Adriano Pianesi

“The mind grows through exposure to reality.”
– W. Bion

I grew up and was educated in Rome, Italy. Here are a few flashbacks about my life as a learner in the Italian school system:

• Elementary School, 1972: Maestra Arena would consider any question from the class as a personal insult and refuse to answer.
• 12^th grade, 1977: Signor Pumo would simply not acknowledge our presence in the class as we walked in