Monday, 20 March 2006
Peru againts a new chapter?
Key words from the last days: quinua pourage, salsa, Tacabamba, shiringo, backache from too much jumping/dancing, late peruvians, pizza, Inger Marie, and sun.
In Tacabamba CODE arranged training for teachers, of the primary schools with which we have cooperacion. Every fourth year the educational plans, and thereby the curriculum, changes with every new government. Recently Peru was on the last place in a research based on the countries` educational systems in South America. Until now, the peruvian teacher has dictated and told the children what to learn and what to think. The government has been contemplating, and has mailed the teachers a new kind of curriculum, implying that the teaching should make the child take a bigger and active part in their education. Peru needs children that have self esteem, that think themselves, and are aware of their own reality, so that they are able to improve their life conditions, and develop Peru as a country. Since the government doesn’t take their responsibility to implement all the plans they are collaborating, non-governmental institutions like CODE will have to step in and fill “the big holes” that the state leaves when it comes to education. A lot of the teachers don`t care about changing their strategy of teaching, that’s why CODE wants to motivate them, and suggest to them how they should organize their work.
Ojalà (=lets hope) the new president will invest more resources on education. As of today, Peru spends 3,6 % of their income on education, while Norway spends like 6-7%. About 20 % of the national income is used to pay back external debt. It’s a crazy world. In my opinion boosting the expenses on education would be a main factor for Peru`s progress. But most important of all: it would make the everyday for the Peruvian much better.
In Tacabamba CODE arranged training for teachers, of the primary schools with which we have cooperacion. Every fourth year the educational plans, and thereby the curriculum, changes with every new government. Recently Peru was on the last place in a research based on the countries` educational systems in South America. Until now, the peruvian teacher has dictated and told the children what to learn and what to think. The government has been contemplating, and has mailed the teachers a new kind of curriculum, implying that the teaching should make the child take a bigger and active part in their education. Peru needs children that have self esteem, that think themselves, and are aware of their own reality, so that they are able to improve their life conditions, and develop Peru as a country. Since the government doesn’t take their responsibility to implement all the plans they are collaborating, non-governmental institutions like CODE will have to step in and fill “the big holes” that the state leaves when it comes to education. A lot of the teachers don`t care about changing their strategy of teaching, that’s why CODE wants to motivate them, and suggest to them how they should organize their work.
The elections for a new president are coming up- April 9th. The two most popular candidates are Lourdes
Flores (a woman!) and Ollanta Humala. Even though most Peruvians have given up hope when it comes to presidents not keeping their promises, a lot of people put their last piece of hope on Lourdes. They think that maybe a woman will be more honest and trustworthy. Humala is a good friend of the radical Bolivian new president, and will probably go for a military dictatorship if he gets to power in Peru. He is travelling to the highlands and to the hidden small communities of the jungle to gain support among the poor farmers and other people without education. He is a candidate very different from the others, and promises to take away all the corruption in brutal way, and he has many strange ideas such as to give every child in primary school a bread made from coca every day. It will make them grow (most Peruvians are very low in height) and solve the problem of bad nutrition.Ojalà (=lets hope) the new president will invest more resources on education. As of today, Peru spends 3,6 % of their income on education, while Norway spends like 6-7%. About 20 % of the national income is used to pay back external debt. It’s a crazy world. In my opinion boosting the expenses on education would be a main factor for Peru`s progress. But most important of all: it would make the everyday for the Peruvian much better.
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Hei!
Moro å lese om kommende endringer i skolesystemet! Ønsker at de får det til!
Sannelig får du oppleve mye spennende, Kristin, tror nok at du har lært deg mer om verden på disse månedene enn du kanskje selv hadde planer om. Nå er det ikke lenge før du setter nesa hjemover med massevis av nye erfarninger og tanker!
Ønsker deg en god avslutning på oppholdet og en grei hjemreise!
Hilsen fra tanta.
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