When Class Time Is Not Enough For Teaching Effectively
Since the Costa Rican education changed its curricular plan and implemented it in 2016 in a progressive process, the class environment was expected to improve, and perhaps the results will be perceived until a couple of generations have passed trough.
It is important to highlight that during my virtual teaching practicum, the time class went from 120 minutes during face-to-face classes, to 60 minutes in virtuality. My classes were as realistic as possible and I tried to adapt the information to just one hour, but one of issues has been not completing my classes successfully in the time expected. I understand the time is not the same during these circumstances, and that the learning process is not the same, but I have been thinking about the time that educators in service have during in-person classes. At least in Costa Rica, the Ministry of Education demands to develop 6 units (each one with 4 themes) in approximately ten months.
In my opinion, the MEP certainly did a good job to create a plan that must be useful for students in their realities, but the time to widen students´ knowledge and improve their linguistic skills seems not enough. Yes, the target language is constantly being developed but they do not have enough time to get accustomed to practice the vocabulary and contexts, and that is why I consider the time as a flaw in the Costa Rican education.
Perhaps, the way to solve this is to give more emphasis to the subject in secondary and even in primary level. Now that I am about to be a teacher, I am concerned about how my students are being involved with the language because I do not want them to feel that sense of frustration because it is just too much information to process. I consider that the MEP is doing a job, but there is still much to learn and to adapt if they really want to offer a high quality education.
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