Pandemic and post-pandemic, school and daily life of rural children in central Mexico.

Abstract

This article presents the results of research with children in rural areas in a small town in central Mexico. It aimed to compare pandemic and post-pandemic periods, and understand how both circumstances affected their learning process. The research took an approach based on the geography of childhood and applied a horizontal methodology with a small group of children in the fourth year of basic education. The strategy implemented during their class hours consisted of three activities: reading a story, a focus group and making a comparative drawing. The research led to some conclusions that question the criteria of vulnerability in the learning process, such as the lack of technologies and economic deficiencies, since these criteria may not be able to capture all types of learning and skills developed during and after the crisis, especially for children living in rural areas