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YOU and Your Schoolchild (Költze & De Donato, 2023) - Review by Prof. Mila Nardelli
YOU and Your Schoolchild
by
Horst Költze and Maria Teresa De Donato
Review
by Prof. Mila Nardelli
"You and Your Schoolchild," the book by Maria Teresa De Donato, co-written with co-author Horst Költze, is a publication rich in content, with a smooth and pleasant text to read, a critical analysis of the reform policies that in these years have radically transformed public schools, unfortunately leading them to decline rather than progress, because economic motivations often supported them and which had consequences on various levels, determining an objective limit to freedom of teaching, imposing specific teaching methodologies as the only model capable of achieving particular objectives, often and even radically changing the aims of public schools, essentially making them a reservoir in which the training process responds to the economic needs of a production process.
The authors highlight how these transformations have led to a
devaluation of other, perhaps more decisive, objectives that the school must
pursue: the cultural and civil emancipation of pupils, who should become aware
citizens in a climate characterized by the pluralism of proposals. Instead,
standardized and completely level performances, statistics, and tests are often
used, which prevent them from expressing their talents and identifying and
realizing their human potential.
The purpose of this book is to inform to change the school for
the better so that it returns to being at the service of students, families,
and the community and so that pedagogy and anthropology indicate the path to
follow for teachers and so that parents can be the first to support and help
children, without delegating this role exclusively to the school.
I recommend this book to students, teachers, managers, parents,
and anyone who cares about children's future. Failing schools damage the
community, and children are society's future.
TU e Il Tuo Alunno (Költze e De Donato, 2023) - Recensione della Prof.ssa Mila Nardelli
TU e Il Tuo Alunno
di Horst Költze e Maria Teresa De Donato
Recensione della Prof.ssa Mila Nardelli
"Tu e il tuo alunno", il libro di Maria Teresa De Donato, scritto a quattro mani col coautore Horst Költze, è una pubblicazione ricca di contenuti, dal testo scorrevole e piacevole da leggere, un'analisi critica delle politiche di riforma che in questi anni hanno trasformato radicalmente la scuola pubblica, portandola, purtroppo, a un’involuzione piuttosto che a un progresso, perché spesso supportata da motivazioni di carattere economico e che ha avuto delle conseguenze su diversi piani, determinando un limite oggettivo alla libertà di insegnamento, imponendo alcune metodologie didattiche, quali unico modello capace di raggiungere determinati obiettivi, cambiando spesso e anche radicalmente le finalità della scuola pubblica, facendone sostanzialmente un serbatoio nel quale il processo di formazione risponde alle esigenze economiche di un processo produttivo. Gli autori evidenziano come tali trasformazioni hanno portano ad una svalutazione di altri obiettivi, forse più decisivi, che la scuola deve perseguire: l’emancipazione culturale e civile degli alunni, che dovrebbero diventare cittadini consapevoli, in un clima caratterizzato dal pluralismo delle proposte.
Si ricorre spesso invece a performance, statistiche e test standardizzati e totalmente livellati, che impediscono loro di manifestare i propri talenti e di individuare e realizzare il proprio potenziale umano.
La finalità di questo libro è di informare per poter cambiare in meglio la scuola, affinché torni ad essere al servizio degli studenti, delle famiglie e della comunità e affinché siano la pedagogia e l'antropologia a indicare la strada da perseguire per gli insegnanti e affinché i genitori possano essere i primi a supportare ed aiutare i ragazzi, senza demandare questo ruolo esclusivamente alla scuola.
Consiglio la lettura di questo libro a studenti, insegnanti, dirigenti, genitori e a chiunque abbia a cuore il futuro dei ragazzi perché la scuola che fallisce danneggia la comunità, perché i ragazzi sono il futuro della società.
DU und dein Schulkind (Költze und De Donato, 2023) - Rezension von Prof. Mila Nardelli
DU und dein Schulkind
von
Horst Költze und Maria Teresa De Donato
Rezension
von Prof. Mila Nardelli
„Du und dein Schulkind“, das Buch von Maria Teresa De Donato, das sie gemeinsam mit dem Co-Autor Horst Költze geschrieben hat, ist eine inhaltsreiche Publikation mit einem flüssig und angenehm zu lesenden Text.
