In 2009, teachers have a set of training materials which deal with human rights issues on a regional basis, the elaboration is in charge of a multinational commission of Mercosur, made up of delegates from Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
During the month of October, was held at the headquarters of the Central Board, the third meeting of the group of specialists working on the project which is estimated to be completed in October next year.
The Director of Human Rights of the codex, Dr. Martin Prats said ANEP Na Info.Educar magazine, that this experience falls within the framework of Mercosur called Education, coordinated by the Executive, through the Ministry of Education, Culture.
about a year ago, the ministers of the signatories to the Treaty of Asuncion, agreed to the formation of a commission to work on the development of educational materials about human rights, memory and the recent past at the regional level.
"We started with the premise that the four countries have a common history, particularly by the repressive policies that were imposed on them through the coordination of the Condor," he said.
added that in this framework, agreed to work on the memory recent past, "not only from the viewpoint of each country but also from a regional perspective."
The Ministry of Education and Culture understood that in this matter, corresponding to delegate responsibility to the ANEP, for it to nominate their representatives who resolved it among members of the Human Rights Commission CODICEN.
After the formation of technical group developed a first constituent meeting in December last year in Buenos Aires, which was attended by Dr Grace Bianchi (at that time, representative of the ESC in the Commission) and Professor Rosario Caticha , Professor of History at the Institute Artigas Teachers and Teacher Training representative at the Commission itself.
On the occasion, discussed the general criteria for the development of educational material on human rights and memory, which will be promptly made available to teachers for classroom work.
Subsequently, in May, a second meeting was held in Asuncion, which defined the contents of future joint document.
respect, Pratt said, "The criterion is that each country, through certain cultural objects, works the subject of the recent past. Representations, as appropriate, may be through a song, a story, photo or audio-visual production to identify and characterize the period of state terrorism. "
In May, the delegation of each country undertook the task of sorting and processing of these materials, aiming to reflect the specific realities of each country's historical moments.
According to Dr. Pratt, this diversity, which is strongly influenced by national identity, evolution has not allowed a couple of reports of each country. "Not all have gone the same pace. Currently the most advanced are Argentina and Uruguay, but it must await the work of Paraguay and Brazil. "
During the recent meeting held in Montevideo, which was absent in Paraguay for logistical reasons, it was decided to develop a new schedule, with the aim of completing the work in October 2008 to be available for work classroom in the school year 2009.
Around the characteristics that will document, Martin Pratt pointed out that surely will be a briefing, "in which, through the introduction of four cultural objects for each country, will address the subject of the recent past and possible approaches teaching.
Pratt explained that the project is being developed through a regional perspective of the problem, although each country has its own section that will contain relevant material.
The publication, in principle, be made electronically, although it is possible that if funding available, work is also presented in printed format for eventual distribution in schools.
Martín Prats said that the use of teaching materials will be decided by each country in particular, to the classroom work in subjects in which these issues are addressed, such as History, Law and Social Education could also be used in primary education. "What he says is to enhance and complement existing materials to work on these issues," he said.
In another order, the Director of Human Rights reported that in recent months emerged, through the Organization of American States, the possibility of a project that could condense the human rights issue, since the dimension of memory .
added that the idea is to build a sort of virtual library, which contains material not only for educational use, but also aim to concentrate production to support teacher training in this area.
This new project is in the throes of pregnancy, although it will need to meet certain requirements and the determination of the various stages that will allow its implementation.
Within a month, will present a draft to the OAS, which contain and summarize the proposals and criteria discussed in the context of the commission. Once approved, the Commission will devote every effort to comply with the project.
Source: ANEP
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