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| Foto de Gerardo López Vázquez |
I CONGRESO ANDALUZ DE EDUCACIÓN EN CENTROS PENITENCIARIOS, DE MENORES INFRACTORES Y ADULTOS.
Doña Susana López García, Asesora Técnica del Servicio de Educación Permanente de Sevilla, ha participado con enorme entusiasmo en este I Congreso. Tras una semana de reposo bien merecida, nos ha dedicado unas bonitas palabras que, por su cercanía e intensidad, os dejo aquí. Gracias, Susana.
Este artículo ha sido publicado en la plataforma EPALE que, dependiente de la Comisión Europea, es una comunidad europea multilingüe de libre acceso integrada por profesionales del aprendizaje de adultos, tales como educadores y formadores, orientadores y personal de apoyo, investigadores y miembros de instituciones académicas o responsables políticos.
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| https://epale.ec.europa.eu/es/blog/la-importancia-de-creer-en-unicornios |
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Here is the English version of the article:
The importance of believing in unicorns
Problems and solutions of these teachings during the I ANDALUSIAN CONGRESS OF EDUCATION IN PENITENTIARY CENTERS, FOR MINOR OFFENDERS AND ADULTS.
And suddenly, there comes magic. We all became unicorn hunters and set out to find the best tactics, the best hunting tools to capture them.
There were many of us, coming from distant countries, Norway, Austria, Portugal and, of course, Spain. They had traveled on a train called Erasmus+. Each one brought with him his wisdom, his experience and his know-how. I know that many others wanted to participate but it could not be. Together, they developed the magic formula: dreaming that it is possible.
It is possible to teach in hostile environments, to teach towards rehabilitation and reintegration, a teaching which truly offers a second chance to people who are deprived of their liberty.
From Norway and Austria, a reflection: what type of profile does this very specific student body have? Once analyzed and found, they continue with their questions: think back, when you were students, which teacher do you remember, despite the years? And above all, why? Another Menti. Answer please. And we gave the answer (one of the ingredients in our formula) ourselves: respect in a regulated and controlled environment but also empathy, listening, kindness...
ICTs were of great concern. Teaching in penitentiary centers, if already complicated in itself, becomes even more so if it involves using new technologies and teaching them. The impossibility of connecting to the Internet, due to the closed medium in question, is the main obstacle. The lack of resources, at the same level. Our colleagues from Portugal talked about solutions, external disks, loan eBooks with books downloaded beforehand to encourage reading... They also talked about other aspects, other solutions, second chances, such as RVCC certification and many more possibilities of access to different degrees.
They talked about the treatment of young people in a closed environment in Norway, about the training that these teachers must receive before entering a classroom with students of these characteristics since these are positions with a very specific and concrete profile.
Colleagues from Madrid and IPEP from Jaén recounted (successful) educational experiences and the use of innovative resources in continuing education classrooms (Boda Project, Flipped Classroom).
And some of us, hidden in our seats, almost cried when we heard about the lives of some of these students, and we laughed and sang and, above all, we learned and grew.
Don’t you believe me?
Read the blog and you will understand what I am talking about.
Pure magic.
Susana López García
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