Event #15

The event has been moved from Chiostro di San Francesco to Auditorium I.I.S. Parentucelli-Arzelà

Who are the predetermined victims of our current school system? The lowest-ranking students, and those affected by greater psychological, economic or family issues, of course; but – truth be told – so are the brightest and most gifted, who are often even more vulnerable than the first group. These are the students the school system rarely thinks about: teachers are proud of them, but frustrated by the impossibility of fully activating their potential, which may be lost if it is not cultivated in their most crucial years. When it comes to the individual – be he or she the best or worst student in class – today’s schools don’t seem to be able or to want to do much. And meanwhile, in the pervasive society of mutual scrutiny controlled by social media, anyone giving the impression of standing out risks undergoing the implacable judgement of his or her peers. While we go on discussing quality levels and meritocracy, the elusive “best student in class” (the studious girl, the typical film nerd) is the specimen risking extinction in Italy today.