School rules:a comparison between

Italian and Swedish schools

School exchange

Italy - Sweden

2006-2007

Mr or not?

• In Sweden we call the teachers by their first name or nickname (Svenke, Andreas…)

• In Italian schools you must use formal language towards the teachers (Mr and Mrs)

Smoking

• In Sweden you are not allowed to smoke in the school area even if you are 18.

• In Italy you are allowed to smoke in the school area if you are 16.

Dressing code

• In Swedish schools there aren’t any rules about dressing, you can wear whatever you like.

• In Italian schools the code says that you have to dress “properly”, the teachers decide what’s proper or not.

School Democracy

• In Sweden we have school democracy, that means that the students decide everything except the economic questions.

• In Italy we don’t have it. Every class has two representatives that express their requests to the headmaster.

Expelling

• In Sweden it’s difficult to get expelled, so it’s not common. At first you get a warning if you don’t follow the rules, and if it happens again you can get expelled for a week or so. After that if you still don’t behave you can get expelled for a longer time, but you still have the right to be educated at home.

• In Italy it’s easier to get expelled. The teachers give the students a warning at first, and after that the headmaster decides how many days the students are going to be expelled or he can give you a punishment, like cleaning up in the schoolyard or painting the classrooms.

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Mavi-Matilda

Ilaria-Jenny

Sabrina-Ingrid