Stefani M. is the eighth-semester student at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Central University, who received cries from Professor José Augusto D., which went viral. From the age of 5 she wanted to be a doctor, hers mother died a year later with cancer of the uterus. “In the last memories I have of her, I played at being a doctor,” she explains.
This Thursday, January 14, 2015, he spoke with EL COMERÇ. “It simply came to our notice then quiet. I have never suffered from this kind of ill-treatment neither at home nor in the classrooms. This time it transcended what he tells me, by the video that aired. At no time did I lie to him. I don’t doubt it can be good doctor, But I didn’t get a chance to meet the teacher of which many speak, for during this semester I did not receive a single class and the times it was addressed to us he was arrogant and rude. In this interview I wish to thank you for rector of the Central University, Fernando Sempértegui; the doctor Lucy Baldeón and more than anything to my peers. We never wanted this to become an issue to do controversy“Only let it be known that these things cannot happen.”
What happened before the two minutes and 29 seconds, in which part of the pharmacology class is observed? The student relates that they had to do an exhibition. She was part of a group of six classmates. “We got organized, everything was ready, I don’t know at the last minute what happened, but my partner disconnected. She had to expose, after I did it, that I had already finished my part. All of one I noticed that it was cut off, disconnected.I followed, just the previous week we had another inconvenience of this kind, the teacher said that the group should go out anyway, that we had to give support, the problem didn’t have to be with me, I’m not a liar, We were all ready to chat, everything was divided. As they realized, I didn’t imagine this would end like this; I didn’t answer anything, thank God, otherwise the story would have been different. “
Before what happened on Tuesday the 12th, in class, did she or her classmates receive screams or other abuse from more teachers? Stefani says never. He admits that, like everyone else, he has had calls for attention from teachers who have been respectful. “Then I think because of that, at the time of this class I didn’t know how to act. It’s the first time it’s happened, still lucky the video is cut because I ended up crying. Maybe some would have taken it as a joke I didn’t know how to act, I lowered my voice, I had never been exposed to this kind of situation, my father never raised my voice, I have had very good teachers, they have not resorted to these measures, they have not lost their control in those years in college “.
fifteen students they make up this eighth-semester group, which faced the screams of a teacher, who fucks the student; she yells at him not to raise her voice but she always stays calm, with a very low tone of voice. They are practicing in a hospital in Quito. “We felt tired because it wasn’t the first time. That’s why everyone supported me and we denounced. It makes me feel good to see that from the beginning I had support of authorities. Dr. Lucy Baldeón, Student Welfare and the Rector have given us a hand in an impressive way, the process has been super agile. They opened many doors for us. Today we received the first class with the new one professor of Pharmacology“.
Stefani’s father has remained calm. He quickly entered his room, when from the room he heard the screams of the professor on Tuesday afternoon. “He even advised me not to hold resentments; he repeats to me that people make mistakes. ‘Sorry even if I didn’t apologize to you.’
The girl says she and her eighth-graders at Central University just want them people become aware about what abuse is in the classroom. “It’s not good for someone to be arrogant, disrespectful. They will have their problems, you have to have a vocation to teach. I’m glad to feel the support of colleagues from other faculties. Thank you all.”
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