The last selfie with friends before entering, the ritual agitation. The seven tracks of the Italian theme began this morning, Wednesday 19 June maturity for 33 thousand Piedmontese students, 18 thousand in Turin and its province. In the classrooms of Azeglio classical high school we waited until around 9am, then the counting of the 6 hours available to the students to complete the first test began.
They have gone out Ungaretti or Pirandello as traces of literaturethe Cold War based on a text by Giuseppe Galassothe artistic heritage in Constitution or the value of silence as argumentative texts, the praise of imperfection starting from a text of Rita Levi Montalcini or a reflection on the diary in the times of blogs as traces of current affairs.
While waiting for the electronic package and photocopies to be opened, the director of the school office Stefano Suraniti toured the classes in the historic high school in via Parini. «It is a day full of emotions for me too, I see the joy, the smile and also the anxiety of our students who have to face this test like many others in life – he commented -. Anxiety is on the rise as is social withdrawal, we adults must be ready to take care of kids with our heart and soul like Don Milani: I expect this attitude of care from the examining commissions.”
The boys received the best wishes from Mayor Stefano Lo Russothrough social media and from Brussels the governor’s best wishes (also from dad). Alberto Cirio. «For many girls and boys the final exam begins today, an important moment in their schooling and growth path», explained Mayor Lo Russo. «My personal good luck to all the students who are faced with the challenge of the first test, and I wish them to face their exam in the best possible way».
Tomorrow Thursday the 20th, the second written test is scheduled, the most feared one: mathematics at the scientific high school, Greek at the classics. From Monday 24th the oral exams begin following the calendar established after the letter draw. In Turin it will be a public holiday for San Giovanni, patron saint of the city, but the commission presidents had the right to decide whether to proceed anyway so as not to waste time.
