Homecoming and Public Education: The Cancel Culture (of class time) in Costa Rica
When I returned home on my sabbatical, I couldn’t stop thinking about Svetlana Boym’s extraordinary book, El futuro de la nostalgia.
Category: Focus on Education
Educational Blackout in Costa Rica: The Challenges of a National Emergency
I grew up poor in San José, Costa Rica, and the possibilities for getting ahead were thanks to my public elementary, high school and university.
The Evolution of Education in Costa Rica: Challenges and Opportunities
If you were a child in Costa Rica in the late 19th century, you would have been able to go to public school free of charge—a social privilege and means of inclusion virtually unknown in the developing world. This early investment in education has enabled Costa Rica to achieve one of the highest literacy rates in Latin America.
