Ulises Toirac on the return of schools to the countryside in Cuba: "It has some glaring conceptual mistakes."

The comedian Ulises Toirac spoke out about the return of schools to the countryside in Cuba, which will now not be in an agricultural camp but in the cities, working in organoponics or in the maintenance of places of interest.

Ulises shared a text on his Facebook wall in which he states that the idea has "some (glaring) conceptual errors."

The first thing the actor questions is the schedule: from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, which he describes as an "inefficient scheme."

"It is preferable to work four consecutive hours than two and two," Toirac emphasized, who believes that while in intellectual work the universal practice is to rest five minutes every 45, in physical work it is different.

In this type of work, "there is an initial 'warming up' stage that can last half an hour, after which productivity gradually increases until reaching a plateau after 45 minutes to an hour." Then, some time before the end of the workday, productivity decreases, he noted.

"Office geniuses, spend a day carrying boxes for two hours and then have lunch, even if it's just a croquette and half a glass of water... 'Picking it up' afterward costs a fortune," he emphasized.

The comedian also referred to the issue of transportation, which in the current crisis, will pose a serious additional problem for students.

"Office geniuses: try to finish loading boxes for two hours, go out by your own means to look for 'chaucha' (without the one assigned to your positions), eating the croquette and half a glass of water. Imagine looking for transport to return 'to pick it up' and then the one to go home.... Mmmm, can you think of anything?" he said.

Finally, Ulises confessed that the school in the countryside provided him with independence, knowledge, judgment, and a certain degree of responsibility.

"Something very different from what it caused to the economy in its vast majority. But believe me: the times are diametrically different," he concluded.

Last week, the Cuban regime announced the return of the schools in the countryside program and mentioned that it is coming back as "a different school in the countryside."

According to the general director of Education in Havana, Karenia Marrero Arrechea, the goal of this return is for "the student to feel connected to impactful tasks."