It is not obvious that the last study of education in education should pass up: primary school teachers make a lot of difference in the academic evolution of a child, according to Durham University or the Common Sense Research Center. Teachers who teach the alphabet and The numbers, civilization codes, are vital because they will be responsible for, for example, when you have to start learning by reading and stop learning to read, many are not left behind. And, in Spain, given our European repeater record, one of the problems may be right there, at the base. Therefore, in Catalonia, they do well to put a specific exam for applicants to study for teachers. They have rejected one in three who, otherwise, could have ended up in a classroom without having been able to correct a text plagued by spelling mistakes but with the approved Selectivity and a sufficient cut grade, yes.

The usual narrative in education, however, trusts everything to greater investment to improve results. Error. That Catalan test costs little and you will see results. Even left-wing sociologists (are there right-wing ones?) Have surrendered to scientific evidence that, in the midst of crisis, academic results will improve . "Somewhat paradoxical," wrote sociology professor José Saturnino Martínez, former advisor to Rodríguez Zapatero, surprised

But our president doctor clings to magical thinking and promises 5% of GDP, that belief that says that, when that investment in education is achieved, everything will improve. Why treat voters as adults, a requirement never repeated enough by Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, and explain that, if the birth rate falls, it is convenient to talk about investment per student.

In the next decade, the student population will fall by 10%, even more in the villages. "This will brutally condition the organization of the education system, which has always been built on the assumption of more students," said educational analyst Lucas Gortazar a few months ago.

Look for headlines on the matter. Find politicians who have decided to catch that bull by the horns. Responsible to explain that they are concerned about the number of women who opt for Early Childhood Education. Politicians who, sitting with the teachers unions, look them in the face and say: every year you will be less . Therefore, with all the studies at hand, although less, it is convenient for teachers to be better. The politicians, too. But there is no specific proof that is worth it.

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