The Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic Join the doctor last night Jacqueline Malagon For his contributions to more than 64 years of service in education and society, through the promotion of teaching.
The former Minister of Education was merged in a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Academy headed by its President Louis ScheckerNext to Radhamis MejiaA coordinator, members and representatives from various areas of society.
At the inauguration, Dr. Malago gave the conference “A Life in Education in My Country: Results, Achievements, and Disappointments”. He suggested the formation of a national movement to change the educational system and emphasized that the national motto should be “Teach us how to live.”
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Strongly stated that education is a public good which belong to everyone, and therefore are a basic and fundamental human right that all countries must respect, promote and protect, in order to ensure equal opportunities.
He added: “We all have the right to access knowledge, I repeat, as the inherent right of all citizens. This is an achievement! It is enshrined in our Constitution!”
He stated that education required an urgent transformation, with an extraordinary investment of money and teacher training.
The 4% of the GDP of education has 10 years of experiencebut did not give the expected results, “We know, but we cannot and should not talk about a 4% reduction.”
He considered it necessary to stop along the way and change the criteria for increasing teachers’ salaries and redirect the focus of need and right to a better salary, to the value of teaching and student learning.
Bilingual education has been considered important in Dominican schools, but the correct use of the mother tongue must first be promoted, both in writing and orally.
He thought about the necessity of teaching ethics and morals in educational centers and the inclusion of environmental education.
At this event were the former Ministers of Education Ligia Melo and Josefina Pimentel; Rolando Guzman and Myra Morla.
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