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Telesecundaria is a system of distance education programs for secondary and high school students created by the government of Mexico and available in rural areas of the country as well as Central America, South America, Canada and the United States via satellite (Solidaridad 1 and Satmex 5). Distance education, or distance learning, is a field of education that focuses on the Pedagogy and Andragogy, technology and instructional systems design Australia See also Education High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution The United Mexican States are a federal presidential representative democratic Republic whose government' is The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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Background

Telesecundaria was born on the need to service graduates of elementary education in rural areas that were unable to continue their studies for lack of secondary schools in their areas. Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. In 1968 Telesecundaria started at 304 classrooms and a teacher for each one of these in the states of Veracruz, Morelos, Estado de México, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Oaxaca and the Federal District. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that constitute the republic of Mexico. Morelos is one of the constituent States of Mexico. Morelos has an area of about, making it the second-smallest of the country's states Mexico State or State of Mexico (often abbreviated to " Edomex " from Estado de México in Spanish) is a state in the Is a Mexican state located in the center east of the country to the east of Mexico City. Tlaxcala (tlasˈkala is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located to the east of Mexico City. The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), in Spanish phonemically /oa'xaka/ named for its largest city, is one of the Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The initial number of students was 6 549.

Originally, Telesecundaria transmitted black-and-white live lessons through public television channels but nowadays the lessons have been pre-recorded to ensure higher quality and the image is in color and transmitted via satellite. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Content now includes education on values, good habits, skills and aptitudes. By the end of 1993, Telesecundaria was broadcasting to more than 9 000 schools in Mexico and serving almost 600 000 students through satellite Morelos 2. In 1994, Edusat was launched, making use of more powerful and advanced satellite (Solidaridad 1) capable of transmitting 24 hours a day and covering more areas.

Service

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Telesecundaria broadcasts more than 4 000 television programs on channel 11 of the six channels of Edusat (Sistema de Televisión Educativa, "Educational Television System") of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP, Secretaría de Educación Pública) of Mexico to more than 16,000 rural facilities serving more than one million students nationwide. The Secretariat of Public Education ( Secretaría de Educación Pública) of Mexico is the governmental department responsible for education and culture The programs are transmitted daily between 8 a. m. and 2 p. m. (Mexico City time) and re-transmitted between 2 p. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico m. and 8 p. m. Monday through Friday. From 8 a. m. to 3 p. m. on Saturdays programs pertaining high school education are transmitted. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Programming is complemented with general-interest, continuing education, and other shows about traditions and customs of the states of Mexico. For educators, audio visual content on each area of knowledge is provided for them, as well as the Experiencias Compartidas ("Shared Experiences") show.

International expansion

Central America

In 1996, the head of the SEP and the ministers of Education of Central America agreed to start experimental projects of Telesecundarias for every country. A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Since this year, the following countries in Central America are served by Telesecundaria:

Country Schools Teachers Students Groups
Telesecundaria Costa Rica 50 117 2500 120
Telesecundaria El Salvador 96 166 5057 288
Telesecundaria Guatemala 384 786 20564 939
Telesecundaria Honduras 37 125 3118 111
Telesecundaria Panama 5 24 367 18
Source Ministry of Public Education of Mexico

United States

There are currently pilot programs available in the states of California, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Florida.

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