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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 | An Educational Tribe

In this new installment of “The Education We Want”, Andrés García Barrios reflects on what it takes to educate a child. ...
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Andrés García Barrios

poetry

Opinion | The Most Anti-Pedagogical Thing in the World

Forcing a student to read poetry is the most anti-pedagogical thing in the world, second only to obliging them to enjoy it, which is already ...
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Andrés García Barrios

I would prefer not to productivity

Opinion | Mental Health: Productivity Craziness in the Classroom

Being described as productive has become the highest award in today's society, but this "boom" in productivity has been one of the triggers for the ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Feminist protest

Opinion | Women Fighting for Their Lives

Men have three missions in the feminist struggle: to recognize the permanent injustice they exercise against women, shut up and listen to women, and, most ...
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Andrés García Barrios

literacy

The Power of Words or the Words of Power?

We don't learn to write to embark on a journey of discovery. They taught us the written letter so that we could learn to read: ...
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Andrés García Barrios

inclusive language

Inclusive Language: Calling Others by Their True Names

In this new installment of “The Education We Want”, Andrés García Barrios seeks to convince those who do not even want to hear about inclusive ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Punto Blanco: Tec de Monterrey in Spirituality

Punto Blanco: Tec de Monterrey in Spirituality

Learn the origins of Punto Blanco, a space of silence and reflection at Tecnologico de Monterrey. ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Students gathering at school formed in lines

Opinion | Student Height as a Determinant of School Performance?

The formation by rows and heights is part of a set of control tactics that began at the end of the 18th century when the ...
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Andrés García Barrios

An empty classroom. Teaching

Teaching is Sharing the Need to Learn

In the education I want, teachers are by no means asked to maintain an always positive mood. The request is that they can see themselves ...
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Andrés García Barrios

ChatGPT

ChatGPT: Human, Vastly Human

In this new installment of "The Education We Want," Andrés García Barrios explains how the attributes common to ChatGPT and our collective Shakespeare can be ...
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Andrés García Barrios

Edgar Morin

Being a Great Teacher but not a Good Father

In this new installment of "The Education We Want," Andrés García Barrios examines the life of the French philosopher Edgar Morin, who, at almost 102 ...
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Andrés García Barrios

artificial intelligence

Alarmist Texts on Artificial Intelligence

Andrés García Barrios reflects on the hype of artificial intelligence, its ethical questions, and a couple of warnings for the reading community. ...
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Andrés García Barrios

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