Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education of the OECD and "father" of the PISA international assessment, was in Madrid to present his book Primera clase (Santillana Foundation).
In this brief interview, Schleicher talks about the results of the Spanish students in the last PISA, that of 2015 (the results of PISA 2018 had not yet been published at the time of the interview), reviews the Spanish educational laws (which he says are from the 19th century) and gives some clues on how to improve Spanish education.
He points out, for example, that it must be taught more thoroughly, that the rigor of the contents must be reinforced.
It also indicates that we must have high expectations for all our students. This idea seems to be the key idea.
And he emphasizes that the work of teachers must be made more attractive, that opportunities have to be created so that they can work as a team, establishing the figure of the mentor and improving teaching practices. A more open system has to be created, which gives more support to the teaching staff, it is not necessary to put more money in their pockets, but rather the environment where teaching and learning takes place must be improved, he says.
Our children will thank us.