La polémica en torno a los nuevos libros de texto en México

La polémica en torno a los nuevos libros de texto en México
Controversy Surrounds the New Textbooks from Mexico's Ministry of Education (ES)
Speaker: Alonso Coronado
Recorded for: TIP virtual practice in October 2023.

Difficulty Rating: 3/5
Description: Recent months have seen education in Mexico become a hotbed of controversy, with new public school textbooks drawing harsh criticism and steadfast defense from various sectors of Mexican society.


Glossary:
Arena pública - Public arena
Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) - Mexican Ministry of Education
TV Azteca - (Mexican media conglomerate)
Horario estelar - Prime time
Javier a la Torre - (Mexican news anchor)
Trasnochado - outdated
Changarros - small shops
Fluir a raudales - Flow profusely
Docente - teacher
PAN (Partido Acción Nacional) - National Action Party, a political party in México
Marko Cortés - (National leader of PAN)
Leticia Ramírez - (Head of SEP)
Ejemplares - copies (of a book, por example)
Chihuahua - (a state in northern Mexico)
Coahuila - (a state in northern Mexico)
Controversia constitucional - constitutional controversy
Movimiento Magisterial de Coahuila - Magisterial Movement of Coahuila
poderes fácticos - de facto powers
politización - politicization