- Telesecundaria
"Telesecundaria" is a system of
distance education programs for secondary andhigh school students created by the government of Mexico and available in rural areas of the country as well asCentral America ,South America ,Canada and theUnited States via satellite (Solidaridad 1 andSatmex 5 ).Background
"Telesecundaria" was born on the need to service graduates of
elementary education in rural areas that were unable to continue their studies for lack of secondary schools in their areas. In1968 "Telesecundaria" started at 304 classrooms and a teacher for each one of these in the states ofVeracruz ,Morelos ,Estado de México ,Puebla ,Tlaxcala , Hidalgo,Oaxaca and the Federal District. The initial number of students was 6 549.* "Secundaria general" – General studies
* "Secundaria para trabajadores" – for working students
* "Secundaria tecnológica industrial" – industrial technology
* "Secundaria tecnológica agropecuaria" – agricultural technology
* "Secundaria tecnológica pesquera" –fishing technologyOriginally, "Telesecundaria" transmitted black-and-white live lessons through public television channels but nowadays the lessons have been pre-recorded to ensure higher quality and the image is in color and transmitted via satellite. Content now includes education on values, good habits, skills and aptitudes. By the end of 1993, "Telesecundaria" was broadcasting to more than 9 000 schools in Mexico and serving almost 600 000 students through satellite
Morelos 2 . In 1994,Edusat was launched, making use of more powerful and advanced satellite (Solidaridad 1 ) capable of transmitting 24 hours a day and covering more areas.ervice
Each facility has at least one
television set, asatellite dish , aset-top box and alow noise amplifier ."Telesecundaria" broadcasts more than 4 000 television programs on channel 11 of the six channels of
Edusat ("Sistema de Televisión Educativa", "Educational Television System") of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP, "Secretaría de Educación Pública") of Mexico to more than 16,000 rural facilities serving more than one million students nationwide. The programs are transmitted daily between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Mexico City time) and re-transmitted between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays programs pertaininghigh school education are transmitted. Programming is complemented with general-interest, continuing education, and other shows about traditions and customs of thestates of Mexico . For educators, audio visual content on each area of knowledge is provided for them, as well as the "Experiencias Compartidas" ("Shared Experiences") show.International expansion
Central America
In 1996, the head of the SEP and the ministers of
Education ofCentral America agreed to start experimental projects of "Telesecundarias" for every country. Since this year, the following countries in Central America are served by "Telesecundaria"::"Source [http://www.sep.gob.mx/wb2/sep/sep_5033_edusat Ministry of Public Education] of Mexico
United States
There are currently pilot programs available in the states of California, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Florida.
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Education in Mexico External links
* [http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/lwf/doc/portfolio/abstract8.htm Telesecundaria] at the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
* [http://www.sep.gob.mx/wb2/sep/sep_5033_edusat Current trends] ofEdusat
* [http://edusat.ilce.edu.mx/canal_11.htm Telesecundaria] at Edusat
* [http://www.sep.gob.mx/wb2/sep/sep_Bol2990704 Telesecundaria] at the Ministry of Public Education (SEP)
* [http://ciberhabitat.gob.mx/escuela/alumnos/telesec/ Telesecundaria] atCiberHábitat , theInformation Technology for children site of the government of Mexico* " [http://www.ahciet.net/comun/portales/1000/10001/10024/10042/20346/docs/Iteleedu04.pdf La Red Edusat y sus contribución a la educación en México y América Latina] " The Edusat Network and it contribution in the education in Mexico and
Latin America
* [http://www.mep.go.cr/innovaciones/TelesecundariaDesc.html Telesecundaria] inCosta Rica
* [http://telesecundarias.gob.mx Telesecundaria] site of the telesecundarias's teachers of Mexico
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