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How I See It

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America the Beautiful Pike's  Peak, Colorado Today I am writing the blog as an answer to a FaceBook posting.   The posting showed a professor and his presentation to his class on socialism.   He presented as facts many things that are untrue.     This professor stated that schools in “socialistic countries” turned out students who were ungraded and passed to the next grade with no challenge.   Since I have   lived in Italy for ten years, and I know families who have children.   I would like to discuss what I have seen in Italy so that you know the truth.      I was a teacher for 37 years in America and I take an interest in schooling here in Italy.   I know that the students here are given a great amount of homework and are graded on what they turn in.   They take tests and are graded on work in class.   They are even given homework over the summer vacation.   I have friends whose children flunked their grade and had to repeat a year, or make up the grade in summ