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Lord Rector
Senator,
faculty colleagues, dear
students, ladies
and gentlemen,
friends:
Just a moment to express adherence to the doctrine teaching that so brilliantly as soon as possible, explained José Antonio Gómez. To thank the volunteers
comments be made by the rector Carlos Merino around my work "black book of our education," "Revolution in Education" and "Nationality and education."
thank not only present the above texts, but the sponsorship of the Universidad Arturo Prat for my nomination to the National Prize of Science Education.
This great assembly is a milestone. For the first time saying on the public sector award. I would not be conferred by four walls. In one way or another, H. Jury must consider the opinion of the bases disciplic and magisterial.
From another angle, the establishment represented by John Swears student, I confer the Order of Merit at "Pedro Aguirre Cerda." It is another important fact. Birth Order equivalent to that of the Ministry of Education, which exalts Gabriela Mistral.
What a wonderful choice for this remarkable Creole as an emblem of an Order which highlights the work of classroom! Please
, we store the image of the statesman and President of the Republic to avoid dulling the figure of the educator.
Of those who reach the head of state the only one who holds the rank of professor. The diploma you get them at the Pedagogical Institute of the Casa de Bello.
Following is a straight course. Even in the academic sphere are pedagogical concerns. So much so that the thesis for a degree in legal studies dealing with "secondary instruction."
This electroplated with which I lifted up honors a citizen who, as a parliamentarian, is played by the Compulsory Primary Education Act. Then push technology education through the National School Workshops. Not all, supported the president Juvenal Hernández University of Chile, founded the Faculty of Economics and is its first dean.
assumes the presidency shaking the slogan "To govern is to educate" Valentín Letelier and strengthens the educational state conceives to guarantee equal opportunities, forge of the middle, a tool to promote meritocracy and guarantee of free service.
This is not all a couple of decades ago published "The Land Question" and "industrial problem." In both texts reiterates the urgency of education for economic development, namely to prepare technologists to help overcome the backlog.
analyze why the play and flow of Pedro Aguirre Cerda in "Revolution in Education" and in "Nationality and education."
What I find unacceptable is the following: he was never mentioned, perhaps because siutiquería-in Colleges of Education. Those living entities back to itself and hypnotized by outsiders. The same is evaluated "outmoded" or "ordinary." The U.S. European and upgraded and is "fine." Therefore
those teachers training centers are ignored Aguirre Cerda theorize about education and taught not only in law and economics, but also in the Lyceum "Barros Borgoño" and the National Institute.
Therefore, as a sentence José Martí, "Honor, honor" and the Universidad Arturo Prat and recoletano Alumni Center led by John Swears are honored to highlight the eminent Chilean and inspiring innovative education.
I galvano like flies this flag of rebellion against the neoliberal model. You can admit that has been economically successful, but in school it is fatal. Teaching becomes a commodity, students in clients, teachers mercenaries, certificates, diplomas and degrees in items that are traded according to market law of supply and demand. So I report in "black book of our education."
Three central aspects arising from the above. One is the democratic, the other the technologised and the third nationalization.
The democratization only be guaranteed by the state. Little is recovering democracy gets in the legal and political, if not imposed in socioescolar. The privatization violates our public law, because since 1811, the Carter scored "Education is priority attention of the State" What is given equal opportunities with municipalities and other needy wealthy? However, the decentralization survives from 1990 to date.
The school structure is gutted by the neoliberal strategy imposed by the regime Opened in 1973 and retained by the Coalition from 1990 onwards. For good measure: a failed reform is plagiarism of another Old World.
In this landscape are killed in the cradle of democracy itself by separating and in childhood and adolescence to the Chilean in accordance with the socio-economic background. So we resigned as normal tolerated the existence of facilities for the children of the "beautiful people", others the offspring of "middling" and non-real-leper colonies in the world for suckers "flaite." He scored
-in one way or another, is the underlying message of the film "Machuca." Very different from that public school that integrates in a classroom, "the son of the workshop and the son of the palace" as a melting pot of Chilean. The other means schools of the Republic of La Dehesa, the Republic of Las Condes, Vitacura Republic ...
Say-no bends light and face uncovered-demand schools of the Republic of Chile. The other is not democracy but a monstrosity attempted threat against the principle of national integration. This justifies the breaking system of our society not only in class, but even in races. We encourage
-and this says Pedro Aguirre Cerda and based on my work "Nationality and education" - a school structure that is huge emulsifying retort of the population. We are not naive. It is known that the abolition of classes, but at least it will provide equal opportunities for learners. This to avoid that there are three separate Chiles today and perhaps tomorrow faced.
begins when the rescue of public education. We can no longer continue to accept that is a source of profit. We long to be a service. We are not asking anything new. Just demand that we reinstate the country ever had.
technologised The two-slope "refers to the early professionalization. Thus the country at 18 to 20 years will have a contingent of trained minds and skilled labor. This is an education for action and not apathy, for constructivism and not to wander. It feel like a classroom to tackle the Deep Tin syndrome that opens the door to depression and drugs. Need to include a Mandatory Technology Education Act, as explained in "revolution in education."
The third aspect is the nationalization. Campus is conceived as a trench defense and cultivation of identity in opposition to globalization that conceals the imperialist bulimia. Without doubt, the optimum seize the World Cup but, at the same time, avoid or become puppets of the empire.
Nothing better to understand the statement that the parable Gandhi: "a republic must have a deep foundation and solid walls. Crowning, large windows. For them to penetrate the world wide breezes ... vivify. But protect them from hurricanes ... ruined. "
A single example. Bitar doctrine insists on becoming bilingual and even trilingual country. This in the midst of overwhelming illiteracy. If you just manage the oral and graphic Castilian and ... teaching English and Mandarin Chinese. Please, first do the same and then others. "Charity begins at home."
This three-pronged campaign is not easy. I would say it is difficult, very difficult. However, not impossible to crystallize. What is needed, as well as thrust is educational imagination. Such is the way to reengineer the system implemented.
This task, already noted, is daunting. Met with skepticism by not a few colleagues trapped by conformity, careerism and consumerism, as they have become drudges. However, in face and overcome difficulties is the charm of living. In the teaching task by democratizing and nationalizing technologised-like El Cid, Pedro Aguirre Cerda is with us.
Senator Lord, our gratitude for their word.
Lord Rector, thanks for commenting my trilogy.
The University
Arturo Prat gratitude for sponsoring my application for the National Award for Science Education.
My gratitude to the Centro Recoleta, led by the coordinator Gustavo Galarce-friendly climate which encourages pluralism, dialogue, reflection, research and writing.
My gratitude to the Alumni Center chaired by John Swears by the award established in honor of the distinguished Chilean whose work I reviewed.
My gratitude to the diplomats representing Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. They provide, with their presence at this event South American scale.
My gratitude to all friends, colleagues and disciples who accompanied me today, In particular those who traveled from outside the Capital. A
every affection in return for a currency not spent less shiny and worthwhile ... is the magic word: thanks! ==============================================
(* ) Public act in America's National Library Board. Santiago de Chile. 16/03/1907.
