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Forum: Italy
May 30th 2011, 10:16 pm
Forum: Italy
May 30th 2011, 10:05 pm
Forum: Italy
May 30th 2011, 9:54 pm
Forum: Italy
May 26th 2011, 9:18 pm
Forum: Italy
May 26th 2011, 9:17 pm
Replies: 2,578
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Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

I'll be good though from September until the New Year. Don't want to get on the wrong side of all the teachers and the head immediately That's the Italian mum talking lol
Forum: Italy
May 26th 2011, 8:56 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

Lorna , try your comune most give out bonuses for text books but they are means tested:thumbdown: Which usually means that your dentist will get the bonus because he doesn't declare. This thing...
Forum: Italy
Mar 4th 2011, 7:57 pm
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Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

Oh please.. can you tape it and put it on youtube:D I can just see the title "The expat's revenge":rofl:
Forum: Italy
Feb 24th 2011, 7:29 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

I went to the school today but the English teacher refused to speak to me, the bidella told me I have to go "nei giorni di ricevimenti" maybe it's better that way, I've got time to calm down and have...
Forum: Italy
Feb 23rd 2011, 10:23 pm
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Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

Kids..arghh, teachers...arghhh. I'm going to sleep on it maybe I'll feel better tomorrow:confused:
Forum: Italy
Feb 23rd 2011, 10:21 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

Yes prima media, but he is one of the best behaved kids in the school. He has got 10 in comportamento.
Forum: Italy
Feb 23rd 2011, 10:07 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

I really don't care about what mark she gives him, I just don't want him being penalised for something that has nothing to do with him! If he deserves a six ok, but how can he go from an eight to a...
Forum: Italy
Feb 23rd 2011, 9:13 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

I'm so angry, my son isn't bilingual (my fault:o) he is just good in English. I think his teacher thinks I do his homework like alot of parents here do.
Forum: Italy
Feb 23rd 2011, 8:37 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

Ok , so now I am really p***ed off with Italian English teachers. My son got an eight in English in his "pagellino" now that the teacher has found out that I am English she has lowered his mark down...
Forum: Italy
Dec 23rd 2010, 7:02 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

OMG it sounds like a prison rather than a school!! You mentioned school uniforms so I'm assuming it's a private school that means you're really paying for it. Not all Italian schools are that bad . I...
Forum: Italy
Dec 6th 2010, 8:17 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

All the senior schools in Rome have been "occupati" I can't remember this ever happening in th UK or does it happen these days?
Forum: Italy
Nov 25th 2010, 4:16 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

"punter" now that has just reminded me of an episode of only fools and horses I saw last year, the really funny thing was it had italian subtitles!!! they were funnier than the episode itself:rofl:...
Forum: Italy
Nov 23rd 2010, 1:27 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

I'm really sorry!:o I didn't want to offend anyone I'm from the north myself. I was just thinking how many kids who don't live near Cambridge know what punting is. I phoned up my 13 year old nephew...
Forum: Italy
Nov 22nd 2010, 8:47 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

My daughter got sent back a year in English!!! She couldn't help herself from correcting her English teacher and although she isn't bilingual (my daughter) her English is pretty good. so now you know...
Forum: Italy
Nov 22nd 2010, 7:39 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

thanks Patty for your time:thumbup: So if it's not translatable why put it in a school book:huh: The English teacher wasn't in today , I was going to stop her and ask for the correct translation. She...
Forum: Italy
Nov 21st 2010, 2:29 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

Unbelievable, my 11 year old son came to me this morning saying that he can't seem to do his english homework. I had a look and was quite astonished he had to translate "punting" I think there isn't...
Forum: Italy
Oct 5th 2010, 6:36 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

I think we all have great memories of british schools and we use are memories to compare british schools with Italian ones . I'm really happy that I've educated my kids here although alot of things...
Forum: Italy
Sep 30th 2010, 9:24 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

One year I refused to give the 15 euros for a present for a teacher who was going into early retirement on the basis that I didn't think she was a good teacher and she was leaving them in the last...
Forum: Italy
Sep 24th 2010, 9:08 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,006
Posted By giodafa

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

It's like the books that change every year. My daughters old school books are no good to my younger son. I mean maths is maths what could have changed in 3 years..There is obviously something behind...
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