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Andrés García Barrios

Writer and communicator. His work brings together experience in numerous disciplines, almost always with an educational focus: theater, novel, short story, essay, television series and museum exhibitions. He is a contributor to the Sciences magazines of the Faculty of Sciences of the UNAM; Casa del Tiempo, from the Autonomous Metropolitan University, and Tierra Adentro, from the Ministry of Culture. Contact: andresgarciabarrios@gmail.com
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Opinion | “And What About Me?” The question every student should ask in the face of knowledge

In everything we try to learn (and teach), it is always better if we dare to compare ourselves – in human terms – with our ...
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Andrés García Barrios

History

Opinion | History Is Learned Using the Whole Body

In this essay, Andrés García Barrios proposes an exercise of unlearning information to approach the learning and teaching of History. "To learn history is to ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Hope and Education

Opinion | Hope and Education

A pertinent reflection on the future and how we can redefine what we understand by "hope" in the 21st century from within the classroom. ...
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Andrés García Barrios

generation gap

Opinion | Love Between Generations, the Key to Education

It is clear that we do not understand the new generations. Standing on the other side of the generation gap, we waste time judging them ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Having Faith In Your Students Is Essential for Their Future

Opinion | Having Faith In Your Students Is Essential for Their Future

The current emotional condition of students is declining. "We all know, or at least intuit, that they are not having a good time." ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Maria Montessori, between salvation and discrediting

Maria Montessori, Between Salvation and Discrediting

To celebrate the birth of María Montessori (August 31, 1870), Andrés García Barrios reflects on the life and work of this great Italian feminist, philosopher, ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Are you a Teacher Like Others?

Opinion | Are you a Teacher Like Others? Objectivity and Subjectivity in the Classroom

To pose the question, we can first start with the general idea about what makes a teacher: What does it mean to be a teacher? ...
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Andrés García Barrios

The Eroticism of Learning as Practical Knowledge

Opinion | The Eroticism of Learning as a Basis for Practical Knowledge

In this installment of "Readings for Education," Andrés García Barrios analyzes how Recalcati and Foucault allude to Eros to refer to the desire awakened in ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Reading of Voltaire's tragedy: "The Orphan of China", at Madame Geoffrin's salon in 1755, Gabriel Lemonnier (1812).

Opinion | Wise Women vs. Pedantic Men: An Educational Revolution

Honoring women who have made significant contributions to education means more than mentioning their names; it means completely rethinking educational models and discovering women’s countless ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Plato

Opinion | Pedagogy, Between the Real World and the Platonic World

In this new installment of the series "Readings for Education," Andrés García Barrios analyzes two great philosophical books about the beginnings of pedagogy. ...
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Andrés García Barrios

The Four Bases of the Anti-Scientific Attitude

Opinion | The Four Bases of the Anti-Scientific Attitude

"Human beings are who people distrust, not science. We don't ask science for better explanations; we ask for better explanations from those who disseminate it." ...
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Andrés García Barrios

a school community in Mexico working together

Opinion | Learning Through Love (or the Absence of Love)

Paulo Freire used to say, "No one saves anyone—no one is saved alone—people save each other through the mediation of the collective." To achieve this ...
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Andrés García Barrios

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