translated from Spanish: Bishops support new educational reform

city of Mexico.-the Catholic Bishops of the country spoke out in favor of the new educational reform, which is jammed in the Chamber of deputies by negotiations with leaders of the national coordination of work pray for education (CNTE). The Dimension of Pastoral Education and culture of the Conference of the Mexican episcopate (CEM) endorsed that initiative addresses the complexity of the national education system, the human right to education and it emphasizes the best interests of the children, girls and adolescents.” We celebrate the recent joint efforts of wording between the Government and the society, with its plurality of actors, the third article constitutional reform, as well as their results,”CEM said in a statement. The religious agency rebuked that there are professional, and personal interests in the process of teaching-learning that takes place in schools without mentioning names.
Comfort and greed, is the search for well-being as an end in itself and or personal or professional, interests are unethical values to desire and action educate.

The religious body defended the creation of a new autonomous body that contributes to improving education. With the new reform will disappear the National Institute for the evaluation of education (INEE) created in 2002 during the administration of former President Vicente Fox, in order to assess the quality and performance of the national education system.” We cannot fail to mention further advances in the project: the definition of equitable, comprehensive, inclusive and intercultural education, framing it in the human dignity of every person; the proposal of a new autonomous agency that seeks continuous improvement of education, which requires their constant and objective evaluation”, spread. In the text, they supported the work of teachers as key actors in education, who through their constant presence and delivery form to millions of human beings.

“We fully share the theme of innovation, the guarantee of access to the progress of science and technology, as well as ensure a higher education for those who wish to do so, with institutions which enjoy university autonomy,” they stressed. In the document, the Mexican Catholic Church showed its respect to the strengthening of secular education, which guarantees religious freedom for all citizens.
Especially for those who want to participate in the development of the Mexican nation, offering spaces for private, formal and informal education, according to our beliefs and values of life.

In the writing was called the parents to assume their responsibility to first educators of their children.” Encourage them to engage actively in bodies of school participation, as well as to reinforce what is taught at home and at school, with spaces of non-formal education: Scouting, promotion of art, sport, culture and religion, in which children and young people can go integrating the art of life”, was convened. The document was signed by Enrique Díaz Díaz, Bishop of Irapuato and head of the Dimension of Pastoral Education and culture of the CEM.

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