oral history project
TRANSCRIPT
ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
Laura Moreno SánchezBeatriz Pousa Blanco
Alejandra Quiñones Riaza
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
Present our narrators
Background
Interviews
Conclussions
NARRATORSMaría Paz Isabel
NARRATORSMaría Paz
Madrid, on November the 13th of 1959
Middle class family
She went to school from 5 to 18 year – old
She went to private schools
Nowadays, she is working in Endesa as a secretary
NARRATORSIsabel
Tuxe, on September the 8th of 1947Working class family
She went to school from 6 to 14 year – old
She went to the girl’s school of the village
Nowadays, she is retired
BACKGROUNDOn the 50’s and the 60’s was the dictatorship called Francoism
Education was regulated by was the “Moyano Law” (1857)
The government published “The White Book of Education”. Information on it was:
- The 17% of the adult population was illiterate (mostly women)- The education system depended on the social classes:
- Working class, in a village - Middle class, in the city
INTERVIEW
About Primary School (Madrid):- Small
- Few classes- For boys and girls (20 per class)- Uniform- Without playground
After School:
From 5 to 10 years old → Primary Education
- No University- Shorthand, typing, French and English
“I like school but not doing
homewoork”
María Paz
INTERVIEW
About School (Tuxe):- One class- Big- All ages together- Only for girls (20 - 30 per class)
After School:
From 6 to 14 years old → Primary Education
- Classes at teacher’s home- She studied French (Paris)- She studied hairdressing (Madrid)
“ Every morning we have to sing
the National Anthem”
Isabel
INTERVIEW
How were your teachers?
INTERVIEW
María PazHow was the methodology?
SCHOOL IN THE CITY OR IN THE VILLAGE?
“I prefer the education in
the city!”
“I prefer the education in
the city!”
CONCLUSSIONS
The relationship between teachers and students: - In the city was more authoritarian- In the village was warmer and closer
The methodology was completly different: - In the city was all about books, notebooks…- In the village was just one encyclopedia and more
practical
There’s a huge difference between schools: - In the city there was a building with small several classes- In the village there was just a big classroom
Thankyou
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