Strikers

Hello, today I’m going to talk about one of the reasons why we are in strike. Since a few years ago, the student movement has begun to question public policies about education, implemented by the government of the Concertación, the left-wing coalition. Today, with a right-wing president these policies have intensified. Today there are more private universities, less resources for municipal schools, increasing differences between students educated in the private and public school system. These policies refer to a commercial education. Because of that, we go out to the streets to protest for basic universal rights. One of them, is free education. These past weeks, we have put emphasis in the urgent need of a new educational system, and a new national educational project. For example, many of the candidates’ political programs, consider changing or reforming the constitution, which has been something the people have demanded.

This situation has made me lower my performance, above all in english class. Well, I dont pretend to invalidate the strike, because we have made advances in the discussion in the general assemblies, but we need to reconsider the time we have left to finish the semester, when we return to class.

Good Bye, see you!

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Hi! Everyone, I`ll talk about a video, were Sir Ken Robinson explain the necessity of create a system that gives importance at the creativity in the schools. 

Personally, I think his words are very assertive. In our system, the schools, specifically the private institutions don’t stimulate the creativity of the children. This happens because our form to educate at the boys, responds at a competitive and a utilitarian logic. The children are just empty recipients, like a glass without content. Paulo Freire was an intellectual who talked about this, about the banking education. From this logic, the students don`t know anything about anything, and the teachers have all knowledge.

Other important thing is the training of teachers in the university. They don`t get the tools to change this situation. Also, when they graduate, the possibilities to find job are very difficult. The pay is very low and the academic liberty is very limited. We need a country project for change this situation and think together in our necessities like humans.  

We need to understand the importance of  creativity, and stimulate it for create a new society with best persons. 

See you!