[NYTr] Cuban Teaching Method Sweeps Out Illiteracy in Managua
 
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:50:29 -0500 (CDT)


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[Today, July 19th is the Anniversary of the FSLN's 1979 Revolutionary
victory over the US-backed Somoza Dictatorship, which ushered in a
decade of social, political and economic progress and equality. Much of
that was reversed (and worse) after the 1990 election loss, which was a
direct result of the criminal covert and overt warfare waged by the US
againt the FSLN.  Today, with Daniel Ortega back in office, there is
much work to be done. Nicaragua is the 2nd poorest country in the
hemisphere, after Haiti.  During the FSLN's decade in office, the
joyous slogan "All of Nicaragua is a School!" became a reality. Today,
children are lucky to get any sort of education. 

With Venezuelan and Cuban help, Ortega is addressing the critical
energy shortage, the health-care crisis, and massive illiteracy. -NY
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Cuban Teaching Method Sweeps Out Illiteracy in Managua

Havana, July 18 (acn) Nicaragua, Managua has become the first city in 
Central America to be declared illiteracy free thanks to the successful 
implementation of the "Yes, I can" Cuban teaching method.

Though official certification must be bestowed by UNESCO, a census 
carried out by university students showed that only 3 percent of that 
city's population does not know how to read or write -- which easily 
meets United Nations' standards.

In a public ceremony, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega will open a 
national literacy campaign on Wednesday aiming to eradicate this 
scourge that could affect 35 percent of Nicaraguans by 2009.

The literacy campaign includes autochthonous inhabitants from the 
Caribbean Coast with which learners will be taught to read and write in 
their mother languages. It will also be extended to jails and hospitals 
across the country.

"Yes, I can" was firstly implemented in 2005 in several districts ruled 
by the Sandinistas. After taking power this past November, President 
Ortega founded the National Literacy Council and supported the 
implementation of the Cuban teaching method.

According to organizers of the national literacy campaign, more than 
700,000 Nicaraguans are expected to learn to read and write between 
2008 and 2009.
       
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