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He Minister of Education, Raúl Figueroa, insisted on the need for return to face-to-face classes “to the extent possible” in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic.
“Face-to-face classes are irreplaceable, and in that sense it is important that, to the extent that sanitary conditions allow, Efforts are made to be able to reopen schools and regain that school experience. Of course, as long as that is not possible, the Ministry of Education will continue to accompany and support the entire distance education process as much as possible, “said Figueroa on Radio Agricultura.
On an eventual early closure of the school year, Figueroa was categorical: “The school year will end as determined by the school calendar. Depending on the type of establishment, it can be at the end of December or even at the beginning of January. And, therefore, the important thing here is to continue making all efforts, whether in remote mode in those establishments that are not in a position to return, or in person in those that are in those conditions, “he insisted.
“We have a distribution of covid-19 that is very different at the national level andIn this sense, we have the obligation – together with the Ministry of Health – to monitor where it is possible to generate open spaces and of course facilitate them, because we know that the best way to compensate in some way for the negative effects of the pandemic is precisely giving students the possibility of recovering that school experience “, he analyzed.
Faced with the possibility of resuming face-to-face classes only after a vaccine is distributed, the Secretary of State pointed out that “Putting the vaccine as a requirement to return to classes is a mistake. This was confirmed, among others, by the president of the Medical College. She said it was not necessary to wait for a vaccine to be able to go back to school, “she said.
“Here we cannot put ourselves in a position where as long as there is no vaccine, there is no school. The damage that is generated to these children, not only from the learning point of view, but in addition to the deterioration of their integral development, of their socio-emotional development, there are issues associated with mental health“, the authority closed.
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