theAMPAEA does not consider that one possible definitive withdrawal of iPads of the primary schools must lead to a loss of educational quality. In this regard, the association is awaiting the result of the audit, which is expected at the end of September, which will determine whether the devices will be able to return to classrooms with guarantees or will be definitively discarded. the manager, Mireia Muñozconsiders that the security system should offer enough guarantees to allow an exclusively educational use of the devices. In this sense, he defends that the iPads bring “added quality support” in teaching and explains that they are mainly used as computer support in activities such as research papers and the Innovamat mathematics project. The rest of the subjects are developed through play, experimentation and traditional tools. For Muñoz, teachers must find the balance between digital devices and conventional resources. He also believes that the debate about screens must go beyond the school and believes that families must accompany children and adolescents in the use of technology and know what role screens play in their leisure time. “Not everything is bad, we have to find the balance”, he points out. In case the audit definitively rules out the iPadsMuñoz explains that activities and methodologies will need to be adapted. theAMPAEA he also welcomes the introduction of financial education in schools. Muñoz explains that last year workshops were already organized with high school students on issues such as preparing a curriculum or managing a IBAN and raises the need to give more weight to these contents.
PARENTS CONCERN ABOUT THE HEAT IN THE CLASSROOMS AND CLAIM MORE ACTIONS
Families see with concern the heat in the classrooms, which, as he explains Muñozharms the well-being, not only of students and teachers, but also of canteen monitors, and calls for measures to adapt centers to climate change. Between the more immediate measures, consider strengthening hydrationallow students togo to the toilet more oftensearch cooler spaces and adapt activities to the hottest hours. It also suggests taking advantage of the centers’ outdoor spaces and avoiding activities such as physical education in the early afternoon. “There are schools that have shade and parks next door, why don’t we move a class outside the classroom?” explains Muñoz. Regarding timetables and the school calendar, remember that the debate was already on the table last year, but that some of the measures were left pending. theAMPAEA defense study oroptions such as advancing the calendar and the start and end of the day during the hottest months. Muñoz points out that these first days of the course are for adaptation and that, once they have passed, they will resume these subjects with him Ministry of Education in a meeting scheduled for the end of September.
