Extensión Rural como estrategia complementaria en la formación de estudiantes de grado 10 de la Institución Agropecuaria Rosa Jaime Barrera en el municipio de Pailitas, Cesar.

Abstract

This document shows the implementation of rural extension as a complementary strategy in the Rosa Jaimes Barrera Agricultural Educational Institution in the municipality of Pailitas, Cesar. This institution has a trajectory of 50 years focused on instructing agricultural technical education; However, when it comes to diagnosing the pre-knowledge of the students, it is evident that the practical part as a teaching tool is little taken into account, leaving information gaps and causing incompetent agricultural training. The implementation of productive pedagogical projects and the use of the spaces of the institution, provide students with optimal conditions for the development of a more active education, where teaching is allowed through examples and shared experiences. Learning by doing through a cognitive experience is the goal of rural extension practice. For this purpose, school gardens of maize, cassava and bean crops were executed, through a demonstration of the applied method and under the principles of rural extension. With the participation of 54 10th grade students and the accompaniment of 2 teachers, who not only accept the process, but also guarantee the continuity of the project in the institution. As results, the gratification of the harvests of the crops and the acquisition of knowledge by the students are obtained. It is concluded that this practice generated spaces for students, parents and teachers to interact with the professional, giving the possibility of obtaining technical, technological and scientific knowledge, which will be transmitted to the community in general.