Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Studies (Hybrid)

Date: 

Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:20pm

Location: 

CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S216

"Raised to Obey: The Origins of Latin America's Failing Education Systems"

Speaker:

Agustina Paglayan, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego.

Moderator:

Steve LevitskyFaculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government; Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University.

Registration:

This event is hybrid. Please register to attend this event via Zoom.

Contact:

Darinelle Merced-Calderon
dmercedcalderon@fas.harvard.edu

Presented by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies.

Abstract:

Despite high levels of access to primary schooling, educational quality in Latin America remains low. Why? Raised to Obey uncovers the deep roots of this enduring problem, documenting that the original goal of primary education systems was to promote obedience, not skills.