Italy

Before I read an article about Italy, I expected that the educational system and schooling would be similar to that of the United States because I assumed that many systems were borrowed from European countries. However, I noticed that rather than being similar to the American educational system, Italian educational system is similar to Korean education. First of all, the schooling season starts in September and ends in June. Then, they get summer vacation and winter vacation. The number of days and weeks of schooling is also similar to Korean education. Now, in the United States, there are many Italian students as the number of immigrants increases. In the article, it explains that the enrollment has increased. “the percentage of foreigners enrolled in the upper secondary school has exceeded the share of those who are enrolled in the infant school: out of all foreign students, they represent now respectively 19.4% and 19.2%.” The tendency of the increasing number of immigrants reflects the influx of them. This might create the big gap between the immigrants and typical American students.