Crece a 400 mil meta de nuevos espacios en Bachillerato Nacional. Conferencia presidenta Sheinbaum

00:00:00 Start of broadcast 00:14:02 Press conference begins 00:16:52 Who's who in prices 00:23:12 Dialogue with teachers about mobile devices in schools 00:28:04 Conversation about excessive use of digital platforms 00:59:01 New goal in National High School 01:04:21 Question and answer session 01:47:28 Mexican Humanism “We are aiming for 400,000 places in high schools, both in-person, blended, and online, due to the high demand when registration opens.” This was stated by Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, who pointed out that the high demand is concentrated in certain states of the country, which is why the federal government is expanding the construction of schools. Mexico has the highest percentage of young people, and the gross enrollment rate is 80 percent for upper secondary education. The increase in The creation of new spaces will allow us to reach 90 percent capacity. To create 200,000 additional spaces, registration is open at the Margarita Maza National High School, which is still expanding its campuses. More information: preinscripcionceb.dgb.sep.gob.mx/margaritamaza In addition, National High School campuses will offer Saturday classes and new shifts at high-demand campuses. This is complemented by the updating and expansion of the Online High School program. In order to reach small, remote, or rural communities, the government is expanding the Conafe education system. This year, the investment is 10 billion pesos to create 156,240 National High School spaces through the construction and expansion of 485 campuses. Last year, the federal government created 44,000 spaces through the construction, expansion, and conversion of 88 campuses. This fulfills the first goal of 200,000 spaces. In other news, the president announced the start of discussions in schools across the country regarding the use of electronic devices. These discussions will take place during School Technical Council (CTE) meetings on August 24 and 25. The Ministry of Public Education (SEP) anticipates the participation of one million teachers during the intensive phase of the School Technical Council meetings in more than 200,000 elementary and middle schools nationwide. The Ministry invites everyone to the first dialogue forum, which will be broadcast on SEP platforms on Wednesday, August 19, starting at 9:00 a.m. from the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL). Ravi Iyer, an expert in the design and regulation of digital platforms, emphasized that “the problem isn’t malicious users posting negative content; It is a system designed to encourage excessive use, unwanted contact, and exposure to unwanted and harmful content.” Among the consequences, he mentioned the excessive use of platforms that a large portion of users do not want, as indicated by the 70 percent of young people who feel manipulated. Furthermore, 45 percent of teenagers in the United States say they spend too much time on social media, according to the Pew Research Center's survey on teens, social media, and mental health. Likewise, there is unsolicited contact and content for children, such as sexual innuendo or the presentation of nudity, offensive or sexist comments, videos of fights, or dangerous challenges, as demonstrated by cases in New Mexico, Australia, Indonesia, and Canada. Following the lawsuit in New Mexico, Meta (Facebook) will have to strengthen age verification; hide the default like count; disable pop-up notifications; set time limits for use; keep accounts in private mode; and prevent romantic or sexualized exchanges with chatbots on accounts belonging to users under 18. “We just want the products Technology should be designed to help people achieve their aspirations, not hinder them; especially in the case of our children.” -- The goal for new high school spaces grows to 400,000: President Sheinbaum https://csp.presidenta.gob.mx/crece-m...