Dieses Buch enthält eine kritische Analyse der Reformpolitiken, die in
diesen Jahren seit der PISA-Studie die öffentlichen Schulen radikal umgestaltet
haben und die leider eher zum Niedergang als zum Fortschritt der Bildung
führten, weil sie von wirtschaftlichen Interessen motiviert sind.
Die destruktiven Folgen sind auf verschiedenen Ebenen erkennbar.
Sie begrenzen die Freiheit des Unterrichts, indem sie zur Lehrmethode
„Teaching to the test“ führen, die als einziges Modell gilt, einen der obersten
Rankingplätze bei PISA zu erreichen.
Dadurch werden die Ziele der öffentlichen Schulen radikal geändert. Der Bildungsprozess
wird zum Produktionsprozess im Wirtschaftsunternehmen Schule, die den
wirtschaftlichen Bedürfnissen entsprechen soll.
Die Autoren stellen dar, wie diese Veränderungen zu einer Abwertung
anderer, entscheidenderer Ziele geführt haben, die die Schule verfolgen muss:
Die kulturelle und bürgerliche Emanzipation der Schüler, die zu bewussten
Bürgern in einer Gesellschaft gebildet werden sollen, die durch den Pluralismus
gekennzeichnet ist.
Stattdessen geht es um standardisierte und völlig nivellierte Leistungen.
Es gilt der PISA-Indikator als Maßstab für Statistiken und Tests.
Schülerinnen und Schüler werden gehindert, ihre Talente zum Ausdruck zu
bringen und ihr menschliches Potenzial zu erkennen und zu verwirklichen.
Ziel dieses Buches ist es, darüber zu informieren, wie man die Schule zum
Besseren verändern kann,
- - damit
sie wieder der Bildung der Schülerinnen und Schüler dient, den Familien und der
Gemeinschaft und
- - damit Pädagogik und Anthropologie den Lehrern den Weg weisen, den sie einschlagen müssen und
- - damit
die Eltern die ersten sein können, die die Kinder unterstützen und ihnen
helfen, ohne diese Rolle ausschließlich an die Schule zu delegieren.
Ich empfehle dieses Buch Studenten, Lehrern, Managern, Eltern und allen,
denen die Zukunft der Kinder am Herzen liegt. Schulen, die versagen, schaden
der Gemeinschaft, und Kinder sind die Zukunft der Gesellschaft.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Amazing Italy: Walking Around Polesella (Rovigo) with Maria Cristina Buoso
Amazing Italy:
Walking
Around Polesella (Rovigo) with Maria Cristina Buoso
by Maria
Teresa De Donato
Villa Morosini, Mantovani (16th Century)
(Photo by Threecharlie (talk | contribs)
Today, we continue to travel in our Amazing Italy, precisely in the province of Rovigo,
with our dear friend Maria Cristina, Author and Blogger. Maria Cristina
continues to inspire us by sharing the naturalistic, historical, and artistic
beauties as well as the highly appreciated recipes of her territory.
Enjoy the reading!
MTDD: Hi
Maria Cristina, and welcome back to us.
MCB:
Thank you for the invitation. It's a pleasure to be here with you again.
MTDD:
Maria Cristina, after having introduced us in detail to your city, Rovigo, in
the previous article, you began to introduce its province starting from Costa.
Shall we stay in the province today?
MCB:
Yes, indeed. After having talked to you about my city, Rovigo, whose territory
is entirely flat and located in the geographical area of present-day Polesine,
with its province currently having 50 municipalities, I want to talk to you
briefly about another municipality, Polesella (Polsèla in the local dialect),
which is located south of Rovigo near the Po and the province of Ferrara.
MTDD: Perfect. What can you tell us about this municipality and
any interest it may arouse in our readers?
MCB: It
is believed that a settlement existed in this area in Roman times, as
documented by the discovery of tomb tile remains.
The Etruscans and Romans tried to reclaim the Polesine, but the
Cucca Route of 589 thwarted their efforts, bringing the whole Polesine back to
a marshy state.
MTDD: If
I remember correctly, this area also had floods...
