelor’s and master’s degree, we must write Dissertation (dissertation, thesis), I should have written this episode, not because I am about to finish my master’s degree. Nothing, this is the power of procrastination!
Regarding Italian schools, we can say many other things, some are not pretty, for example, Italian education is not Funded(Funding) How much should it be, this will cause a lot of problems, such as the structure is shabby(Toddling) And often not enough. Notice, A proposition (in this respect), I am talking about “education”, not “education”.In fact, Italian education is our goal teach(form. give) From parents, or how to behave in the world, how to behave Teachable (polite), Know how to stay in the world.education Must do(=Fare, must be done) And what you learned in school (this is “education” in English).
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