A family from Finland causes uproar and debate in Italy after publishing an open letter saying they were quitting their new life in Sicily because of what they claimed were substandard levels of schooling for their children.
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She wrote that her kids complained of loud and undisciplined local pupils who"scream and beat on the table," whistle in class, and spend all day at their desks with little physical activity or fresh air breaks to stimulate learning, and no food options. Teachers look"scornfully down at pupils" or yell, she said, and have low English language proficiency levels.
The family rented a beautiful flat near the vibrant old district of Ortigia, a maze-like island citadel of baroque palazzos, sunny piazzas and old churches and a history dating from ancient Greek times. "Everyone learns as they live, so I'm sure my kids too learned and grew through this experience. I also met very helpful and nice people there, so about the Sicilian mentality I got nothing bad to say."The publication of Elin's letter of complaint has triggered a national debate in Italy, with parents, teachers and scholars stepping into the conversation, mostly in defense of Italian schools.
Elin says she is now trying to water down her published criticisms, arguing that the Italian translations of her letter written in Finnish that were published by Italian media were"more angry" than the original. She added that she understands if pupils are supposed to sit still all day long, but had expected schools to be, if not similar to those in Finland, then close to those in Spain, where the family had lived previously.
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