El pasado de un futuro incierto. Memorias docentes, comunidades y cierre de escuelas rurales (Buenos Aires, Argentina, años 70-80)

This article addresses the issue of rural school closures, a current yet scarcely examined problem. Our contribution lies in reconstructing, from a historical perspective, the characteristics of teaching work and its connection with rural educational communities in the province of Buenos Aires (Argentina) during the 1970s and 1980s. To achieve our objective, we chose Pila, a "rural town," as our setting. We utilized a combination of sources with an emphasis on autobiographical interviews with former teachers, which allowed us to rescue from oblivion the prior history of currently closed establishments. This approach aims to appreciate what was built, interpret the transformations experienced, and challenge persistent issues.