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Change Dimensions in Latin American Educational Systems (Spanish)

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1204	Change Dimensions in Latin American Educational Systems (Spanish)	- Osin, Luis
The crisis of the educational system is felt in diverse strata: economical, technical, and personal. A high percentage of youth who finish primary and even secondary education do not master essential knowledge to live a useful life. Many teachers feel an increasing frustration, with a sensation of non-productive attrition. Students and teachers are not responsible for this situation, which is the consequence of an erroneous conception of the educational system, reflected in the way it is structured. To help solving this crisis, we propose changes in four dimensions. 1) The present “synchronous” education, which assumes that all students must learn the same contents, at the same pace, must be substituted by an “asynchronous” education, allowing each student to learn according to his/her capabilities and learning speed, 2) Massive education, inherited from the Industrial Revolution, should be transformed into personalized education, 3) Expository teaching, teacher-centered education, should give way to student-centered learning activities, 4) Learning should be planned not only for students, but for teachers also.
June, 1999	22 Pages