Paraguay education in COVID-19 times

Abstract

The Coronavirus is a reality that brought with it a rethinking for each of the inhabitants of the earth; projects, work, economy, our agenda has been suspended or disappeared, this crisis forces us to adopt another lifestyle, according to the changes we face. With a large part of the world’s population forced to do telework and many who have become unemployed, we are further rationalizing resources by moderating our consumption, forced to work and live with the health and well-being of all those around us in mind.

The national educational system must respond to a change of paradigm in teaching and class development, as well as in the evaluation of knowledge and skills; the state bodies responsible for establishing educational policies must develop in the short term the necessary contingency measures to guarantee the welfare of the educational community in general and in turn ensure access to education, for which Information and Communication Technologies are a key factor.

Collaboration is needed from all educational sectors, as indicated in our Magna Carta: “Education is the responsibility of society and falls in particular on the family, the municipality and the state”. We are faced with the challenge of developing the resilience necessary to understand and adapt to new challenges.