Sortthey started this morning Invalsi tests for primary school: Thousands of students are called to test their skills in Italian, mathematics and English. However, already tomorrow, May 7, The school sector will be shaken by a national strikeorganized by Cobas School, in open protest against these tests and against new ministerial indications for teaching.
The debate on the future of Italian education, in fact, is very heated: on the one hand there is the government that supports the need for objective evidence to measure the skills of the students, on the other the unions that denounce the negative impact of these tools on teaching and on the working conditions of the teachers.
Invalsi at the start
The first tests started are those for primary school students, with the fifth class that will first face the English test. The checks for the primary will take place exclusively in paper mode and involve three disciplines: Italian, mathematics and, only for the fifth classes, English with listening and reading exercises. The aim of the tests is not to check the preparation on specific topicsbut detect the level of skills achieved by the students during their school path.
The calendar of the tests
The tests will follow this program:
May 6th: English test (only primary fifth)
May 7th: Italian test
May 9th: math test
The second primary students of the sample classes will also carry out a two -minute reading test.
Invalsi in order to be stored, but it is immediately strike against the tests and the new rules introduced by the Minister of Education (Getty)
The strike of May 7 against the Invalsi
As anticipated, tomorrow was A national strike of school staff has been calledproclaimed by the Cobas School Against Invalsi tests and the New national indications approved by Minister Giuseppe Valditara. The main event will be held in Rome, in front of the Ministry of Education and merit, and mobilizations will be organized in various Italian provinces. According to the unions The tests do not promote the development of the educational system And instead of reducing inequalities, they risk expanding territorial and socio -economic disparities. Furthermore, the methods of closed -end or open -open testing tests would not be effective in measuring students’ real skills.
Criticisms of new national indications
In addition to the dispute of the Invalsi tests, the unions also strongly criticize the new national indications 2025, which will come into force from the school year 2026-2027.
Among the most controversial points there are: The reintroduction of Latin as optional matter from the second average; The greatest space for the study of the Bible for its impact on culture and arts; a notionistic and selective approach, which favors competition rather than cooperation; a Eurocentric approachwith little recognition of cultural interdependencies.
And finally, A series of criticized definitionslike the description of gender -based violence as a “sad pathology” rather than a rooted social dynamic. The Cobas School, therefore, ask for the immediate withdrawal of the new indications And more investments in public school, including resources for inclusion, stabilization of precarious staff and strengthening of staff.
The future of the Italian school
The protests and the debate around the Invalsi tests and the new ministerial directives reflect a moment of tension for the Italian school system. Between requests of greatest equity and doubts about the strategies adopted, the future of the school seems to be at the center of fundamental discussions for the formation of the new generations.
The mobilization of May 7 could represent a turning point in the country’s educational policies. It remains to be seen what the responses of the institutions will be and the effects on the school world in the coming years.
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