SCHOOLS IN THE DIGITAL ERA

The Covid-19 health crisis and lockdowns have shown that digital technology can play an important role in providing a form of “educational continuity”. They have also highlighted inequalities in internet access, as well as inequalities in terms of equipment for students, families and teachers, which reinforce existing inequalities in learning.

This crisis has also shown the inadequate efforts on the part of the National Education System to use digital education, particularly in the day-to-day operations of the schoolsystem. It also revealed a lack of digita l training, culture and skills in some teachers, as well as the disparate grasp that some students and families have over digital tools and content, often related to their social background.

In order to respond to these points, the Council has 0drawn up an opinion on digital technology in schools. This opinion contributes to critical reflections on digital education in public policy, which should not be approached solely from a technical point of view, but should also be in service of learning and academic success for all students, in an effort to cultivate enlightened, 
free and responsible citizens.