International Day of Education

          There is a world consensus that governments, politicians, education systems` employees, parents and students must make an effort to upgrade the quality of education. The fourth industrial revolution is about to begin and we all should be prepared for the technological challenge. The law for the implementation of high school reform in Brazil of 2017 was a good step toward the right direction. Now depend on education system of every state for its effective implementation. We all know that integral high school is difficult to implement in the short-term in all states' schools, because most of high school buildings have classes of middle school in the afternoon, but at least the flexibilization of subjects and the sixth class are perfectly possible to implement next year in all schools in every state. So, next year there will be elections, we must not forget to demand the correct  implementation of the high school reform from our candidates for governors` office. We should not wait more, we are wasting precious time. Three weeks ago, precisely on 24 January, the world celebrated the importance of education to our lives, to our future, to our better understanding about everything around us. This post is a summary of three articles. The first was published in 2020 at  https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/education-day-2020-concept-note-en.pdf. The second was published at https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday. The third was published at  https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/international-day-education-2021-harnessing-promise-innovation-education

              The world celebrated the International Day of Education on 24th January 2020, a day proclaimed by the U.N. to honour education and its centrality to human well-being and sustainable development. The 2020 celebration will position education and learning it enables as humanity's greatest renewable resources and reaffirm the role of education as a fundamental right, a public good and an enabler of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UNESCO will draw on its convening power and engage with education to celebrate the Day around the world by focusing on the many learning can empower people, preserve the planet, build shared prosperity and foster peace. The 2020 theme "Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace", highlights the integrated nature of education, its humanistic aims, as well as its centrality to our collective development ambitions. It also gives stakeholders and partners flexibility to tailor the celebration for diverse audiences, a variety of contexts and for priority themes. Education, including vocational skills development, is essential for inclusive growth that does not leave anyone behind. Education can enhance job opportunities, increase the incomes of the poorest and, if equitably provided reduce inequality. Education is clearly linked with increased earnings for individuals.                                                                                                                                                                                      "At the peak of the pandemic, schools were actually closed for 91% of learners. It then became apparent to everyone that education was a public good and school was more than just a place of learning that provided protection, well-being, food and freedom. On this International Day of Education, UNESCO invites you to promote education as a fundamental right and the most powerful aid to development that we have". Said Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director General. The third International Day of Education 2021 will be marked under the theme: "Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation". Now is the time to power education by stepping up collaboration and international solidarity to place education and lifelong learning at the centre of the recovery.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Nearly a year after the WHO first declared a global health emergingy, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impose a devastating toll on the education of millions of children and young people. School closure are undermining learning opportunities for students at all levels. As the world marks the International Day of Education, it remains as urgent as ever to tackle the silent global education crisis, which was already festering before the global health crisis and now further aggravated by the pandemic. Countries must mobilize, invest effectively and creatively to make the most of limited resources, and embrace a new vision of education for the future. An estimated 53% of children in low- and middle-income countries are unable to read and understand a simple text at the age of 10. Early evidence from high-income countries has already revealed learning losses and increase in inequality. The financial strain on families caused by the pandemic recession has also increased the droout rate. While addressing the COVID-19 emergency, countries are laying the foundations for greater resilience in education. What comes next is managing continuity, with the immediate priority to ensure that schools reopen safely and minimize student dropouts. Looking for the future, we need to recover losses and build the foundations for accelerated learning  that  provides the opportunity to build resilient, equitable and personalized education systems that are not confined to the four walls of the classroom.