Sunday, November 14, 2021

Changes to the career curriculum?

Normally, when the curriculum is discussed among the student body (or between the student body and the faculty), the contradiction that one as a student is not sufficiently prepared to propose things to the career is usually raised. This is something that happens generally in all careers, not only in arts. However, I believe that there are some specific aspects that the arts degree has in this aspect.

I will refer first - in a very general way - to the teaching methods. It is well known that many teachers do not have pedagogical training, being selected to be part of the staff because of their curriculum and contacts. For this reason, it seems that they seek to swell the first rather than to achieve a disposition, profitable ways and seriousness at the moment of teaching. This affects the formation of the students. So, I believe that the fundamental thing is to demand a pedagogical career, with an evaluation of their performance in this aspect.

Now, the facilities of the faculty is another substantial aspect. The faculty of arts of the University of Chile has had problems in this aspect for years (perhaps the worst is the existence of asbestos in the engraving workshop). This has been the subject of discussion in various mobilizations, but has never been resolved for various reasons. The point is that, well, something as dangerous as this would make it unfeasible to hold classes.

It seems to me that these two aspects are the priority ones to change, since to my understanding, the others depend on this. However, it is something that implies a reform that goes beyond the academic group of the university, unfortunately it ends up competing to the state itself (with all that entails).

1 comment:

  1. Hi Ignacio! How are you? I think the same as you, the teachers who don't have pedagogical studies could affect the formation of the students. Teachers can be excellent philosophers, artists, or whatever but, if they don't know how to teach, the learning process will be more difficult for students. I think that it's a good point to discuss.

    Regards!

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Changes to the career curriculum?

Normally, when the curriculum is discussed among the student body (or between the student body and the faculty), the contradiction that one ...