There are some parents today who still do not understand how their children can be learning anything, but they are happy because they can see them making progress. This is the case of Olga Leguizam n, the mother of a Grade 4 pupil. She is not quite sure how this educational approach works, but she likes the idea of children working in groups and helping each other. Sometimes she even goes to the school to help the pupils. Can n, a teacher.
Parents help their children with their homework and come to lessons too.
The lessons are indeed very different at San Vicente. Pupils are divided into groups of four or six. They all follow the instructions in the handbook and help each other, ask each other questions and listen to one another. But this was not always the case. According to Julia D az, it took teachers and pupils six months to understand how the Escuela Nueva worked.