Economic System: What will be produced with your country's resources? -Italy lacks in an abundance of natural resources. However the natural resources Italy does have are petroleum, lignite, sulfur, and pyrites. There is also an abundance of fish and other seafood which provide Italy with a food source. Marble is also a natural resource which is used to build things and is also sold. How will these goods be produced? -These goods will be produced by mining them and or mixing them with chemicals in order to be used. Who will use these goods? -The goods will be used by Italy and other countries Italy exports goods to. Will these goods be exported? -Yes majority of Italys natural resources are exported.
Education in Italy: Education in Italy is very similar to that of the United States. After gathering and evaluating a large amount of information regarding the schools in Italy I can assure that Italian schools are reaching the three priorities established by the UN Global Education Initiative. The first priority is to put all children through school. Italy does so by providing free state education. Education is available to all children of all nationalities that are residents in Italy. To help the audience better understand just how advanced Italy is academically, 99.2% of the population 15 years old or older can fluently read and write. Italians takes their academics very seriously and that is why they reach all three goals established by the UN Global Education Initiative. Education in Italy starts with nursery school. At age three, if a parent feels their child should go to nursery school then the child will be placed in a school most fitting for them. At age six children begin primary school. It is free for students to attend primary school which allows all children no matter their family income to be able to get an education. After primary school there is high school. Also free for residents, children are able to attend and further their education. High school in Italy is a little different from that of America. “For the first two years all students use the same state-mandated curriculum of Italian language and literature, science, mathematics, foreign language, religion, geography, history, social studies and physical education. Specialized courses, called 'Indirizzi' begin in the third year (Italian Education System, 2010). ” Priority two and three can both be addressed in high school. Students are able to obtain specific traits that aren’t just subject to the common core, reading, writing, math, science and social studies. Students can better understand the world we live in start to gain a more personalized education once in high school. The teachers in Italy are specially trained to teach certain subjects. Although it is impossible to know that every teach is teaching for the right reasons, the data really shows that the teachers are invested in their student’s success. Education in Italy is highly valued. The education system has not always been the way it is today. In 1859, when Italy first created a school system, many students did not attend school. Now, 90% of students attend school. Like briefly mentioned in the previous paragraph. Italian school systems start are with pre-school education. A child will attend pre-school from ages 3-6. Before, students didn’t have to attend any form or early childhood schooling. The compulsory age of education was raised to 14 years, and was somewhat based on a ladder system: after the first five years of primary education, one could choose the 'Scuola media', which would give further access to the "liceo" and other secondary education, or the 'avviamento al lavoro' (work training), which was intended to give a quick entry into the low strates of the workforce (Education in Italy, 2017). Because of these laws put in place requiring children to attend school they also have to go to primary school which is age 3-11. Next is Lower secondary education (11-14 years of age). Upper secondary education is 5 years long and students often graduate when they are 19. However, in Italy to obtain a bachelor degree you only have to attend higher education for 3 years. To gain a masters in Italy you would need to go to school for two additional years. Jobs such as pharmacist, lawyer, vet, and architect you need your bachelors and masters. What really surprised me was that teachers in Italy need a bachelors and masters, so a total of five years of higher level education. This lead me to believe that the teachers in Italy are highly qualified to teach. The goal of the Italian education system is to help students reach their full potential academically, but prepare them for their jobs by teaching them early on how to be successful. http://www.understandingitaly.com/profile-content/education.html http://www.classbase.com/countries/italy/education-system http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals/goal-4-quality-education.html http://www.unesco.org/new/en/gefi/priorities/ http://www.unesco.org/new/en/gefi/priorities/quality-of-learning
This graph shows just how advanced Italy is academically. Italy's literacy rates are equivalent to that of the united states.
Although in Italian this chart is pretty easy to understand. In Italy you are required to attend school until you are 16 years of age. After the first two years of high school (secondary school) students will start to have a college like experience. They get to take specific classes for their career choice.