Honoring Life's Teachers on Teacher's Day
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ScribdTranslationsToday, as we celebrate Teacher's Day, I propose to the great ones (families and teachers)
to do the exercise of remembering what we learned when we were kids and went to the
school. That is to say, to remember our teachers... but not just any of them, but especially to
those "teachers of life", to whom we were shaped, to whom we became more human, to the
that with their words and actions taught us to (or at least tried to) be better people.
Perhaps the memories that come to mind are not related to teachers.
"perfect" ones, the kind that are always happy and create interesting and fun classes.
Some of us were lucky enough to have one or two teachers that are not forgotten; others, in
change, perhaps they will have to make a greater effort to remember... But surely everyone
we have, in childhood or adolescence, fixed in our memory, some anecdote that made us
better, or happier, or more joyful. And in that anecdote, in that memory, the protagonist was a
Master, one of these 'Masters with a capital M' that I want to talk about today. Why
Do we remember those moments as memorable? I think for two reasons: because we learned
important things and why they taught us in a different way.
Let's bring back some of those memories: the teacher's challenge after the fight with a
companion, the talk of relief after a humiliation, a joke, a smile, a question, a
apology request... In school, we learned all these things, and we were even lucky
to learn them by playing or experimenting.
In those moments, we learned foundational things that we must continue to teach today.
Our children: that violence never serves to solve anything (because it creates more problems),
it is important to take some time to think, it is okay to say what we feel and believe,
that we are all different and that is good, and that no human being is more important than another,
that solidarity is essential...
There is an African proverb that says: 'It takes a whole village to raise a child.'
These words are addressed to all the adults present here, whether we are fathers, mothers or
teachers: because we are all "teachers of life." We are all responsible for education.
about the kids and the society we are building. Let's continue educating, together, our
children. Together, each from their place, from their space, parents and teachers. That is the challenge. Not
let's not miss the opportunity to teach by example, to set clear boundaries and with
tenderness, of telling the kids what is right and what is wrong, of being consistent and upholding with the
we act on what we think and say; to fight for what we know is right; to show them that, even though
Sometimes it may seem more difficult, it is always better when projects are collective.
And now, some words especially dedicated to you, who chose to work in
education
Thank you, teachers, for making school the most trustworthy collective place and the one that provides the
deeper support. Thank you for working with pride in public education. Thank you for
to believe that public school is not "the school of the poor" but, above all, that which guarantees
equality of opportunities, the place where the right that all children have is fulfilled
learn. Thank you for the commitment, which makes students responsible and critical subjects.
Thank you for the numbers and the letters, which make our children become wise beings and
free, undoubtedly more beautiful and better than us. Thank you for nurturing in our children the
joy of sharing, the hope for a better tomorrow and the magic of making dreams come true
reality.
Teacher's Day celebration
Opening
Mr. Legal Representative, Mrs. General Director of the Educational Center Professor Rosa
Herrera de Gallardo, Mrs. Director Professor Carmen de Salmen, Teaching Staff,
Parents, Students
Words of Beginning
Teacher's Day is a very special day for all educators, because on it
we remember Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, an Argentine who took serious concern
through education and this way began the path that we are currently traveling
all of us.
One day you decided what you wanted to be... You wanted to be a person who gives love.
to the children who passed through your life; being aware that they were not your children and that
Surely with time, as they grow up, they would forget about you. A person who would help to
a bunch of eager little eyes to discover the rainbow.
A person who would be like a bricklayer, who would tear down walls and build every day.
bridges to be able to cross to other shores and be able to return. A person who would work
in a space where imagination knows no limits ...
Therefore, we are going to begin this event by honoring and congratulating all those
people who chose this noble profession, decided, I decided, you decided to be a teacher.
Flag entry
Our flag is a pride of all Argentinians.
When they enter a venue to preside over an event, it moves our hearts and we feel
that their colors must be defended.
With education, those colors will always be affirmed in the feelings of each
inhabitant of this land.
We receive Our Flag with a warm applause, carried by the students:
Maria Jose Perez
Esteban Ibañez Brahim
Facundo Yunes
National anthem
Today, all Argentinians need to be more united than ever to fight.
for this beautiful country, we propose that we sing with deep feeling the
strophes of the Argentine national anthem, demonstrating the pride we feel at
sing it.
Hymn to Sarmiento
He can be considered the father of the classroom, as a man who fought 'with the sword,
with the pen and the word” for his ideas. Today, as we remember him, let us imitate his love for the
books, their eagerness to learn and teach, and the firm conviction of their ideas.
Let us sing the anthem to Sarmiento.
Allusive words
Next, we will listen to the words related to the teacher's speech:
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Removal of the ceremonial flag
The flag is lowered, but it responds to this phrase that says: even if we don't see it.
it is always there. Because it will continue to be in each one of us, reminding us that
We are Argentinians.
With a warm round of applause, we bid farewell to the ceremonial flag, until it returns.
be with us at another celebration.
Danced Scheme
Next, the students of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade will pay tribute to their teachers with
a Dance Scheme, with movement and height led by the Professor of
Physical Education Gabriela Lavaissiere.
Poem
As long as there is a teacher, the children and the school will be a valid promise of a
better future. On this day we want to renew in each one of us that commitment
to teach and train.
Students from the Initial Level will dedicate a poem to their teachers.
Farewell
We have remembered Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and with him all teachers.
We thank everyone present, the kids for their dedication and effort, and
we ask for a final applause "For all the teachers of this school who with love and
hope we magically touch the life of every child that passes through our classrooms
