Education in Crisis

Over the past few years, there has been a growing concern about the declining state of the educational system in Argentina. The main reasons for this decay have to do with a low education budget and a lack of a common language and dialogue between parents, authorities and teachers. We might think of different solutions that can be aimed at improving our education. 

Perhaps one of the main reasons for this is the low education budget, which prevents both teachers and students from having enough resources to accomplish a successful education. Another contributing factor includes the fact that there is a lack of a common language and dialogue between parents, authorities and teachers. Furthermore, our society keeps changing at a speed that schools are not prepared to comply with .  As a direct consequence,  education is in crisis.

       One way to deal with this crisis would be to ensure higher education budgets. More financial support from the state might be a good start to change this situation since nowadays, many schools cannot  even afford the basic needs. By increasing the budgets, teachers and school authorities would not need to concentrate their attention on how to overcome the crisis but on their actual aim: to provide students with high quality education.

    

        Another possible measure to combat the crisis would be to set  a common language as regards objectives and priorities between families, teachers and authorities. There is a clear  misunderstanding whose outcome is reflected in the poor education quality. Every stakehoder that is part of the educational system seems to have different expectations and priorities, but for education to be effective, a change in the educational paradigm should occur. It would be certainly a good idea to remember that it is the students who are our priority.  

        One final suggestion that would help to improve this situation would be to start considering the real demands from our society . Schools are sometimes seen as  bubbles which do not comply with the real demands of our culture and society. Owing to the outdated views many educators have on different issues, for example, the methods used for teaching or the importance of teaching certain values,  it is a tall task to prepare students successfully to be part of society.   

         To conclude, there are several measures which could be taken to improve education in Argentina. If we were all to collaborate, to create dialogue and to set common objectives, it would help to raise people’s awareness of the importance of education. It should be one of our priorities to invest in education.