The economic crises that started in Greece in 2008 resulted in the biggest bailout in history: 260 billion Euros. The government claims the money avoided Greek's withdrawal from the eurozone but it came with the price of drastic austerity measures. Unemployment and emigration have been severe consequences of the recession - especially for the youth. The economist John Green compared the Greek Depression to the United States Great Depression and connected financial crises with humanitarian crises. "30% of people live now in poverty and 1 in 5 doesn't have money to buy food that will meet their daily nutritious needs" (Vlogbrothers, n.d.)

I was anxious to explore this week's topic because being from Brazil I have experienced (or maybe I am still experiencing) the effects of a severe economic crises. The Brazilian economic crises that intensified from 2014 to 2016 resulted in similar consequences such as unemployment and budget deficit. For the common citizen though, one of the biggest outcomes of the crises in Brazil was the violence increase. I tried to find how or if the crises in Greece reflected in safety matters and I was surprise to find that it didn't. "Despite periods of unrest, Greece remains relatively safe" (Regula).

The cutbacks have been pushing Greek schools to make difficult decisions in order to continue to serve the population in the best way with the resources they have. Measures such as reducing operational costs and school mergers have been deteriorating the Greek education system, causing a negative effect on human resources and the learning process.

I found the final reading informative, providing a very realistic view of the current situation in the schools. Despite the struggles that educators and students are experiencing though, the conclusion of the research was also able to identify positive impacts of the crises such as the human approach, developing and strengthening partnerships with families and community. I think this says a lot about the Greek people and the Greek way.