Tenti Fanfani's Lecture

On 19th June, Emilio Tenti Fanfani came to Escobar and gave a lecture and the topic was education.
This was a very interesting seminar because we could get from him more than we could ever get from his books.

Tenti's words were honest and that's when we come to know that he really means what he writes. That there are people who think and work to make of the classrooms and education a better environment, a coherent one. That it's not only we, teachers, who feel that there is something wrong.

Hearing such an important author was inspiring. What most called my attention was the moment when he mentioned that the role of the school has already changed, that we cannot pretend we're still in traditional schools although most of our heads do so, that we have to give our students something that neither a computer nor a game can give them.

Computers can give them information, but we are the only ones who can give them KNOWLEDGE and make it part of them.

It was inspiring because I think we can do it if we work together. We can get our students attention by showing them that they can do more than they imagine, that they are important and that they are the future. Education is the key for a better world and Tenti's words showed that.

I invite you to read more about him and his books because you will get new ideas and points of view as regards our roles as teachers... and as regards the role of education in this new era.

Can we change the world from the classroom?

Some changes are easy to see... others are not. Some changes are big... others are small. Some changes are expected.. others are not. Some changes are made by others... some changes are made by US!

We can imagine our classroom as if it were a light bulb. With effort, love and enthusiasm we can turn it on. Rapidly, this bulb that now shines will get bigger and will start making other light bulbs shine, too.

One day, we will make our students' souls shine and I'm sure that they will pass their brightness to others and soon, the whole world will be strongly shining.

This is a CHANGE!

We can change the world from the classroom: Maybe we don't see the change now, maybe we think it is too small, maybe we don't expect it, maybe we think we cannot make it... but the change is there... waiting for us, so look for it and make it real!

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