Definition of Telesecundaria (Mexico)

The concept of telesecundaria is applied to name an innovative system of education installed in Mexico in 1968 and consisting of the teaching from the secondary level through television broadcasts, and which is especially intended for students who live in rural or hard-to-reach regions. In this way, the complication of traveling to the school.

In the historical moment that is installed, the illiteracy It was a serious problem that grew and grew in the aforementioned regions, so this proposal sought to reduce it.
We must emphasize that as of the date it is still valid.

Created by the Mexican journalist and public official Álvaro Gálvez y Fuentes

The creator of it has been the Mexican announcer, journalist and lawyer Álvaro Gálvez y Fuentes who between 1964 and 1970 knew perform in the public function as director of the Department of Audiovisual Education of the Ministry of Education of the nation.

Although his proposal was certainly innovative at that time, it was not something new but in reality, Álvaro Gálvez y Fuentes would be inspired by the system that had been applied in Italy.

And he not only included television in the process of literacy but also joined the radio broadcasts.

This renowned Mexican journalist and civil servant took great care to spread the culture and teaching in his country, and of course telesecundaria has been one of his most important contributions remembered.

How is the teaching process carried out?

Within this system there are three elements that are the basis of it and that of course interact for the plan to come to fruition: the telemaster, who in the TV studios explains the lesson; teacher monitor, who is the one who explains to the student the doubts that have remained after the exposition of the telemaster; and the classroom which is provided with the necessary study material.

The duration of the class is one hour, in the first ten minutes a review of what was studied in the previous class is carried out, then, in the twenty minutes that follow, the class of the day is broadcast. After this step, another twenty minutes come into play in which the exercises will be supervised to know if the student actually learned the lesson. And in the end there are ten minutes of rest.

To affirm the knowledge, manuals and printed study guides were developed that have the mission of accompanying and supporting the televised lesson.

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