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1Ecuador: Evaluating Public School TeachersEkoatora: Fitsapam-pahaizana atao amin'ireo mpampianatra amin'ny sekolim-bahoaka
2The reform of the educational system in Ecuador has been a goal of the current government, and now it has its sights on the performance of the public school teachers across the country.Isan'ny tanjona iray napetraky ny governemanta ankehitriny ny fanavaozana ny rafi-pampianarana eto Ekoatora, ary ankehitriny ho fanatanterahana izany dia manara-maso akaiky ny fahaiza-manaon'ireo mpampianatra amin'ny sekolim-bahoaka manerana ny firenena izy.
3The executive branch has signed a new law (.pdf doc) requiring all teachers to be evaluated during the week of May 25.Ny sampana mpanatanteraka dia vao avy nandàny lalàna vaovao iray(.pdf doc) mangataka ireo mpampianatra rehetra handalo fitsapam-pahaizana mandritry ny herinandron'ny faha 25 Mey.
4However, the National Teacher's Union [es] (UNE for its initials in Spanish) is resisting and has openly defied the order saying that it is not clear whether or not such testing is legal.Na eo zaza izany, ny Fiombonam-bem-pirenen'ny mpampianatra [es] (UNE ho an'ny fanafohezana azy amin'ny teny Espaniôla) dia manohitra sy mihantsy mivantana ilay fanapahana amin'ny filazàna fa tsy mazava loatra ny maha-ara-dalàna na tsia ny fanaovana fitsapam-pahaizana toy izany.
5Only a small percentage of the teaching ranks showed up to complete the evaluation, and now it has opened up discussion about how to make sure that the children are getting the best quality education from the nation's teachers.Ampahany kely dia kely raha ny isan-jaton'ireo mpampianatra mpikambana ao aminy no nandray anjara tamin'ilay fitsapam-pahaizana, ary dia mipoitra ankehitriny ny fanontaniana hoe fomba ahoana no hahazoana antoka fa hahazo ny fampianarana mendrika sy sahaza azy, avy amin'ireo mpanabe eto amin'ny firenena ireo kilonga.
6Unionized teachers marching for a salary increase on the streets of Machala, province of El Oro, Ecuador.Ireo mpampianatra mivondrona manao diabe fitakiana fisondrotan-karama teny an-dàlamben'i Machala, faritanin'i El Oro, Ekoatora.
7Photo used under permission by http://www.diariocorreo.com.ecFamoahan-tsary nahazoana alàlana tamin'i http://www.diariocorreo.com.ec
8Many groups of the Teacher's Union are expressing themselves about the evaluation.Vondrona maro avy amin'ny Fiombonan'ny Mpampianatra no naneho ny hevitr'izy ireo momba ilay fitsapam-pahaizana.
9The UNE of Carchi [es], for example, have started a protest in support of those schools that refused to be evaluated [es].Ny UNE ao Carchi [es], ohatra, dia nanomboka hetsi-panoherana ho fanehoam-panohanana ireo sekoly nandà ny hanaovana fitsapam-pahaizana[es].
10David Guamba of Ecuador Noticias [es] explains what the evaluation consists of and wonders what the teachers are afraid of:David Guamba avy amin'ny Ecuador Noticias [es] dia manazava ny antom-pisian'ilay fitsapam-pahaizana sy ny hoe nahoana ireo mpampianatra no matahotra:
11According to the minister, Raul Vallejo, there will be two types of evaluations: internal and external.Raha ny filàzan'ny Minisitra, Raul Vallejo, hànana endrika roa ny fitsapam-pahaizana: anatiny sy ivelany.
12The internal will be performed by colleagues, supervisors, students, parents, and the teachers themselves (self-evaluation), and it also includes an observation of one hour of class.Ny anatiny dia harafitry ny mpiara-miasa, ny mpanara-maso, ireo ankizy, ny raiamandreny, ary ny samy mpampianatra [fitsaran-tena](self-evaluation), ary ampidirina ao anatin'io ny fijerena mivantana ao an'efitrano fampianarana mandritry ny ora iray.
13All these evaluations account for 50 percent of the rating.Izany fitsapam-pahaizana rehetra izany dia hanome ny 50 isan-jaton'ny isa atolotra.
