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.