MCB: You
are right, indeed. The territory of the municipality of Polesella began to
re-emerge from the damage caused by the Adige flood around the 10th century
(Rovigo and its province are located between the Adige and Po rivers). Until
that moment, the territory had always been subject to the Polesine
phenomenon (a characteristic that gave the area the name Polesine). Some islets
of land could emerge among the marshes, and settlements were created here,
which, however, were temporary because the continuous floods of the Po, the Canal
Bianco, and the Adige submerged them. The subsequent floods of the 15th century
moved the main course of the Po further south, where it is still found today.
The center of the town was born and grew right on the banks, which at the time
had much more modest dimensions than today.
MTDD: In
short, a land severely tested by natural phenomena... as well as by historical
events...
MCB:
Exactly. In fact, during the 15th century, the Polesine was a land dispute
between the Republic of Venice and the Estense Duchy, which
alternated several times in the territory's government.
Several battles took place in Polesella, including the Salt
War of 1482. The Venetian victory was decisive for the war, and so
Polesella, together with the entire territory of Rovigo, definitively passed
under the dominion of the Serenissima in 1484. Polesella became an
important strategic center, as the Po marked the border with the Este family
only in the stretch between the village and Guarda Veneta and was, therefore,
the Serenissima's only outlet on the great river.
Another historical battle was the one between the Republic of
Venice and the Duchy of Ferrara, which took place on 22 December 1509. Ludovico
Ariosto also sang it in his Orlando Furioso (canto 40, 2, vv. 1-4).
In 1899, a floating bridge financed by the municipality of
Canaro was built. The bridge was made up of a series of barges tied to each
other (about 400 meters) and connected Polesella with Ro Ferrarese.
Furthermore, the central part of the bridge could be untied to allow the
passage of boats, and an ingenious system of ramps at different heights allowed
access to the bridge regardless of the river level.
MTDD: Very interesting. What artistic and monumental attractions
deserve to be seen in Polesella?
MCB: In
this municipality, you can find churches, villas, and palaces of various eras
and importance, such as Villa Armellini, also known as "of the
seven heads" (16th century). Located in what is now Via De Paoli, it was
commissioned by the Armellinis, a family of Cypriot origins who moved to Venice
and were active in the spice and armor trade sectors in the sixteenth century.
Villa (Ca') Morosini (16th - 17th century), located about half a km east of the
center on the north bank of the river, is attributed, like Palazzo Grimani,
to Vincenzo Scamozzi.
(Webfoto von Threecharlie -
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0)
I leave some links below to help you get to know Polesella
better.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_di_Rovigo
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polesella
https://crespino.italiani.it/polesella-una-lunga-storia-dagli-etruschi-a-oggi/
https://www.gemmaedizioni.it/polesella-una-citta-da-favola/
MTDD: Which
recipe are you enticing our palate with today?
MCB:
Today, I present to you a mixed recipe, namely Polenta, Sopressa, and
mushrooms.
Recipe
Polenta, Sopressa, and mushrooms
You can make this recipe however you prefer, with all three
ingredients or just polenta and mushrooms.
As for the polenta, you can choose the instant one if you wish.
To make non-instant polenta:
Bring 1.2 liters of salted water to a boil in a tall pan. Pour
in the corn flour (choose white or yellow to taste) and cook, stirring
constantly with a large wooden spoon, for about 1 hour. When the polenta is
ready, pour it onto a cutting board.
While you prepare the polenta, put a pan for the mushrooms on
the heat (which you will have cleaned and washed before; if you use dried ones,
rinse them with hot water); heat olive oil and then add one or more cloves of
garlic (to your taste) and, if you wish, also add chopped rosemary. Brown
slightly and then add the mushrooms for cooking over high heat for a few
minutes and then for about 15 minutes over low heat. Add a little white wine
for cooking or a little water, salt, and pepper to your taste. If you want to
cook the sautéed mushrooms, replace the rosemary with chopped parsley to add
towards the end of cooking (some people prefer one version and some another)
and no wine. Add a little water only if necessary.
When everything is ready, place the hot polenta on a plate and
top with the mushrooms, their sauce, and the additional sopressa, or just the
mushrooms.
Bon Appétit!