When: March 2011
Where: Milpa Alta, Mexico City, Mexico
Institution: Instituto de Educación Media Superior del Distrito Federal
Facilitators: Doris Sommer, and Pedro Reyes
Text: video of the Texto de Partida

 

Doris Sommer and Pedro Reyes worked with 34 educators from IEMS (Instituto de Educación Media Superior del Distrito Federal) in Milpa Alta and Tlalpan, two of the 16 alcaldías in Mexico City. Watch a video of the Texto de Partida workshop here.

 

Literacy

  • Indicator of development in all fields (economic, political, emotional, etc.).
  • Stimulates imagination in order to comprehend texts.
  • Inspires personal expression.
  • Engages a range of experiences at a safe distance.

Innovation

  • Starts with creativity, a universal human drive.
  • Depends on facts and critical reflection.
  • Requires reinterpretation of given material.
  • Develops best with a diversity of proposals.

Civics

  • Derives from diversity as a source of pleasure.
  • Thrives on admiration of everyone for everyone.
  • Appreciates facts and critical reflections.
  • Recombines materials and experiences.