14There is also an external evaluation, which involves testing on specific knowledge that will have a weight of 30 percent, evidence of pedagogical skills that will weigh 10 percent, and a teaching skills test that will have a weight of 10 percent of the total score.Hisy koa ny fitsapam-pahaizana ivelany, izay idiran'ny fahalalàna manokana ka hanomezana ny 30 isan-jaton'ny isa, ny fanànana fahaizana mampianatra hahazoana ny 10 isan-jato, ary ny traik'efa amin'ny fampianarana hanome ny 10 isan-jaton'ny isa rehetra mitambatra.
15Teachers who obtain a final assessment more than 90 per cent (excellent) will have access to scholarships or internships, they will be instructors in teaching training programs, and will receive an economic stimulus of $ 1,200 each year until the new assessment takes place, which will be after four years .Ireo mpampianatra mahazo isa 90 isan-jato no mihoatra (mendrika indrindra) dia hanan-jo hahazo fanampiana ara-bola na hanaraka fiofanana momba ny asany, ho lasa mpampianatra mpanofana aminà tetikasam-panabeazana izy ireny, ary hahazo famporisihana ara-bola manodidina ny 1,200 dolara isan-taona mandra-pisian'ny hetsika vaovao indray, izay mbola any aorian'ny efatra taona any.
16Teachers that do not pass the first evaluation will be required to take a year of training after which they will be given the opportunity to re-take the evaluation.Ireo mpampianatra tsy tafita tamin'ilay fitsapam-pahaizana voalohany kosa dia asaina manaraka fiofanana mandritry ny herintaona ka aorian'izay dia homena vintana izy ireny hamerina indray hitsapa fahaizana.
17Only then, if he or she does not pass, will the teacher be terminated from the teaching post.Aorian'izay ihany, raha tsy afaka i ramose na i madama, vao roahana tsy ho mpanabe intsony.
18Belem Proaño of Temas Para Debatir [es] agrees that refusing to be evaluated has a negative impact on the teachers and that this resistence is being seen as resistence to change, which is something that the country is going through:Belem Proaño avy amin'ny Temas Para Debatir [es] dia manaiky fa ny fandàvana tsy hotsapàna fahaizana dia hampihen-danja ireo mpampianatra ary ilay fitsipahana dia raisina ho toy ny fandàvana fanavaozana, izay zavatra efa irosoan'ny firenena:
19Education is a very sensitive topic within the society because it is related to their future.Zavatra saropady ny fanabeazana eo anivon'ny fiarahamonina satria iankinan'ny hoaviny.
20If the teachers refuse to be evaluated, as pressured by their union, they face a mediocre image in front of their fellow citizens.Raha mandà tsy hotsapaina fahaizana ireo mpampianatra, sahala amin'izay haneren'ny Fiombonamben'izy ireo azy, dia hanome sary ratsy eo anoloan'ireo mpiray tanindrazana amin'izy ireo.
21This is a subject much talked about in the country, but everything has remained controversial.Isan'ny anton-dresaka iray tena voizina be eto amin'ny firenena io izao, saingy mbola betsaka ny zavatra mifanipanipaka.
22Personally, I think that no professional should be afraid of evaluation because evaluations are not repressions, but rather an instrument that allows for knowing the reality of education.Amiko manokana, heveriko fa ny tsy matihanina ihany no tokony hangovitra amin'ny fitsapam-pahaizana satria ny fitsapam-pahaizana tsy hoe famoretana tsy akory, fa fitaovana iray hahafantarana ny tena zava-misy eo amin'ny seha-panabeazana.
23With those measures, the planning will be more exact or less prone to error.Miaraka amin'ireny fepetra rehetra ireny, ho matotra kokoa ny fandaminan-draharaha ary tsy hahitàna hadisoana firy intsony.
24Much of this resistance is bringing into discussion the role of the teacher's union and whether or not the union is politically motivated.Ny fitsipahana toy ity dia nitondra adihevitra manodidina ny anjara toerana raisin'ny Fiombonamben'ny mpampianatra sy ny fisiana na tsia fironana pôlitika manosika ilay Fiombonambe.
