The province of Buenos Aires announced that it will eliminate repetition from 2025 and raised questions. In Río Negro this measure has been applied since 2017. In Neuquén, since 2023, repetition has also been eliminated, but only for the first year.
In Río Negro, the plan gave centrality to the trajectories schoolchildren, abandoning the teaching of traditional subjects. The promotion of students was closer to the university modality and repetition was eliminated.
In Neuquén there was no curriculum, but rather about 130 different study plans. For five years they worked on the creation of the modality and one of its central innovations was the elimination of repetition during the first year.
The Minister of Education of Buenos Aires explained the controversial measure of eliminating repetition
Argentine News Agency
The Minister of Education of the province of Buenos AiresAlberto Sileoni, explained the controversial measure of eliminate repetition in secondary schools pointing out that a system similar to the university is being considered and that it will be implemented from March of next year.
“Repetition has been around for 100 years in the Argentine educational system. Much of the world has already moved on from that. We are thinking of a system more similar to the university, with its rewards and punishments and that is why we believe that what you passed you do not have to do again,” said Sileoni in dialogue with Ramón Indart in Todo en Off on Radio Splendid.
The minister clarified that there is no repetition but there may be a retained trajectory: «For more than four subjects the student will have a period of intensification with his teacher and with other support from the school. While if you have a fifth subject, you have to take that one.”
The controversy arose during the day on Thursday when Sileoni himself announced that the system, which will be implemented in 2025, The student will not be forced to take all the subjects of the year in case of not passing the minimum necessary for that period.
In this way, the measure caused a stir at the national level and in the face of negative comments, the minister explained it again: “Having a retained track record does not mean that you repeat, what you passed you will not take again.”
«It is a team to accompany the trajectories that will help you do what you need. Nobody will pass if they do not have the knowledge«. We return to the numerical grade, you will pass with a 7 and it will not be averaged. “It’s not going to be easier,” he said.
Sileoni confirmed that it is a student assistance so that they do not stop in their educational path: “We are going to help you pass all the subjects.”
Regarding what the teachers’ work will be like, the official noted: «It doesn’t start sooner. In February there are work spaces in schools, in December too.
“We’re going to have overtime modules for other teachers to help with these tasks«. They are not private teachers, he is a support teacher,” she stressed.
Furthermore, the minister confirmed that “There will be a budget reinforcement for these teachers.”
«They are shocked for passing with 4 subjects, but nowhere in America is there repetition. because they agree that repeating does not make you learn more,” he expressed.
Finally, Sileoni remarked: «We must make the school more attractive for students. He is losing prestige. “We are going to work all this second semester to make it very clear.”
