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Esta es la receta neoliberal para la reforma educativa instalada en los 1990s, recomendada por el Banco Mundial y otros organismos internacionales a los gobiernos de los "países en desarrollo". Próximamente actualizaremos la receta, para reflejar las tendencias actuales de la reforma educativa a nivel mundial.
This is the neoliberal recipe for the education reform prescribed by the World Bank and other international agencies to governments in "developing countries" in the 1990s. In a separate post we will update the recipe to reflect current trends in global education reform.
(see English text below)
- un tazón grande de "pago por mérito" a los docentes
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RECIPE FOR EDUCATION REFORM
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Ingredients
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- 1 cup of cooked international loans mixed with technical assistance | |
- 1 cup firmly packed economic analysis - 1 cup of experts | |
- 2 kilos of administrative reform, shredded | |
- 200 grams of curriculum reform, dried | |
- 100 grams of pedagogical reform powder | |
- 1 cup of decentralization | |
- 1 good-sized basic education, tender, sliced | |
- 1/2 teaspoon of teacher salary increases | |
- 1 teaspoon of teacher incentives | |
- teachers and students in cost-effective proportions (1 teacher per every 40 or 50 students) | |
- school buildings (1 for every 2 or 3 shifts) | |
- school projects (one serving per school) | |
- textbooks and educational technology, to taste | |
- 1 ounce of time of instruction (baking powder) | |
- 1/2 teaspoon of teacher in-service training, low fat, low cholesterol | |
- 1/2 cup of distance education | |
- 1 national evaluation system aimed and standardized tests to evaluate students' and teachers' performance in school - 1 big bowl of 'merit pay' | |
- 2 tablespoons of cost-recovery (cost-sharing with families and communities) | |
- 1 tablespoon of competence juice, concentrated (between students, teachers, schools) | |
- 1 large compensatory program, finely chopped | |
For the sauce | |
- 1 cup of canned consultation and consensus | |
Preparation
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Mix the loans with international assistance and economic analysis. Chill several hours to blend flavors. Make sure the pot is well sealed while the loan is cooked.
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In a large pan, stir the mix. When hot, pour primary education. Peel it. With a teaspoon, scoop out and discard any seeds of secondary or tertiary education. In the reform processor, add remaining ingredients and mix at high speed: administrative reform, decentralization, privatization, cost-recovery, technology and textbooks, time of instruction, distance education and evaluation system. To enhance the flavor, add a few drops of competence.
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Make sure both the fire and teacher salaries are kept low. Increase them slowly, occasionally pouring small amounts of incentives. Remove constantly, to prevent sticking. When the mix has come to a boil, top with teachers and sprinkle some teacher training. Pour the mix in a refractory bowl to public opinion. Sprinkle pedagogical reform. Bake over medium heat.
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Remove from oven. Spread consensus sauce over top and serve immediately, before it gets cold.
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Consensus sauce
In a small bowl, pour politicians, funders, church hierarchy, businesspeople, bureaucrats, technocrats and experts, both national and international. Fluff mixture with a fork. Sprinkle some teacher participation and consultation on top. Mix gently, but thoroughly, until the consensus reaches the desired color and consistency. | |
Recommendation
For best results, add some tasty accompaniments to education reform. See, in previous pages, recipes for macroeconomic adjustment, State administrative reform, and labor market deregulation. * Published originally in: CIES Newsletter, N° 124, New York, CIES (Comparative and International Education Society - USA), 2000. | |
Textos relacionados en este blog / Related posts in this blog - La reforma educativa tradicional - El molde de la reforma educativa - Maldición de Malinche - Repensando el entusiasmo evaluador y las pruebas - El Banco Mundial y sus errores de política educativa ▸ The World Bank and its mistaken education policies - 12 tesis para el cambio educativo - ¿Mejorar la educación para aliviar la pobreza o aliviar la pobreza para poder educar? - En educación no manda Don Dinero - Knowldedge-based international aid: Do we want it? Do we need it? - Lifelong Learning for the North, Primary Education for the South? ▸ ¿Aprendizaje a lo Largo de la Vida para el Norte y Educación Primaria para el Sur? - About "good practice" in international co-operation in education |