Affiliation:
1. Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo, Mexico
Abstract
Although learning conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic were quite difficult, Yucatec Maya students from elementary to university levels did not stop learning, although they did not necessarily follow conventional school ways. Instead, Yucatec Maya families resumed their traditional Indigenous ways of learning. There is no question that during the pandemic these students faced challenges such as a lack of access to technology and equipment for distance education and a lack of motivation, both of which explain the poor performance at school. Nevertheless, this chapter presents evidence of a hidden factor of success, the cultural ways of learning. If these ways are applied properly, they have the potential to contribute significantly to successfully face the challenge of returning to full face-to-face schooling.
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