In the province of Chubutlegislators could not agree on whether to reward students who have “perfect assistance” in the schools. A bill, which sought to establish this simple and purely symbolic recognition in the primary levelended up being postponed in its treatment last Wednesday, as a result of the differences that came to light in the legislative debate.
The deputy of “Arriba Chubut” Vanessa Abril She was one of the members of the body that led a striking opposition to the initiative. In her rejection, she maintained that the “children who today often have to choose between eating or going to school”. And he expressed himself against fostering any type of rivalry between peers who lack the same opportunities.
The recognition regime for “Perfect Assistance to Primary Education Level Students” is promoted by the PRO deputy, Sonia Cavagnini, from the “Despierta Chubut” sector. As its title says, its objective is to recognize the effort and dedication of students at that level of education, both in public and private educational establishments. It aims to encourage regularity and commitment to education.
The initiative obtained a opinion in favor in the Permanent Commission of General Legislation, Culture and Education. It was going to be discussed last Wednesday, on the premises of the local Legislature. However, following objections raised by the opposition, It was resolved that the project be debated again in the original commission. There was not much insistence either: the decision was made by consensus by all the blocks.
In her X account, Vanesa Abril wrote: “Currently we are talking about basic baskets above 1 million pesos, and They are putting kids in a competitive situation for a certificate of attendance.when they have to choose between eating or buying the school book.”
“We should not deal with a project of this type, the deputies must come up with projects that are achievable. Today people are asking us to apply common sense and it is our obligation to do so,” he added. And she completed: “We are here to make laws that improve the quality of life of the people of Chubut, and not for an honor roll of assistance when many cannot buy the basics,” stated the group’s representative.Up Chubut”which integrates the Peronism bloc.
Non-attendance to classes is one of the biggest problems in schools today. The causes are multiple, but a key factor is that in most districts the attendance requirement was eliminated to maintain regularity. The paradox is that the majority of politicians insist on the importance of observing the school days set by the educational authorities. In fact, on the Arriba Chubut platform itself, in the “Education” chapter, it reads: “No student can have fewer days of classes due to problems in schools, be it heating or lack of water in summer, or because they have their capacity.” to the limit or due to lack of equipment.”
But compliance with school days does not depend only on the infrastructure and the teachers; It is difficult to honor that goal if children do not attend school.
The political leadership has not yet found a common view on how to resolve the educational deficit of the new generations. A recent example was the decision of the Buenos Aires province to establish the repetition only for subjects at the secondary level, instead of taking the entire year.
That resolution, which was supported by experts in the educational area, failed to persuade other actors in the educational community. “It is curious that all specialists celebrate this measure and all teachers are critical, what always underlies this disconnection?” illustrated in an interview with Infobae the teacher Bruno Videlawho has more than 17 years of teaching in secondary schools in the City of Buenos Aires.
For Videla, one of the many educational problems is the laxity with which education is approached. school absence, to the point that families decide not to send their children to classes due to bad weather. “I have been saying for a long time that kids miss school a lot, that it is common to have only half of a course and many respond that the plan must be removed. I work in Belgrano and Urquiza, there are almost no students whose parents have a plan, it’s not that way,” the teacher reflected.
On this point, according to Videla, there is also no rigorous application of the limit of absences by subject in the City of Buenos Aires. The standards exist, but in practice there is a flexibility of criteria in pursuit of approval that is similar to that of other jurisdictions.
“I take a list every day, but the truth is that I don’t know, at least I don’t know, any teachers who stand firm and say “you didn’t comply, so you’re going to come and perform.” Generally, boys they end up approving the same. What happens is that in order not to approve a student you have to justify it in a way that becomes tedious. So, many times teachers weigh the situation and say “that’s it, if he did the same as the others, he came less often, but hey, that’s it, what are we going to do?”, the teacher reflected to this medium.
The rejection of the Chubut project is striking considering that the spirit of it is not to punish but to encourage. The initiative has so far not been successful. There was progress in other measures that affect the school environment, and that require less discussion. In the same session that decided to postpone the debate on the perfect attendance project, the local Legislature approved a law that establishes the obligation to swear allegiance to the flag of Chubut.
