Las preocupaciones de Juanito en tiempo de pandemia: repensar la educación en Ecuador

Abstract

Crisis as a reality and a historical process has been present since the 1980s of the previous century. However, since the end of 2019 with the appearance of the Covid-19 virus, this reality has taken a greater dimension an extended to cover the world’s economic, health, political and social aspects of the world. Quarantine and social distancing measures adopted during the pandemic caused changes and adaptations in all areas, including education, which adds to the crisis since, on the one hand, little importance has been given to virtual education, inter-learning processes have been questioned in its content and quality; and on the other, it has become a privilege due to the lack of resources to access it. For this resaon, this essay takes as a triggering point an audio recording sent by a child from a Ecuadorian rural area, so that from his voice, his panting, and his life, a comprehensive education is rethought, from its praxis, where teachers, students, families, and the community coordinate efforts to build a more participatory, fair, and inclusive present and future.