8. School as the machinery of the State and its dominant ideology

Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to analyze the ideological handling of the school training in the light of some educational theories. An analysis was done to base the theoretical perspective underpinned in appropriate conceptual tools and reviews so the school dominant ideology as machinery State can be spoiled and research practice oriented.  Likewise, it is affirmed that being the school a machinery State, it promotes formation to the service to the oligarchy because generations of students are indoctrinated so training population can be fit with economical and political interest of the State. It is concluded that the official pedagogical discourse obeys to the transnational interests due to the guidelines the State establishes, this is why the value of the autonomy of a State is ignored when taking transcendental decisions about the future Colombian education.