The results of a comparative research welfare of children in OECD countries has just been published by the OECD is once again a sad record for our country.
We are just average for the material well-being, health and safety, risk behaviors, and the last places for material well-being (child poverty than the 3% on average), home and living environment (in spite of low birth rate, many children live in overcrowded and in poor environments), and education. None of the six dimensions reviewed Italy shows a positive value.
The situation of education is by far one where our performance is the worst. Our records are:
- the 4th worst
average school performance - the 3rd worst place to number of young people employed or engaged in training
- the second lowest for the lack of love for the school.
Unfortunately, all shouting in a loud voice how little the various governments have hitherto done, and continue to do for the future of our country (spending for children is 80% of OECD average), and it is equally clear that if only 13% of students satisfied with the school (less than half the OECD average which is 27%, some states such as Norway, Turkey and the Netherlands recorded near or above 40%), all operators of the school system are required to ask themselves what they can do themselves to improve the school, because they are the people who make the environment.
We are just average for the material well-being, health and safety, risk behaviors, and the last places for material well-being (child poverty than the 3% on average), home and living environment (in spite of low birth rate, many children live in overcrowded and in poor environments), and education. None of the six dimensions reviewed Italy shows a positive value.
The situation of education is by far one where our performance is the worst. Our records are:
- the 4th worst
average school performance - the 3rd worst place to number of young people employed or engaged in training
- the second lowest for the lack of love for the school.
Unfortunately, all shouting in a loud voice how little the various governments have hitherto done, and continue to do for the future of our country (spending for children is 80% of OECD average), and it is equally clear that if only 13% of students satisfied with the school (less than half the OECD average which is 27%, some states such as Norway, Turkey and the Netherlands recorded near or above 40%), all operators of the school system are required to ask themselves what they can do themselves to improve the school, because they are the people who make the environment.
Simon Chapple, one of the co-authors of the report concludes noting the need for Italy to "new direct investment on small children, especially if they make it possible to make a difference in the long term and which are in current expenditure is low "for larger, recommended instead of improving educational outcomes, and to make education more equitable for all, irrespective of their social situation, leaving school with better qualifications, and then better job prospects.
Children, do not forget, are the future of our country.
