Distance education with an intercultural approach in high school students

Abstract

This research work intends to report the events that evolved in distance education during the pandemic caused by the SARVS-COV2 virus, and in which there was a need to adapt content towards an intercultural approach, since thanks to the school opening that originated the distance modality, allowed to offer admission to upper secondary level to young people who were in remote geographical points, competing for a space at the national level to belong to the student community of preference. The pandemic showed areas of opportunity where it unified students to work online with government support in order to avoid academic lag and school dropout in Mexico. A proposal is included to integrate students from different cultures through the intercultural approach, this creates belonging and integration in a school community, in addition, teachers must constantly update themselves and be prepared to face both simple problems of a student from their locality and for those from different places, ideologies, types of skills and knowledge. The educational community should be made aware of the need for participation and the influence that the family has on it, integrating didactic strategies that promote interculturality.