Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Ridgeline Navi Camera

the day that Don Quixote made compulsory reading in schools

In 1920 he proclaimed the compulsory reading of Don Quixote in primary schools. A Royal Decree of March 6 includes "the need to impose their daily reading during the first fifteen minutes of class, which finished the teacher will explain to students the meaning and significance of the passage read." ---------------------------


A Royal Order of May 24, 1905 Don Quixote recommended as a reading book in schools, and what began as a useful book for teaching reading used soon to reinforce the learning of grammar, spelling, and even as a handbook of ethics and morality. This recommendation was extended to the 50's of XX century, when the various educational reforms alter the textbook concept.

In 1906, another Royal Order of 25 November that teachers have used Quixote for reading exercises. In 1912, a new RO on October 12, stipulates that "teachers every day and explain briefly read some passages from the works of Cervantes , including the masterpiece of the author."

Quixote and Sancho as Saura
But in 1920 he proclaimed the compulsory reading of Quixote in primary schools, again a Royal Decree of March 6, which includes "the need to impose their daily reading during the first fifteen minutes of class, which finished the teacher will explain to students the meaning and significance of the passage read. "

should understand the context in which they develop these provisions. These are dates that will mark the third anniversary of the publication of the first part of Don Quixote. Good time to celebrate, they say.

On the other hand, we are in the era of Regeneracionismo and 98 Generation movements, both of which showed, perhaps for the first time his concern about finding the essence of English. In that effort, "feel a great interest and love for the Castilla miserable the abandoned villages and dusty; revalued its their landscape and traditions, language its pure and spontaneous. They go the two plateaus writing travel books and raised and studied the literary myths English ... "

And what better English literary myth that El Quijote .

I wonder if" The day that made it mandatory reading in schools Don Quixote "was not the beginning of the terror caused by their mere presence between school and university and school curricula. And the beginning of a long tradition of aversion to reading, which only perpetuated, as is clear from reading rates and PISA reports of rigor.

(In fact, in my time, it was possible degree in Hispanic Studies without ever having read the Quixote. Obviously if it was the work of Cervantes and its context, but through the " Persiles " or "La Galatea " works not less but much more difficult reading.)

Today, unless my friend @ tonisolano of re (step) of language , tells me otherwise, I only find that El Quijote is required reading at 1 º and 2 º ESO, adapted , understood, and only in some centers, I understand that depending on the choices correspondidente department. Too early to understand the scope of the work over the humorous anecdotes.
Fortunately, current readings, and not without great effort, are more rational.

Don Quixote is one of the "eight thousand" of literature and reading. Before dealing with it there should be an acclimation process that prepares us physically and psychologically to face the challenge to read one of the best and most lucid works that have calved mind.

But never imposed and indiscriminate way. --------------------------


Bibliography:

Don Quixote in the classroom: the pedagogical chance. Coordinators Angel Gregorio Cano Vela and Juan Jose Pastor Comín. Univesidad of Castilla-La Mancha. Ciudad Real, 2006.
• Generation of 98 on wikipedia. • Text
Don Quixote in Cervantes Virtual Center . • Quixote
intereact , the National Library of Spain .

0 comments:

Post a Comment