translated from Spanish: Failed and setbacks starts school year 2020-2021 in Ahome

Los Mochis, Sinaloa.- After having an uncertain picture for several months, this Monday began the 2020-2021 school year. But this start is different from other years: this time there were no new uniforms or salons smelling backpacks and new tools, without those laughter rumbling on the educational campuses. This time the classes started from home, following the preventive measures in the presence of the Covid-19.Tools
For this new school modality, the authorities have had to implement different strategies: groups through social networks, video calls between teachers and parents or students, or classes taught through television or radio; this as a more dynamic way of teaching.
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But while they seem to be very compromising methods, the reality is that the student community faced technical difficulties, schedules or even teaching materials.

Happiness. Although it was a little drastic change of routine, many children, like Ana Elissa, were happy to start classes, even if they were without playing with their friends. Photo: THE DEBATE

In the case of the boy Gabriel Fabricio, at the age of 5 he entered the primary level but atypically with some faults.” It started well, but I had some problems because we were told it was a TV channel, but the class was ahead, there was confusion in the groups. I was told it was 9:00, but on channel 11 it came out an hour early; then in the end we didn’t know if what was going on was elementary or preschool because they were the same channel,” said Kenya, the child’s mother.

New modality. Most of the children had to attach to the new modality, using TV, telephone, computer and the internet, as Alexander Villegas did. Photo: THE DEBATE

He also commented that according to what they have been told, it was that they could focus more on the dynamics that are put directly by the teachers and not so much so that it is on television.” They tell us that they are going to put exercises to the child of whatever is on TV, but also that maybe they focus more on what the teacher tells us, and the truth is that I say it would be better so because the child would only focus on what the teacher says and we wouldn’t get so confused with the channels and programming because what we see is not exactly the same as we they pass it,” he said.

Presentable. Although the pajamas are very comfortable, many children had to wear the uniform because they worked for video calls, as happened to Angel Eli Camacho. Photo: THE DEBATE

The mother of the family commented that in the case of her 3-year-old girl, who entered preschool, it will be a challenge because in addition to having to watch the shows on TV, she will have to use her creativity for her girl’s teaching while the face-to-face classes are reactivated.” With the girl did not start classes, but for two weeks we are working with the teacher, she already sent us some things that we have to do, but, well, we have to do our best and wait for this to end soon.”

Welcome. Marco Vinicio began classes on Monday at The Josefa Ortiz College, although he would have loved to share a room with his schoolmates. Photo: THE DEBATE

SEPyC boot
Meanwhile, Jorge Luis Heredia Arellano, head of Regional Services at SEPYC in Ahome, commented that more than 90,000 entry-level students resumed or started, where appropriate, the classes.” We are starting in Ahome more than 90 thousand students in 586 campuses and almost 5 thousand teachers at the head of each of the levels: in preschool there are almost 900 teachers, in primary thousand 810 and in secondary 2 thousand 173″. He said every child in Ahome has a place at school.

Original source in Spanish