TEACHER´S
DAY
(Sunday, September 11, 2016 – Día del Maestro en
Argentina. Cada 11 de septiembre, se celebra el Día del
Maestro en Argentina y todo
Latinoamérica. La fecha, es un homenaje "al padre del aula", Domingo
Faustino Sarmiento, en el aniversario de su fallecimiento. Así quedó establecido en la Conferencia
Interamericana de Educación que se celebró en Panamá en 1943. Sarmiento nació en las Provincias Unidas del
Río de la Plata, más precisamente en San Juan, el 15 de febrero de 1811. Fue un
político, escritor, docente, periodista y militar. Fue gobernador de su
provincia natal entre 1862 y 1864; Presidente de la Nación entre 1868 y 1874;
Senador Nacional por su provincia entre 1874 y 1879; y Ministro del Interior en
1879.
Su mayor legado fue su lucha por la educación y la cultura
de su pueblo.)
I think one
of my most rewarding memories was when Angelo, my son (I used to say to him,
¨Angelo, I´m not your teacher, first of all I am your mother¨! Angelo came in on Teacher´s Day one year,
gave me a small package, and said ¨Happy Teacher´s Day¨. Angelo
grew up here in Argentina. He came when
he was four years old. It was difficult
to learn English. We tended to talk in
Spanish. It was also necessary for him
to know Spanish; otherwise he could not live in his environment. I think he is pretty proficient in both
languages now, and one proud moment of his childhood was when he brought home
100% for a text-test from his Spanish class.
This poem
is especially dedicated to my guitar professor, Luciano Buongiorno! He is so much younger than me yet he has
inspired me and caused me to feel enthused about music!
Teachers
are ageless!
TEACHER´S
DAY!
What makes
me think I have the Word?
I know the
way, I´m clear, not blurred?
What wisdom
to be known;
What goals
to be shown?
I´m a
mothe´!
Yes, I´m a
mothe´!
Got the
news for you.
Got songs
to sing, the blues.
Think I
know it all.
Stand
tall! Do not fall!
Eat well; wear
an appropriate coat!
Don´t stay
up too late.
Work hard
and do your best.
Leave to
destiny to do all the rest!
I´m a
mothe´
A mothe´!
Cook you up
somethin´ good to share.
Hope you
grow up to be healthy and fair.
A
mothe´! A mothe´!
By: Karla
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