The Ministry of Education has called for a new round of negotiations while teachers protest in Valencia. Minister OrtĂ acknowledges that they are overwhelmed by bureaucracy, the student mental health crisis, and the aftermath of the pandemic and the flood. Public acknowledgments do not fill vacancies or reduce paperwork. According to teachers, the administration has been watching the fire and adding more fuel for years.
The education system needs a technical update, not more meetings 🤖
The administrative overload that teachers denounce could be alleviated with efficient digital tools. Unified incident management platforms, automated academic records, and early warning systems for mental health issues are viable developments. However, the Ministry continues to bet on manual processes and paper-based bureaucracy. As long as there is no investment in solid technological infrastructure and qualified support staff, the negotiation tables will only serve to postpone the inevitable: the collapse of the system.
Dialogue yes, but in the meantime, fill out form 3B đź“„
The minister talks about dialogue; teachers talk about facts. And the facts are that a teacher spends more time filling out forms than preparing classes. If the magic solution is another roundtable, they might as well put out a circular. At least then teachers could check one more box. Meanwhile, classrooms remain open, students suffer, and politicians sleep soundly knowing that if there are no protests, there are no headlines. Patience has run out; all that's left is for the ink in the forms to run out too.