The shield of the technical high schools of Mexico is part of a symbolism that represents its members and characterizes them as members of an educational community.
The shield was conceived to create or enhance the moral values of this community and strengthen its sense of belonging. This element seeks to collaborate in the psychological development of adolescents.
In the design of the shields or logos, drawings are incorporated in which letters or abbreviations are grouped to form a unit. This unit represents and highlights the inherent and representative characteristics of the institution.
All members of the technical secondary community are represented in the elements of their shield.
History of the shield of the technical secondary schools of Mexico
The history of the coat of arms of the technical high schools in Mexico is linked to the genesis and development of the technical high schools themselves. Historians maintain that Mexican technical education began in the 19th century.
However, practical knowledge has its antecedents in the humble artisans and begins to develop from the Industrial Revolution.
Even the hero of the Mexican Revolution of Independence, Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, encouraged technical education within his curates, with the formation of schools of arts and crafts.
After the independence of the country, its authorities began to consider formal educational models to improve this practical teaching. The development of these models has resulted in a wide variety of technical institutes with their specialties.
In this way, their philosophy, their mission, their vision and a need to transcend as a social group led them to the need to adopt certain emblems and distinctive.
Among these is the shield. These symbols seek a projection alongside other social groups within the Mexican community.
Meaning
The shield that symbolizes the technical secondary schools of Mexico is made up of several elements. One of them is the DGEST letters that visibly dominate the upper part of the design.
This is the abbreviation for General Directorate of Technical Secondary Education. Meanwhile, in the center of the shield, there is the acronym EST.
These letters form the figure of a student (letter S) sitting on a bench (letter E), in front of a table (letter T). EST stands for Technical High Schools.
On the other hand, bordering the design, you can see a gear that frames the two aforementioned elements. This gear represents work, technological progress, and industrial technology.
Inside the gear, there is a figure composed of the silhouette of an anchor and a hexagon. The anchor symbolizes the marine activities of the technical high school.
For its part, the hexagon represents the cell of a honeycomb. The symbology of the honeycomb is taken to signify its organization and its way of working. He also represents the institute's agricultural activities.
Finally, the emblem has vertical stripes as the outline of the gear. These represent furrows of plowed land that denote the agricultural activities of the technical secondary.
References
- Ministry of Education Michoacán . (s / f). Technical secondary. Retrieved on January 10, 2018, from educacion.michoacan.gob.mx.
- Chilango. (2016, May 17). Only for technical high school students. Retrieved on January 10, 2018, from chilango.com.
- Weiss, E. and Bernal, E. (2013). A dialogue with the history of Mexican technical education. Educational Profiles, 35 (139), pp. 151-170.
- Rodríguez A., M. (s / f). History of technical education. Retrieved on January 10, 2018, from biblioweb.tic.unam.mx.
- Karan, K. (2012, November 03). Shield Technical High Schools. Retrieved on January 10, 2018, from sites.google.com.