25Even though the blogger at Ecuador Sin Censura [es] is openly against the government of President Rafael Correa, he thinks that it is a good thing that he is standing up to the teacher's union which has a close connection with the political party the Democratic People's Movement (MPD).Na dia ny mpitoraka blaogy ao amin'ny Ecuador Sin Censura [es] izay manohitra mivantana ny governemantan'i Filoha Rafael Correa aza, dia mihevitra fa rariny ny hijoroan'ity farany manoloana ny Fiombonamben'ny mpampianatra izay manana fifandraisana akaiky amin'ny antoko pôlitika Democratic People's Movement (MPD).
26Former Education Minister Alfredo Vera Arrata criticizes the MPD in his blog because a group of 30 members of the Democratic Popular Movement (MPD), who are presumably teachers even though they have never been in a classroom, are manipulating the situation and they are collecting salaries.Ny Minisitry ny Fampianarana teo aloha Alfredo Vera Arrata dia manakiana ny MPD ao anatin'ny blaoginy satria vondron'olona 30 mpikambana ao amin'ny Democratic Popular Movement (MPD), izay milaza tena ho mpampianatra na dia tsy mbola nanitsaka akory ny tokonam-baravaran'ny efitrano fampianarana aza, no milalao ity raharaha ity ary izy ireo dia mandray karama.
27Vera is one of the supporters, along with current Education Minister Vallejo, who is behind the alternative to the UNE.Vera dia iray amin'ireo mpankasitraka ny fanavaozana, miaraka amin'ny Minisitry ny Fampianarana ankehitriny Vallejo, izay ao ambadiky ny hetsika manohitra ny UNE.
28The Unitary Front of Education Workers (FUTE) which has been accused to be dividing the larger UNE [es].Ny Unitary Front of Education Workers (FUTE) izay nampangaina ho manao izay hampizarazara ny UNE izay tena lehibe tokoa [es].
29This arm of organized teachers has more than 40 thousand members and presents a dilemma to the UNE.Ity sampana vaovaon'ireo mpampianatra mivondrona ity dia ahitàna hatramin'ny 40 000 ny mpiakambana ao aminy ary mitoetra ho tsindrin'entan'ny UNE.
30While support for the evaluation is widespread, there is still some sympathy for teachers across the country.Raha mihamahazo vàhana hatrany ny fankasitrahana ny fanaovana fitsapam-pahaizana, mbola mahazo fanohanana manerana ny firenena ihany koa ireo mpampianatra.
31Columnist Fernando Balseca of the newspaper El Universo says that the government is forgetting that teachers are underpaid and that the country has never had an Education Minister who has come from the classroom.Ilay mpanao gazety Fernando Balseca ao amin'ny gazety El Universo dia milaza fa adinon'ny governemanta fa karama varymasaka no raisin'ireo mpampianatra ireo ary ny firenena dia tsy nanana mihitsy Ministeran'ny Fampianarana niainga avy any an-tsekoly izany.
32He also notes that it is ironic that the officials leading the charge on the evaluation have come from the same schools and even taught by some of the same teachers that are now threatened with dismissal if they do not take the evaluation.Amin'ny endrika fanesoana ihany koa no anamarihany fa ireo lohandohany mpitarika ny fitsipahana dia saiky avy aminà sekoly iray avokoa ary matetika koa dia mpianatr'ireo mpampianatra tandindonin'ny fandroahana amin'izao fotoana izao raha tsy manaiky ny hanao fitsapam-pahaizana.
33However, some are still criticizing President Correa for his handling of the protests and evaluation process.Na izany aza, maro no manakiana ny Filoha Correa momba ny fitantanany ireo raharaha fitsipahana sy ny fitsapaham-pahaizana.
34Again, the blogger of Ecuador Sin Censura [es] does not see why the government is invoking Article 38, paragraph of the Teacher's Act as basis for firing teachers who refuse to be evaluated.Indray mandeha indray, ny mpitoraka blaogy ao amin'ny Ecuador Sin Censura [es] dia tsy mahita loatra ny antony iventesan'ny governemanta ny Artikla faha-38,andalana momba ny asan'ny mpampianatra ho fototra iorenan'ny fandroahana ireo mpampianatra mandà ny tsy hiatrika fitsapam-pahaizana.
35It says that teachers can be fired for proven incompetence, and that refusing to take a test does not demonstrate that fact.Milaza izy io fa ireo mpampianatra dia azo roahana rehefa voaporofo ny tsy fahaiza-manaony, nefa kosa ny fandàvana tsy hiatrika fitsapana dia tsy porofo mihitsy azo hanamarinana izany zavatra izany .
