Hello dear hive community! 😉
¡Hola querida comunidad de hive! 😉
Today I want to talk about a topic that since Monday, January 9 has been headlining the main newspapers of the country and revolutionizing social networks. It turns out that the second term of the school year began with the streets hot, that is, with the teaching, administrative and working staff in a struggle that I sincerely believe has no turning back.
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More or less in the month of November of last year 2022, there was a day in which a general assembly was held in the vicinity of the Educational Zone of the State of Lara, where the possibility of a general strike at the national level was raised, this with the purpose of demanding improvements at the salary level. The truth is that I never thought that things would take this path, but the reality is that the economic situation of Venezuelan teachers worsened with the closing of the year 2022 and continues to worsen with the course of this 2023 since today the parallel dollar closed at 22.20 bs per dollar, while the salary of a classroom teacher with 40 hours and mastery is 480.00 bolivars per month which is equivalent to approximately 10.81$.
Fuente: Aplicación Al Cambio
So I would like to ask those of you who read me, would you work for $10.81 a month? I think the answer is obvious and the answer would be no. But then what would happen to public education in the country? Honestly, it could disappear and unfortunately there are not enough private institutions to satisfy the demand of the entire student population, besides there is a majority of the population that cannot afford to pay the fees of a private institution.
Likewise, it is important to emphasize that all these teachers are prepared people, many of them with doctorate and post-doctorate studies who should not be going through this sad situation, although the truth is that no one should have to go through this, because as God himself says through his word "He who works is worthy of his salary" and all public employees in Venezuela deserve a living wage that can cover all their basic needs and more.
Each day is accompanied by an activity and one of them is to collect signatures of support from parents and representatives; so today the purpose of this publication is to urge the entire population to approach the vicinity of the educational institutions and give their signatures to these teachers who need the support of the community. I know that this may be uncomfortable, that most likely many of you are worried about your children and the academic situation of your children, but rest assured that the struggle of the teachers' union is also for your children and that once incorporated into the classroom the best strategies will be sought to make up for lost time. Besides, it is not a time wasted, as many of the slogans say "Today's class we teach in the street" and "we also teach by fighting".
Ya para despedirme, quisiera agradecer a quienes se toman unos minutos de su valioso tiempo para leer mis publicaciones; de igual forma, me gustaría leer en los comentarios sus opiniones con respecto a esta lucha que hoy enfrentan los docentes de Venezuela.
In closing, I would like to thank those who take a few minutes of their valuable time to read my publications; likewise, I would like to read in the comments your opinions regarding this struggle that teachers in Venezuela are facing today.
Traductor Deepl
Translator Deepl