Esta entrada la hago en Español. A veces siento que mis palabras en Inglés no muestran mis sentimientos tan profundos como mi "Lengua Mamá".
He querido hoy reflexionar profundamente sobre este sistema educativo que nos esta matando. Y tal vez mi tiempo de reflexión no sea por la educación que a mi me toco, hoy en día aprendo y desaprendo y es fácil hacerlo, o bueno ya estoy familiarizada con ello. Pero hay un motivo más por el cual parar decir ya basta: NUESTROS NIÑOS.
Veo como la legislación educativa progresivamente se está deshaciendo de un derecho que nos corresponde: el derecho a ser educado y recibir una educación con calidad. Cada vez más son los sectores privados los que se están convirtiendo en los nuevos encargados de la Educación; Padres de familia pagan grandes cuentas por tener una educación de "calidad". Calidad es tener un cliente más al que se le oprime y se le dice qué pensar, cómo pensar, qué decir, cómo decirlo sin dejarlos ser. ¿Por qué? porque si se les deja ser se incurre en un falta que va a ser consignada en el "observador" (Desde pequeños matándoles los ideales de ser investigadores), Es ináudito que después de tantas reformas educativas aun consideremos el aula de clase como un lugar donde reina el silencio, el miedo, los gritos de una "autoridad" entendida ésta como la que más se escucha y la que de manera inadecuada trata a los demás.
¿Qué hemos hecho los docentes para no permitir esta atrocidad? Niños víctimas del estrés en las escuelas, tratados como adultos, sin dejarles disfrutar la enorme experiencia de estar con los compañeritos, (yo guardo buenos recuerdos de mi escuela y tengo que decir que para mi la Escuela era mi lugar de escape, ahora es el lugar de castigo), Niños y jóvenes que gastan todo un día en un colegio deseando salir de allí y no volver nunca.
Es aterrador escuchar que tus estudiantes te digan que estudian allí porque sus padres lo castigaron porque no se portaba bien. ¿qué clase de ciudadanos tendremos?: gente enferma y resentida con ganas de cobrar venganza por el daño que se ha hecho. Se necesita con urgencia de docentes comprometidos con una nueva y mejor educación, NUESTROS CHICOS SOLO NECESITAN UNA OPORTUNIDAD para mostrar lo creativos que son, lo especiales que son. Profesores que quieran mostrarles que paso a paso se es grande y sobre todo profesores que estén apasionados por guiarles en el descubrimiento de si mismo, no en llenar una planilla. La evaluación es importante, pero hay que verla de manera critica; no es para aprobar o descalificar a alguien, es para mostrarle como mejorar y alcanzar más.
No nos creamos los mejores, seamos los mejores pero que se vea en el reflejo del brillo de los ojos de nuestros estudiantes. Una gota de agua constante puede romper la más grande de las rocas. Solo abrir una puerta para que ellos encuentren lo hermoso que es aprender!!!
This is a space created by a language teacher for language teachers, where you can find different kind of points of view about language. Share your personal belief, let us know about your experiences and... lets explore together new ways to teach language!!!
sábado, 6 de abril de 2013
miércoles, 3 de abril de 2013
thinking about myself as a teacher!!
Here, in my bed while a horrible backache is killing me, I think about our role as a teacher in private schools. My doctor said that I am suffering this illness because I am stressful. And my boss said that my work is not enough good, it would be better. And my students told me that I have been the best teacher they have had. So my question is: who do I believe in? It is interesting how you are evaluated from different points of view and how those points of view affirm a "truth" about you.
What is the real teacher´s role?
When I was studying at the university my teachers told me that the best teacher is who gives the knowledge from the heart. I learned this conception and It became a big part on my life, Also they taught me that the best teacher is who is studying and working on getting better and ever day in my life i do it, but I can not understand why the private institutions have another idea about our role. you must to do many things: fill formats, clean the classrom, watch everything around you, listen to other people remaining silent and teach from your boss pedagogical vision which is from 60s and 70s.
I keep studying because I want to change those terrible ideas about education. It is impossible that we as teachers and our children be restricted and follow rules that make their teaching-learning process be a lost cause, because they and we, in those conditions, are not going to give the best effort and for that reason the students study for passing the exam and the teachers for earning the salary and nothing is changing. The education will be better if we make a stop in the way and think about these situations and try to improve them. The schools need new reforms and ways of looking at the world and to take the best of them, apply and observe carefully.
What is the education I dream? (I remember right now the words I listened the first day in my M.A. Program "the people who think that this programm is a dream have to consider that It will be a nightmare).
So I prefer to believe in dreams and consider that the things can change, why not? I dream with children who want to go to school because they love learning and nobody forces them to go. Kind-hearted teachers who teaches and learns at the same time. Open-minded teachers who believe every answer is important and consider those spaces of sharing with their students the best choice to observe, write, think, teach and learn from experience. Looking-forward teachers who do not have ideas about students without meeting them well, instead it, teacher who always give the students the chance to show the abilities and strenghs they have.
Is this impossible??
What is the real teacher´s role?
When I was studying at the university my teachers told me that the best teacher is who gives the knowledge from the heart. I learned this conception and It became a big part on my life, Also they taught me that the best teacher is who is studying and working on getting better and ever day in my life i do it, but I can not understand why the private institutions have another idea about our role. you must to do many things: fill formats, clean the classrom, watch everything around you, listen to other people remaining silent and teach from your boss pedagogical vision which is from 60s and 70s.
I keep studying because I want to change those terrible ideas about education. It is impossible that we as teachers and our children be restricted and follow rules that make their teaching-learning process be a lost cause, because they and we, in those conditions, are not going to give the best effort and for that reason the students study for passing the exam and the teachers for earning the salary and nothing is changing. The education will be better if we make a stop in the way and think about these situations and try to improve them. The schools need new reforms and ways of looking at the world and to take the best of them, apply and observe carefully.
What is the education I dream? (I remember right now the words I listened the first day in my M.A. Program "the people who think that this programm is a dream have to consider that It will be a nightmare).
So I prefer to believe in dreams and consider that the things can change, why not? I dream with children who want to go to school because they love learning and nobody forces them to go. Kind-hearted teachers who teaches and learns at the same time. Open-minded teachers who believe every answer is important and consider those spaces of sharing with their students the best choice to observe, write, think, teach and learn from experience. Looking-forward teachers who do not have ideas about students without meeting them well, instead it, teacher who always give the students the chance to show the abilities and strenghs they have.
Is this impossible??
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