36Finally, Julio C.Farany, Julio C.
37Enriquez of Ultimatum [es] thinks Correa has some limits and calls for dialogue between both parties.Enriquez avy amin'ny Ultimatum [es] dia mihevitra fa manana ny tsy azony ihoarana i Correa sady miantso fifanatonana eo amin'ny roa tonta.
38He asks why Correa, instead of challenging leaders and members of the UNE, why doesn't he call for a national dialogue and allows the educators to have a fair hearing and to present their own proposal so that together they can work out what is best for Ecuadorian education:Manontany izy hoe nahoana i Correa, raha handany andro hifampitàna amin'ireo mpitarika sy ny mpikambana ao amin'ny UNE ihany, maninona izy raha mampanao fihaonambem-pirenena sy manaiky mba hihaino ireo mpanabe sy ny hanoloran'izy ireo ny vivavinany hahafahan'izy ireo miara-miasa hikatsaka izay tsara indrindra ho an'ny fanabeazana Ekoatoriana:
39With the things the way they are, why does Correa appear to be grandiloquent with a policy of threats towards the teachers of the UNE?Amin'ny fitrangan'ny raharaha amin'izao fotoana, nahoana i Correa no mbola miseho milay amin'ny pôlitikan'ny fampihorohoroana ireo mpampianatry ny UNE ihany?
40Frankly, it is silly.Tena tsorina, mandreraka be izany.
41Why doesn't he call for the teachers to a national dialogue to confront the challenges together of transforming the heavy burden of a basic education ignored by all governments, once and for all?Maninona no tsy miantso fihaonambem-pirenena amin'ireo mpampianatra ireo izy mba hanamafisana miaraka ilay fanamby hanovàna ireo lova mavesatra mitambaby amin'ny fanabeazam-pirenena nodian'ireo governemanta nifandimby tsy hita, indray mandeha tsy miverina?
42Why doesn't Correa question the UNE about their proposal to transform education and compare it with his own world vision of the world, now that he is the highest representative of his social class - the petty progressive bourgeois that is gradually becoming the dominant class in power?Maninona no tsy anontanian'i Correa ny UNE momba izay soso-kevitry ry zareo ho fanavaozana ny fanabeazana sy mba hampitahàna izany amin'ny fomba fijeriny manokana ny tontolon'ny fanabeazana, amin'izao fotoana maha-sangan'ny sarangam-piarahamonina misy azy izao - dia ny sarangan'ny bourgeois vao misondrotra izay hanjary ho saranga mitàna ny fahefana atsy ho atsy?
43Why this method of conflict?Fa maninona no miditra amin'ity fomban'ny fifandirana ity?
44UNE's leaders are expected to celebrate a National Council meeting on Monday, June 1st to discuss strategies about future actions, and they already are calling for national march on June 11th.Ireo mpitarika ny UNE dia mihevitra ny hankalàza ny National Council meeting amin'ny Alatsinainy 1 Jona mba hifanakalozana hevitra momba izay tetik'ady hiatrehana ny hoavy, ary efa miantso sahady diabem-pirenena izy ireo ny 11 Jona izao.
45Rafael Méndez planned to attend the rally that Correa called in Guayaquil on Friday, May 29 in support of his evaluation proposal.Rafael Méndez dia mihevitra ny hanatrika ny fampihaonana hokarakarain'i Correa ao Guayaquil ny Zoma 29 Mey ho fanohanany ny tolo-keviny amin'ny fitsapana fahaizana.
46Méndez believes that it is important to support Correa and cites the reason that 12 thousand teachers (members of UNE) have been cashing their checks without even work.Méndez dia mino ny maha-zava-dehibe ny tokony hanohanana ny Filoha Correa ary mitantara ny antony mbola nandraisan'ireo mpampianatra 12000 (mpikambana ao amin'ny UNE) karama ihany na dia tsy niasa aza izy ireo.
47He adds:Ho izy manampy:
48this way, they (the teachers) do not have moral authority to hold back (a grade level) those students that refuse to take their (own) tests at school.Araka izany, ry zareo (mpampianatra) dia tsy manana ny fahefana ara-moraly hampamerina kilasy ireo mpianany izay tsy manaiky hiatrika ny fanadinana (azy ireo) any an-tsekoly.