Bolivia's education history

Republican era

1825

During this time the eduacation in Bolivia was more like a social proyect that used to exclude peasants, urban workers and mining workers.
Simón Rodríguez, who was Simón Bolivar's teacher tried to universalize education so every single person could take benefit of it. He proposed his ideas on the (Modelo LIberal Libertario) as Principal's education of Bolivia.

School for a few ones

1841

At this time the education in Bolivia was not for indegenous people or women.
The education was allowed just for citizens so they can learn how to read, how to write, grammar and literature.

Isidoro Belzu

1853

He started saying that it would be appropriate if the schools start to teach based on student's interests, abilities and also related to the place they live.

Federal revolution

1899

In this era the pedagogical models form Europe were copied so there were not education for inigenous people because they were cosiderated vicious people and also they did not collaborate with the progess of the country.

Warisata

1931

Warisata was created in August 2nd becasuse there were a lot of indigenous people expressing how much they wanted to study. That is why Warisata school is based on reciprocity, solidarity and productivity tha goes with the hand of nature.

Warisata disappearance

1940

At this time Warisata was not a school anymore and tha is why politicians kicked out Avelino of his own community.

Franz Tamayo

1944

This man critic the education because he knew that indigenous people were not allowed to study. He said "Indigenous people are the true depository of national energy"
At this time also, education for women did not exist.

Bolivian educational code

1955

This is education was divided in two parts. One of them was the rural education for indigenous people so they can learn how to write and how to read. The other one was urban education for white people.

Ley 1565

1994

This education law was very memoristic and decontextualized. Students had to learn everything related to other countries and things that they did not even know about because they have not seen them in real life.

Ley 070

2010

This law includes everything this country wanted because it is education for every single person that want to study. Also, it is not memoristic anymore. Instead, students learn everything from their context so they can already know about what the teacher is talking about.