https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy’s Education Minister is asking schools to reduce the amount of homework over the holidays so that children can spend more time with family. https://www.thelocal.it/20181212/give-kids-less-homework-over-christmas-says-minister Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:56:52 +0100 give-kids-less-homework-over-christmas-says-minister An Italian mum sparked debate over the intensity of Italy's school system when she shared a note she had written to her daughter's teacher on Facebook, in which she said her daughter didn't have time to do her homework. https://www.thelocal.it/20161007/italian-mum-tells-teachers-homework-is-torture-kids-need-time-to-play Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:48:22 +0200 italian-mum-tells-teachers-homework-is-torture-kids-need-time-to-play