Where are the Bay Islands?
There is no mention of Bay Islands in the text books provided by the government in grades 1 through 6. The first reference of Spanish conquistadors in Honduras is not the 1505 Columbus landing on Guanaja, but 20 years later Hernan Cortez coming to Puerto Cortez. The Honduran education authorities would rather lose 20 years of its history than acknowledge the Bay Islands in its history books. The new books provided by the government base the educational strategy on educating through a story. But among stories of witches, peasants and city children there is not a single story about the Honduras’ islanders. The Honduras education system is not only neglectful; it is purposely omitting the heritage of some of its people. The Method Most teaching done in the Bay Islands’ public schools is done in two classroom schools, far away from any supervision. Many teachers are uncomfortable using the new Spanish language books as they contain stories about witches and goblins. “They don’t teach it fo
