New Minister of Education Angel Hernandez says he was the first to be surprised when told he was the choice to replace Roberto Furcal. Furcal was removed after numerous claims of major irregularities in office.
“I am the most surprised to be here, but the circumstances of life have placed me in this position and nothing, i need to move ahead,” he said.
Vice President Raquel Peña swore in the new Minister of Education, Ángel Hernández at the Ministry of Education on 8 August 2022.
In receiving the Ministry of Education from Furcal, Hernandez said he commits to manage resources with transparency and comply with the school calendar. He said he will share his educational vision with the Public School Teachers Association (ADP) and the signatory institutions of the Educational Pact.
The new Minister of Education says quality public education is his priority. He spoke of making efficient use of resources to achieve visible results in the teaching-learning process and of his intention to work closely with the public teachers’ union and parents to fully comply with the school calendar.
“We will promote from today a management characterized by a profound rationing in the use of resources, in all institutional, human and physical resources, to guarantee that all the collective effort is oriented to the essence of it all that is that children learn in the classrooms,” said Hernández.
He said it is of the utmost importance that students learn to read, write and develop logical and creative thinking. He said the basics are the basis for building other competencies.
He spoke of creating an educational environment in which students, teachers and administrative personnel have a positive intrinsic motivation, that parents and their families accompany the school and their children in the educational action and that the indispensable material conditions exist to favor the students’ studies.
“Discipline, order and the linkages of the centers with the community should become essential paradigms to favor the quality of student learning,” he added.
The Minister of Education also stated that in his administration an openness with the population will prevail. He called for transparent and horizontal dialogue with all sectors concerned with improving the quality of learning, regardless of their political and ideological orientation. He says quality education is above political, partisan and economic interests.
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Diario Libre
9 August 2022