Published Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 17:24
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Gianfranco.Scavuzzo 
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First of all, I introduce myself: my name is Gianfranco, I am 20 and I study Classic Literature in Palermo, Sicily. I have been a member of the Partito Socialista Italiano (PSI) since last year, and I am also coordinator in my city, Bagheria, and member of the Federazione dei Giovani Socialisti.
The Italian Socialist Party, led by Riccardo Nencini, just organised a three days event “Socialistinfesta@Mondoperaio” in Vieste, in the South of Italy.
The PSI: its name is self-explanations, but it is good to underline that it is the only Italian political force which openly declare itself to be inspired by European Socialism’s progressive reformist values.
The title of the event “FUTURE PRESENT! The conflict of ideas” well summarises its theme. A moment for meeting all the forces and reformist spirits, not just the socialist ones, a step for starting building a new political platform able to guarantee to our Country a stable reformist government.
Influential representatives from the political, cultural and social world participated the meetings and discussed themes that have always concerned the Italian Socialists, such as Regional Federalism, Civil Rights and Secularism, Education, Youth, Constitutional Reforms, Labour…
In particular the Young Socialists, led by Francesco Mosca, organised a debate about the new ruling class, focused on the relationship between youth and politics. But the Summer Camp was not just this. It has also been the place where the document – laboratory from the Young Socialist School, edited by Andrea Pisauro and Manfredi Mangano, was presented. The aim? Building a public education system based on meritocracy, professionalism and a real preparation for work and life. Things which are now put in danger by all those ministries which, for the last twenty years, have made the Italian school system among the worst in Europe and the World.
Apart from the simple news report, it was a very motivating experience and pretty amazing, too.
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1. education system by kenezaniko
on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 10:58
Hello!Could you write some details about the changes of education system? I'd like to know some fact about this. Thanx.
2. meritocracy? by irenemadrid on Friday, October 3, 2008 at 17:56
maybe kenezaniko has the same doubts as me when you talk about the education system...in my case I have some fears towards what can mean a system based on meritocracy, to which extend based on it?
It would be very interesting to know how students feel towards their systems in the different EU countries, because this summer I had the chance to talk about it with students from UK and DK and they were much more in favour of their system where scholarships are not given to students depending of their results (in Spain you have scholarships based on your income, but also on your results).
what do you think of it?...thank you!
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