Fit For Jobs Halfway Point

a short presentation by Mr Piotr Paszenda- History teacher from G10, Rybnik, Poland about our working session in Estonia.

Comenius’ half way point

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Visit to Barcelona (Hungary)

Skopelos by Silvia and Laia (Spain)

We visited Skopelos from 2nd to 7th April and we would like to show you our experience.

Skopelos - Greece

γλωσσιοτισσα (Glossiotissa) by Alba Ruíz (Spain)

When we were in Skopelos, we went to Glossa, a village of the island where we visited the agro-touristic cooperative “Glossiotissa”(γλωσσιοτισσα).

Many women of the municipality of Glossa founded Glossiotissa in 1999.

They wanted to face the unemployment of the area by developing their skills and knowledge. They also wanted to promote the local area products like almonds, plums... which are handmade by the women.

Now, the cooperative has promoted its products at Skiathos, Volos, Athens, Thessaloniki, etc.

In this handmade food factory, the women taught us how to make a tyropita (τυρóπιτα), a Greek cheese pie, and then many students tried to prepare one.

Finally, we ate some typical Greek foods like tyropita and pastitsio (παστίτσιο), a baked pasta dish made with pasta, meat sauce, and a custard or béchamel sauce.

As a souvenir, they gave us a typical Greek sweet

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Opinion article by Cristina Pereira (Spain)

THE SITUATION OF SPAIN NOWADAYS

Imagine you have lost your job, you have children to maintain and it seems impossible for you, your savings are not enough to pay the rest of the expenditure and, moreover, you’re about to be homeless. What would you do?

Maybe you can think all of this is excessive but, unfortunately, I’m not exaggerating. More and more Spanish families are living this case at the moment.
I have to say that it’s possible that there is a big inequality in economical issues within families, because the rich keep on being rich and have no monetary problems. Even so, the situation of Spain is falling increasingly and it’s caused by crisis.

Since the enterprises realized they didn’t have enough money and they had to fire a lot of employees, life seems much more difficult for the population. The unemployed aren’t able to find another job because there are no available jobs. So, is there any possibility to change this? There will be a moment where people won’t have any money to eat and, as it’s happening now, the banks will want to take their homes because they can’t pay the mortgage. And the worst thing is that, as they can’t live anywhere else, they have to keep on paying it!

I don’t know much about politics or economy but, in my opinion, everything could be better if the politicians started to act instead of contradicting themselves. They are always saying they will get over the crisis and they will try to create jobs for the unemployed, but, in the end, everything seems to get worse. Their discourse is just pure demagogy. But of course, the president will never know what living in misery is because he will earn money during all his life. So, what can a person like him say to the population?

Also, the most controversial topic of the moment is the great debt owed by the State and its consequences. As all they want is to cut costs, they are starting to consider the possibility of privatizing the education and health systems. This is the last straw. The government wants to remove a load off, but what about the rest of the people, who don’t have enough money and can’t afford the essential things? Will they have to pay for an operation if they have an illness?

Well, the reason why I’ve just mentioned all of these points is because I think we have to be concerned about our future now that we are young. The economic crisis is increasing; we do have to study hard if we want to be someone in the future. Without studies, we won’t be able to do anything. So, why don’t we use our time in the best way possible now so that we can be more prepared in the future? It’s necessary to save our country.

Cristina Pereira

Comic Stories

Comic stories about job/education created by Kasia Skware, Edyta Mura, Karolina Cyrulik, Magda Sechawer from G10 Rybnik, Poland

Interview to a Hewlett Packard worker made by Miquel Sanz and Héctor Martínez (Spain)

Job interviews by Greek students

When the Greek students were preparing for the visit in Germany last February, they filmed two short videos pretending they were having job interviews. One video showed the proper way to have an interview and the other what an applicant shouldn't do. It wasn't possible to present it in Germany due to technical reasons and lack of time, but we can do it now through our magazine.

Two points of view by Alba Ruiz (Spain)

TWO POINTS OF VIEW

I wake up, it’s half past six and it’s a sunny day. I have a shower and then I go to prepare some coffee.
I read the newspaper, “There are a lot of unemployed”. It’s my case too.
I look at the clock; it’s a quarter past seven.
I go upstairs and I open the door of my daughter’s room. Marian is sleeping. I try to wake her up, she ignores me. I insist because she has to go to school.
First, she opens one eye, then the other one; she looks at me and she looks angry.
“Why are you annoying me?” she said.
“You have to leave in a quarter, do you remember?” I say seriously.
Finally, she goes to dress up. Maybe she hates me, but I’m her father and these are the cards we were dealt.
I sit down on the sofa. Marian thinks I’m boring, I understand her; but I don’t care.
When I was young I thought the same about my parents. They were always telling me I had to study, “You must study now you can” they told me again and again.
I obeyed them and I did the Journalism degree. Therefore I got job early, but now I have lost everything. So I can’t imagine my daughter’s future. Will she be able to get a job?
Marian doesn’t want to study, she thinks that when she finishes the secondary school, she will find a job, but what kind of job will she find without more studies than the Secondary School Graduate?
I stand up and I go to open the fridge. It’s almost empty but I’m not surprised. I’m going to take a juice but the phone rings. I take it.
Suddenly, the happiness invades me. The call is from a journalism agency. They’ve seen my curriculum and they want to interview me.
Maybe things can start to change...
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I’m really tired; my father has waken me up. He is so irritating since he is unemployed. After we argue, I dress up and then I go to school.
My father thinks that I’m irresponsible and that I don’t think about my future. He is wrong.
Maybe it isn’t the best idea but I don’t want to spend more money in studies, because I’m not a clever person so the money will be wasted.
My father insists that I must study, but if I keep on studying, what degree will I do? I can’t choose my future if I'm only sixteen years old, I’m too young to decide what I will probably do the rest of my life. Perhaps I can work in a shop or in a supermarket.
The day at school is entertaining. Although I’m not brilliant, I don’t dislike studying.
My teacher talks about the future. It looks as if all the people want to talk about this. But her words make me think and, for the first time in a long of time, I consider again the fact of studying.
The only thing that could stop me is money, so I ask it to my teacher.
The teacher tells me that there are scholarships for people who aren’t able to pay the studies.
I’m so happy, I want to be at home and explain it to my father, he will be joyful.
Now I’m optimist. Maybe things can start to change.