FUTUROSCUOLA

The Education Minister is to make use of the Internet to explain his reform
It is willing to accept ideas and projects, but warns that not defend "the status quo"
La Gelmini open channel on YouTube "So I shall compare with the boys"
Immediate response of the network: get hundreds of comments to video. Some positive
but also many messages that reproduce the criticisms and doubts Wave

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ROME - Mariastella Gelmini landed on YouTube. The Minister of Education, owner of the school reform, decided to use the most popular video sharing site in the world to start a confrontation with young people after months of protests. "I decided to open a channel on YouTube because I intend to confront you on the school and the university," Gelmini said in the video that launched the initiative today.

The Minister carries out the will of dialogue: "I welcome ideas, projects, proposals, even critical," he says. But warned: "One thing I will never do, to defend the status quo or to surrender the privileges or waste. We must have the courage to change and we must do together. "

Internet becomes the conduit to establish contact with the students, after months of protests and street demonstrations. The stated aim is "to explain the ongoing reforms without filters and clearly, so that every student can form an opinion on the initiatives undertaken in the ministry." Each week the minister will respond to the boys on the subjects of school, university and research.

The initiative has been moved the young people of the network: in a few hours, hundreds of comments to his video. There are many who is pleased with the openness to dialogue, as Kimera 1986 ( "Great idea, use a powerful tool such as YouTube will allow you to contact us directly). Or Kappafreestyle, who writes: "Bellissima Mariastella initiative."

But here, too many doubts return, slogans and criticisms that have fueled the wave. The first comment, for example, is to Lantenengogirl, who says: "Change what? Cut teachers and resources in primary education, that even in the OECD statistics shone over the whole Italian school system, there appears to be a positive change? ". Vpervendettass, however, goes on staff, "Minister kindly - he writes - it would explain why his degree was achieved in Calabria?".

Driven by curiosity many have clicked the video of the Gelmini: were 15 to 14 thousand page views. Among insults, judgments and congratulations, there are physical expressions of appreciation to the minister: "Her look is perfect!" Says Batifelix. Finally there is someone who slips an ironic question: "And 'the cleverest Cortellesi to imitate the Minister. But who is this? ".

go to the YouTube site of the Minister
(4 December 2008)

Source: Republic

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