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aprendizaje y esto rompe lo estanco que tienen loscontenidos tradicionales”, explica Olga, en un alto <strong>de</strong>la clase.“Yo tenía una resistencia total (Todos los Chicos en laRed, el mo<strong>de</strong>lo uno a uno provincial, que en la escuelaMaestro <strong>Punta</strong>no, arrancó en octubre <strong>de</strong> 2008). Nosoy una persona joven, estoy más cerca <strong>de</strong>l final <strong>de</strong>mi carrera que <strong>de</strong>l principio. Y este cambio implicaplanificar <strong>de</strong> otra manera, y apren<strong>de</strong>r. Me costó bastantea mí, y también les costó a los chicos enten<strong>de</strong>rel cambio. Me exigió abrir la mente, que un chicoaprenda una cosa, y que otro haga otra cosa. Pero eneste proceso me ayudó mucho una frase que se dijoen una <strong>de</strong> las capacitaciones que hice: ‘El niño no esuna botella para llenar sino una llama que hay queavivar’. Y en este proceso es posible admitir que ellos,los chicos, pue<strong>de</strong>n saber más que uno”, subraya.Mientras tratamos <strong>de</strong> salir <strong>de</strong>l asombro ante semejanteejemplo <strong>de</strong> humildad docente, llega a la escuela elinten<strong>de</strong>nte <strong>de</strong> Juana Koslay. Trae los uniformes parael <strong>de</strong>sfile <strong>de</strong>l Bicentenario que, unos días <strong>de</strong>spués,se realizará en Buenos Aires. Fueron premiados conel viaje a la Capital Fe<strong>de</strong>ral porque a finales <strong>de</strong>l 2009fueron los chicos que más aprendieron a partir <strong>de</strong> laintroducción <strong>de</strong> herramientas digitales en el aula. EnBuenos Aires representarán a la escuela, a la localidad<strong>de</strong> Donovan, a Juana Koslay y al mismo San Luis ensemejante <strong>de</strong>sfile.Es un momento único. Muchos chicos no pue<strong>de</strong>ncreer lo que tienen frente a sus ojos: una camperay un pantalón nuevo, a su medida. Cuando los reciben,algunos lo tocan con extremo cuidado; otrosno aguantan la ansiedad, se los prueban encima <strong>de</strong>lo que tienen puesto y preguntan al adulto que encuentrenmás cerca si les queda bien. Prepararse parael <strong>de</strong>sfile será una gran experiencia: muchos <strong>de</strong> estosalumnos viajarán por primera vez en su vida a laciudad <strong>de</strong> San Luis, aunque se encuentre a apenas 30kilómetros <strong>de</strong> sus casas. Para la mayoría será la primeravez que se suban a un micro <strong>de</strong> larga distancia| 23“I had an absolute refusal to this (the All Kids online project, the one toone provincial mo<strong>de</strong>l that was first implemented in this school in October2008). I am not a young person; I am more towards the end ofmy career than towards the beginning. And this change means planningin a different way, and learning. It took me some time, and it alsotook the children some time to un<strong>de</strong>rstand the change. It forced me toopen up my mind: one kid was learning something and another onewas doing something else at the same time. But in this process thereis a quote that helped me a lot and that was used during one of thetraining courses I took: ‘The kid is not a bottle to be filled but a flameto be revived’. And in this process it is possible to admit that childrencan know more than us”, she emphasizes.While we try to get over our surprise facing such an example of humilityfrom a teacher, the major of Juana Koslay gets to the school. Hebrings with him the uniforms for the Bicentenary para<strong>de</strong> that will takeplace a few days later in Buenos Aires. These stu<strong>de</strong>nts were awar<strong>de</strong>dwith this trip to the capital of Argentina because at the end of 2009they were the stu<strong>de</strong>nts who had learnt the most since the introductionof the digital tools in the classroom. In Buenos Aires they will representthe school, their town, Donovan, Juana Koslay and San Luisall together.It is a unique moment. Many of them cannot believe their eyes: anew pair of pants and a new coat, customized. When they get theuniforms, some of them touch the clothing with extreme care; someother cannot hold back their anxiety and they try the clothes on whatthey are wearing and ask people around if the uniform fits them well.Getting ready for the para<strong>de</strong> will be a fabulous experience: many ofthese stu<strong>de</strong>nts will travel for the first time to San Luis, even if it is located30 km away from their houses. For most of them, this will be thefirst time they will get on a long distance bus to go to Buenos Airesand be in front of the Cabildo and the Obelisk.While the ol<strong>de</strong>r children come and go around the school with their

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