From this Monday, February 7, 2022, the students of ninth to third year of high school have the obligation to return to their schools in person. This, after the approval of the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) at the request of the Ministry of Education (ME). For the basic education students attendance is voluntary.
According to information from this State portfolio, 12,748 educational institutions they have the Institutional Plan for Educational Continuity (PICE) approved. In the Sierra Amazonía regime there are 797,670 students who must return to their classrooms. In the Costa regime they are 629,454. This gives a total of 1,427,124 equivalent students 34.51% of the universe of students nationwide.
Mariana Perez Rector of the Experimental Educational Unit Manuela Cañizares pointed out that the return to the classroom is safe, since since September they entered the progressive return plan, They did not report any infection.
In addition, the rector highlighted that, of the 4,500 students, only nine do not have the two doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Of these, eight have not been inoculated for medical reasons and one for a religious issue in his family. The others are already vaccinated.
“The experience of receiving our students was very important because what was worked on virtually, can never be compared to face-to-face work”, he added.
Pérez pointed out that the Department of Social Work carries out follow-up several cases of domestic violence reported in students’ homes. “There have been cases of child abuse, psychological and sexual violence to whom we are giving follow-up and support, that is why it is important to have the student in the institution”.
For andrea house, a third-year high school student, this return “was an awakening” because he had forgotten the importance of sharing with their peers and teachers. “It was a big change, after two years of being in the house and forgetting about everything else, it was not so easy to get out of this bubblebut it was necessary for our education,” he said.
Lida Well Social Sciences teacher stated that it was Difficult to teach classes virtually because order could not be maintained for turns when taking the floor or understanding the emotional state of their students. “This is important because here we can see how the student is receiving the information, if there are any doubts or if they are curious to expand on a topic,” he added.
For this teacher, The country’s education has lost a lot during the two years of the pandemic. “There has been a setback because Not all students and parents have been aware that the quality of education is everyone’s commitment, so for some it was comfortable, we stayed at home, we did our best, but as long as they had to face a university reality, with another education scheme and when life professional demands other things, there we will realize that we do not have professionals trained to function in the same way”Pozo emphasized.
Patrick Simba, also a third-year high school student, said that he has not lost in this time, because took advantage of internet tools to reinforce and promote a type of self-learning. “Yes, it was difficult for me, because sometimes you couldn’t solve questions that we did in person, the fact of having a connection with the teacher is important,” he stressed.
New rules in presence
Several measures have been implemented in the study centers in order to avoid possible contagion by COVID-19. For example, some schools have a recreation system at different times, students consuming food remove their mask, but located in remote and ventilated places.
The Johannes Kepler school, north of Quito, built a system of “living classrooms”. It has a liquid chalk board, the rest is handled in a environment close to nature. With a wooden structureno windows or concrete walls and with ecological implements they will propose an education with interaction with natural environments.
According to a bulletin shared by the institution, the advantages of this initiative will allow its students receive classes in ventilated environments and will bring them closer to contact and respect with nature.
But nevertheless, Not all educational institutions have the same facilities. That has been the challenge handled by the Ministry of Education, as they have seen education centers that they do not have resources to protect the biosafety in your students for space in their classrooms and for the poor condition of their facilities. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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