Vertical learning

Authors

  • Patricia M. Valdespino Castillo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Keywords:

learning from home, transgenerational learning, cultural richness

Abstract

In the teaching and learning events of our life, there are characters who play key roles. Teachers, mentors, relatives, novels, songs, newspaper columns, often help us understand the questions in our heads. However, we often reject them because they are messages or attitudes from older people and the generation gap does not allow us to understand them well.

The times of covid-19 have us locked up at home. They alert us that precisely “elderly people” are a vulnerable group. Also, we have been asked to take care of grandparents.

If we are lucky enough to have an internet connection, it seems that we can learn anything we want with just one click. This could lead us to explore only what we find attractive, easy and comfortable. With this testimony, I invite you to acknowledge on the role of the elderly in the learning of entire generations. I call for openness towards diverse voices and for the understanding that we all play a role in moving towards a more mature society.

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Author Biography

Patricia M. Valdespino Castillo, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Investigadora postdoctoral en el Berkeley Lab en California. Estudió Biología en la UNAM, donde también realizó sus estudios de posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología. Su investigación se enfoca en los ciclos biogeoquímicos del planeta. Estudia ensambles microbianos acuáticos, con estrategias tanto clásicas como de nueva generación, integrando la genómica microbiana con la imagen química acoplada a luz de sincrotrón. Es una entusiasta de la ciencia y del arte como guías para trabajar por un mundo mejor.

Published

2021-01-04

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2021): Education and teaching in times of COVID-19

Section

Testimonio

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