Nerik Mizzi : the formative years

Abstract

Henry Frendo's latest publication is a pamphlet about the Nationalist politician, Nerik Mizzi, and focuses on the period during which Mizzi was receiving his education. A period he refers to as 'the formative years'. This publication comes about at a particular time when the teaching of history is being' put into question in Malta. For the past few years, teachers of history have been hearing rumours that the time allocated for their lessons will have to be reduced to allow for the teaching of other new subjects. Besides, they are also confronted with the daily frustration of working in an environment lacking resources and for the first three forms of the secondary education, they have to use the same main history textbook that has been in use for about three decades.