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Results: According to Graph #1, it could be seen that, except for some Discussion: Through the research conducted, a precedent is set for an
very specific cases, it is most common for students who attended public investigation of the differentiation experienced by public and private
schools to have a socioeconomic level of no more than 3, while students school students, specifically in terms of the development of a good level
who graduated from private schools have a socioeconomic level of no of English in Villa de Leyva and how people with greater purchasing
less than 3 (see Graph 2). On the other hand, it can be observed that there power have greater possibilities when it comes to accessing higher
is a large gap in the scores obtained by public school graduates in the quality education. On the other hand, this article, it is sought to raise
area of English when compared to the results of private school graduates awareness about the constant inequality that is lived daily in Colombia,
(see Graph 3), except in some cases, in which public school graduates only this time, exemplified in something as every day as education,
obtained scores higher than 70 points, but when observing the responses because thanks to this, it was possible to identify the existence of a
from the interviews, it can be seen that the same students who obtained a notable distinction in the different academic performances of the
higher score in the area of English, are those who state that they have a graduates of private schools and public schools.
socioeconomic level higher than 3 and also took private English classes.
In contrast to the above, it can be seen that the private school has a good Conclusions: It could be concluded that there is a large academic gap in
level of English according to the Saber 11 tests (see graph 4), since, the learning of English between the school "Dulce Corazón de María"
except for 2 specific cases, the students who graduated from this school and the "Institución Educativa Técnica y Académica Antonio Nariño"
obtained a score higher than 70 points. Taking this into account, one of according to the analysis of the Saber 11 test scores of 2018, 2019 and
the most relevant results was that, although the English level of 2020 graduates of the schools mentioned above. On the other hand, it
public-school graduates is precarious compared to that of private school was concluded that the teaching methods used in each of the educational
graduates. But there are exceptions to this, the people who reported institutions have a significant impact on the English level of their
having a socioeconomic level higher than 4, also reported having students, factors such as time intensity and supplementary material are
sufficient resources to afford private English classes, which was essential to achieve better performance. Finally, it could be concluded
reflected in their Saber 11 test scores. Leaving aside the graduate that those with greater purchasing power have more opportunities to
participants and talking about the teachers, they reported very different ensure a better education.
teaching methods between them, on the one hand, in the private school,
the time intensity is approximately 6 or 7 hours per week, while in the Acknowledgments: To God, who has been and will be the basis of my
public institution the time intensity is, at most, 4 hours per week. In life, to my teacher Deissy, who guided
addition to this, students in private schools buy a package of books that me throughout this process and helped
includes a very complete platform through which they can complement me when I felt I would not be able to continue,
their broad curriculum, contrary to students in public schools, which and also to all the people who were part of this project and
only have a few donations from the British Consulate made a few years helped me to get it off the ground. Also, to
ago. myself, for enduring high amounts of
caffeine while doing this project and not
dying trying (even when we got
pretty close to doing it). And to
the creators of Red Bull,
whom I will carry in my
heart forever (literally).
