Pedagogical theories in the New Mexican School. Notes for Primary Education

Abstract

This article analyzes the characteristics of elementary education within the Nueva Escuela Mexicana, dividing the analysis into three main sections. The first relates to educational policy, ideas, the role of the teacher, and the role of the student in the New Mexican School, describing the main elements that underpin it. The second section provides a historical overview of the ideas and principles of great educational thinkers, with the aim of analyzing how these ideas remain relevant within current educational policies. Finally, a section presents how technology is integrated within the New Mexican School as a disruptive element to improve education and achieve active, critical, and self-managed students. The central thesis of this article is to demonstrate how new educational models and approaches are based on traditional ideas and concepts, some of which have been developed for centuries. Therefore, it is important to look back to the past with a futuristic vision that will help us guide a new quality education.